Examples of 'yokozuna' in a sentence
Meaning of "yokozuna"
Yokozuna is a term used in sumo wrestling to denote the highest rank a sumo wrestler can achieve, typically reserved for the most skilled and successful competitors
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- The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; grand champion.
- A person holding the rank, either competing at the rank or retired after having achieved it.
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Yokozuna should feel comfortable in their mawashi.
He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever.
Yokozuna have to feel comfortable in their mawashi.
He was a bigger crowd attraction than some yokozuna.
The heart of a yokozuna is just a muscle.
Kisenosato boosts case for promotion to yokozuna.
You do not become a yokozuna just by wanting to be a yokozuna.
He is formally recognised as the third yokozuna.
He never managed to defeat a yokozuna or win a special prize.
The yokozuna is the grand champion.
He did not look like a yokozuna today.
The yokozuna enter the ring accompanied by two apprentices.
This proved to be his final attempt at yokozuna promotion.
He secured promotion to yokozuna just three tournaments after that.
He earned four gold stars for defeating yokozuna.
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He has defeated every yokozuna he has faced at least once.
The first college graduate yokozuna.
The yokozuna of all shimenawa.
This style is very popular now in yokozuna ceremonies.
He defeated two yokozuna in the same tournament on four separate occasions.
It also offers opinions on the performance of current yokozuna.
He is the only former yokozuna to be demoted from the ozeki rank.
He is the only wrestler to have never lost a bout as a yokozuna.
As opposed to all other sumo ranks yokozuna can not be demoted.
During this run he was promoted to ōzeki and then yokozuna.
Hence the promotion criteria for yokozuna are very strict.
Yokozuna applied another nerve hold but missed a running splash again.
Not just any yokozuna.
It was the culmination of a lengthy personal project to properly acknowledge all his fellow yokozuna.
Kisenato becomes first japanese born yokozuna almost two decades.
He won six special prizes and six gold stars for defeating yokozuna.
List of yokozuna.
Yokozuna won the match via countout after performing a legdrop on the arena floor.
The chief shimpan are nearly always former yokozuna or ōzeki.
I have been able to see the yokozuna win yusho from a close vantage point.
This is a record for a yokozuna.
Once in the ring the yokozuna takes centre stage and performs a much more complex ritualdance.
There are currently two yokozuna.
He was the last yokozuna in Osaka sumo.
Criteria for promotion to yokozuna.
Hart quickly pinned Yokozuna to win the title.
This is considered to be a cause for retirement for any Yokozuna.
I never knew there was such a thing as a yokozuna contract that he had to sign.
Yokozuna regained the title but dropped it to Hart the following year.
That year they decided to match the two yokozuna champions.
He then beat yokozuna Harumafuji on the very next day.
Notjust any yokozuna.
He was granted a yokozuna licence but rejected this and nominated Hidenoyama Raigorō instead.
Hakuhō won this tournament as well and was promoted to yokozuna immediately afterwards.
Yokozuna won the match after a splash in the corner and a Banzai Drop.
