10 Facts About Ushiomaru Motoyasu

Ushiomaru Motoyasu began his professional career in 1994 and first reached the top division in 2002.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu retired in May 2009 to take over the Azumazeki stable.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu began using the fighting name of Takamisano, switching briefly to Tenfuku before adopting his familiar name in November 1995.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu was injured during his second top division tournament and had to withdraw, resulting in demotion back to the second division.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu struggled in 2005, losing sekitori status on two occasions, but then made something of a comeback, returning to the top division for four straight tournaments from November 2006 to May 2007.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu was one of the few high ranking sumo wrestlers from Shizuoka Prefecture, which has not supplied nearly as many new entrants as the colder northern parts of Japan such as Aomori and Hokkaido.

In 2007, the head coach and founder of Azumazeki stable, former sekiwake Takamiyama, indicated that Ushiomaru Motoyasu would succeed him when he reached the mandatory retirement age of sixty-five in June 2009.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu then assisted Ushiomaru in running Azumazeki stable under the elder name of Furiwake.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu was married, and the couple's child, a daughter, was born in January 2018.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu preferred oshi-sumo or pushing and thrusting techniques to fighting on the mawashi.