魁禅 · Makushita · Asakayama stable · active
| Highest rank | Makushita |
| Stable | Asakayama stable |
| From | Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Tokunoshima-cho |
| Born | 1993-07-29 |
| Height | 177 cm |
| Weight | 136 kg |
| First tournament | January 2016 |
The ring name is written 魁禅. Taken character by character:
| 魁 | the first, the one who leads |
⚠️The character 禅 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 →
Kaizen has fought 329 recorded bouts, winning 174 and losing 155 — a winning rate of 52.9%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 45 | 25.9% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 44 | 25.3% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 34 | 19.5% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 14 | 8.0% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 6 | 3.4% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 6 | 3.4% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 5 | 2.9% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 5 | 2.9% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokutoo Toshiki | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Azumasato Wataru | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Kotonoshu Toshiaki | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Sadanoryu Koki | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ichiki Ryuya | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Hayanami Yuji | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Fukamiyama Tetsuya | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Asakishin Katsutada | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Jonokuchi 1 East | 0–0–7 |
| January 2025 | Jonidan 46 East | 0–0–7 |
| November 2024 | Sandanme 65 West | 0–0–7 |
| September 2024 | Sandanme 5 East | 0–0–7 |
| July 2024 | Sandanme 16 West | 4–3 |
| May 2024 | Makushita 45 East | 1–6 |
| March 2024 | Makushita 54 East | 4–3 |
| January 2024 | Makushita 44 West | 3–4 |
| November 2023 | Makushita 54 East | 4–3 |
| September 2023 | Makushita 47 East | 3–4 |
| July 2023 | Makushita 30 East | 2–5 |
| May 2023 | Makushita 21 East | 3–4 |
| March 2023 | Makushita 50 East | 6–1 |
| January 2023 | Sandanme 74 West | 7–0 |
| November 2022 | Jonidan 52 West | 6–1 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kaizen: 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.