Background
He was born in Shitsumi, Noto and went to Edo in 1815.
阿武松 緑之助
He was born in Shitsumi, Noto and went to Edo in 1815.
He was the sport"s 6th yokozuna. He trained ōzeki Tsurugizan Taniemon. His birth name remains ambiguous, but was claimed to be Sasaki Jokichi.
He made his debut under the ring name Koyanagi in March 1815.
In January 1824, he was defeated by Inazuma, but defeated others at the maegashira #2 rank and was promoted to komusubi. In the summer of 1825, he defeated Inazuma at the Hirakawa Tenjin Shrine.
He was promoted to ōzeki in October 1826. He changed his ring name to Ōnomatsu in March 1827.
Ōnomatsu was awarded a yokozuna license in February 1828.
On March 25, 1829, Ienari Tokugawa saw that Ōnomatsu defeated Inazuma. To shake competitors" confidence, he would often do matta, or waiting, at the initial charge, or tachi-ai of his sumo bouts. He was often criticized for his fighting style.
Even so, he was popular in Edo.
He retired in November 1835. The 7th yokozuna Inazuma was his rival.
His overall career record was quite far behind Inazuma, but his record over Inazuma was five wins (including two other than honbasho), four losses, five draws and one hold. The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.
*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament, and the unofficial championships above are historically conferred.
Foreign more information, see yūshō.