Kitakachidoki Hayato

{{Short description|Japanese sumo wrestler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler | image = | native_name = 北勝鬨準人 | name = Kitakachidoki Hayato | birth_name = Hayato Kuga | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|01|01}} | birth_place = Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | height = {{height|meters=1.83}} | weight = {{convert|148|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | heya = Isenoumi | rank = | record = 708-731-22 | debut = May, 1981 | highestrank = Maegashira 3 (March, 1994) | retireddate = September, 2000 | eldername = Isenoumi | yushos = 1 (Makushita) | prizes = | goldstars = | update = }}

'''Kitakachidoki Hayato''' (born 1 January 1966 as '''Hayato Kuga''') is a former sumo wrestler from Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1981, and reached the top division in 1989. His highest rank was ''maegashira 3''. After retirement he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association. He took over as head coach at Isenoumi stable, when former head coach Fujinokawa reached mandatory retirement age in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oyakata (Coaches) |publisher=Nihon Sumo Kyokai |url=http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/kyokai_in/oyakata/oyakata.html |accessdate=2012-08-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911181534/http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/kyokai_in/oyakata/oyakata.html |archivedate=2012-09-11 }}</ref>

==Career== He was born in Obihiro, the son of a lorry driver.<ref name="patmore">{{cite book|last=Patmore|first=Angela|title=The Giants of Sumo|year=1990|publisher=MacDonald/Queen Anne Press|isbn=9780356181202|page=109}}</ref> At school he was a soccer goalkeeper.<ref name="patmore"/> He made his professional debut in May 1981, recruited by Isenoumi stable. He won the ''makushita'' division championship in November 1986 with a perfect 7–0 record and was promoted to the ''sekitori'' ranks after that tournament. He had been using his family name of Kuga as his ring name, but upon his promotion he was given the ''shikona'' of Kitakachidoki, or "northern battle-cry," a reference to his Hokkaidō birthplace in the north of the country.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sharnoff|first=Lora|title=Grand Sumo: The Living Sport And Tradition |year=1993|publisher=Weatherhill|isbn=9780834802834}}</ref> He had few other wrestlers in his stable at a similar rank to him (former ''maegashira'' Hattori Yuji being forced to retire through injury around that time) and he had to go to other stables in his Tokitsukaze ''ichimon'' or stable group to find quality training partners.<ref name="patmore"/>

He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division for the first time in January 1989, but was demoted back to the second ''juryo'' division after only one tournament. He did not establish himself as a top division regular until 1991. He fought in ''makuuchi'' for 49 tournaments in total, with a 331–389 win/loss record.<ref name="sr">{{cite web | author= | title=Kitakachidoki Hayato Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=30 | date= | accessdate=22 February 2016}}</ref> He never managed to reach a ''sanyaku'' rank, his highest position in the ''banzuke'' being ''maegashira'' 3 in March 1994. He was also unable to defeat a ''yokozuna'' or win a special prize. His final appearance in the top division was in May 1998, although he continued to compete in the ''juryo'' division for two years after that. His demotion meant there were no longer any Hokkaidō natives in the top division, a remarkable decline considering that in the early 1990s there were three ''yokozuna'' (Chiyonofuji, Hokutoumi, and Onokuni) from Hokkaidō on the ''banzuke''. It was not until May 2018, with the promotion of Kyokutaisei, that Hokkaidō Prefecture had another top division representative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoTopics/banzuke_topics/|title=2018 May Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics|publisher=Japan Sumo Association|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502162116/http://sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoTopics/banzuke_topics/|archivedate=2 May 2018}}</ref>

==Retirement from sumo== After a poor 5–10 record in July 2000, and facing certain demotion to the unsalaried ''makushita'' division, Kitakachidoki announced his retirement at the age of thirty four. He had fought in 1438 matches across 117 tournaments.<ref name="sr"/> On 22 August 2000 he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, acquiring the vacant elder name of Katsunora Oyakata. He worked as a coach at Isenoumi stable, and in September 2011 he took over as head of the stable when his old boss, former ''sekiwake'' Fujinokawa, reached the mandatory retirement age of 65. Now known as Isenoumi Oyakata, he oversaw the promotion of Ikioi to the top division in 2012, and Nishikigi in 2016. In March 2022 he was elected to the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202203280000543.html|title=八角理事長の続投決定、実質４期目「公明正大な協会運営を行う」佐渡ケ嶽、伊勢ノ海が理事新任 (Sadogatake, Isenoumi newly appointed as directors)|date=28 March 2022|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>

==Fighting style== His most common winning kimarite or technique was ''yori-kiri'' or force out, where he preferred a right hand inside grip (''migi-yotsu'') on his opponent's ''mawashi'' or belt.<ref name="patmore"/> He was also fond of hip throws like ''sukui nage'' (scoop throw) and ''uwate nage'' (overarm throw).<ref name="patmore"/> He was only of average height and weight for the top division but had a notably muscular frame as he was a keen weight-lifter.<ref name="patmore"/>

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