巌虎 · Maegashira · Kasugano stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Kasugano stable |
| From | Kumamoto-ken, Yatsushiro-gun, Sencho-mura |
| Born | 1948-01-27 |
| Height | 176.9 cm |
| Weight | 108 kg |
| First tournament | May 1962 |
| Retired | 1979-11-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 巌虎. Taken character by character:
| 虎 | tiger |
⚠️The character 巌 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Iwatora Kanichi has fought 410 recorded bouts, winning 197 and losing 213 — a winning rate of 48.0%. He has taken 3 championships.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 30 | 20.1% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 29 | 19.5% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 20 | 13.4% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 19 | 12.8% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 10 | 6.7% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 7 | 4.7% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 4 | 2.7% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 3 | 2.0% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asanobori Toshimitsu | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Owashi Hitoshi | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Daio Yoshinobu | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Daimonji Kenji | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Ryoga Seiko | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Tamakiyama Masanori | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Aobajo Yukio | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Wakanoumi Masateru | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| November 1979 | Makushita 27 East | 3–4 |
| September 1979 | Makushita 33 West | 4–3 |
| July 1979 | Makushita 8 West | 0–1–6 |
| May 1979 | Makushita 4 West | 3–0–4 |
| March 1979 | Makushita 15 East | 5–2 |
| January 1979 | Makushita 28 West | 5–2 |
| November 1978 | Makushita 11 West | 1–6 |
| September 1978 | Makushita 15 West | 4–3 |
| July 1978 | Makushita 1 West | 2–5 |
| May 1978 | Makushita 3 West | 4–3 |
| March 1978 | Juryo 11 West | 5–10 |
| January 1978 | Juryo 8 East | 7–8 |
| November 1977 | Juryo 13 East | 9–6 |
| September 1977 | Makushita 3 West | 5–2 |
| July 1977 | Makushita 9 East | 5–2 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Iwatora Kanichi: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.