TÅki Susumu
Toki Susumu (Japanese闘 牙 进), actually Tamaki Jun (玉 城 顺), ( born July 4, 1974 in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture) is a former Japanese sumo wrestler.
His trademark was the long sideburns - already sekiwake Takamiyama, which was begun in the 1970s and early 1980s for the Takasago Beya -, allowed beard had become known for these only the wrestlers. Despite its technically less savvy way of fighting Toki was long a fixture of the top division and enjoys among fans remains very popular.
Career development
Toki began his career in January 1991 as Ringer Ringer of Ringer Takasago Beya stable under the Tochinishiki died in 2003. 1998 Toki rose the first time in the Makuuchi division and there could also soon take root. However, its performance is not enough to break through into the sanyaku ranks. Only once, in the September Basho 2003, resulted in the Banzuke ( ranking) as Toki komusubi. He lost this status but once again, and he suffered a shoulder injury, as a result he dismounted in the league and finally to the second division ( juryo ) was downgraded at the beginning of 2004. Again climbs in the Makuuchi thereafter remained episodes. In November 2005, while Toki celebrated with victory in the tournament in the second division nor a success. After a fight with only two-thirds tournament in January 2006 and a make- koshi high in March he dismounted in the makushita Division. Before the summer 2006 event in Tokyo Toki finally announced his resignation due to persistent back problems.
Combative features
Tokis technique varied little. He usually tried to use his long arms to keep his opponents at bay and defeat means of shock and impact techniques and punches in the face ( Harite ). Succeeded his opponent, however, to attach a handle to Tokis mawashi, he could hardly argue. Nor could he, even at the same level perform such manual techniques as most of the top Makuuchi wrestler. Against the top fighters in the league, he could win a fight in his 38 tournaments in the top division only rarely. One example is Chiyotaikai called, against which he could not enforce a single time in 14 meetings.