- A
sekitori (関取) is a
rikishi (力士, sumo wrestler) who is
ranked in one of the top two
professional divisions:
makuuchi and jūryō. The name
literally translates...
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entry ceremony or dohyō-iri. For top
ranked professional rikishi (known as
sekitori), the
mawashi is made of silk and
comes in a
variety of colours. It is...
- in May 2011 he
finally earned promotion to the
sekitori ranks.
After becoming only the
third new
sekitori since 1958 to p****
through jūryō
division in just...
- m****aging the
exceptionally large sekitori while only the
senior tsukebito accompany the
sekitori when he goes out. The
sekitori are
given their own room in...
- jūryō.
Wrestlers in the jūryō and the
makuuchi division above are
known as
sekitori. Jūryō wrestlers, like
those in the top
makuuchi division,
receive a regular...
- training.
Akeni (明荷) The
luggage box of
wrestlers and gyōji
evolving in the
sekitori divisions.
Akeni are
always lacquered paper-and-bamboo
boxes that share...
-
heritage and made his
debut in
November 2018. He
became the stable's
first sekitori upon his
promotion to the jūryō
division for the
November 2022 tournament...
-
first stable ever to be run by a foreign-born coach. Azumazeki's
first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who
subsequently reached the yokozuna...
-
qualify as
sekitori are also
given the
suffix -zeki (関【ぜき】, lit. 'barrier') at the end of
their name. That term,
found also in the sumo
terms sekitori (関取)...
-
Takadagawa stable, he made his
professional debut in
March 2014, and
became sekitori when he
reached the jūryō
division in
January 2023. He was
promoted to...
