琴嵐 · Juryo · Sadogatake stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Sadogatake stable |
| From | Osaka-fu, Neyagawa-shi |
| Born | 1972-10-18 |
| Height | 174 cm |
| Weight | 115 kg |
| First tournament | March 1988 |
| Retired | 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 琴嵐. Taken character by character:
| 琴 | the koto, a Japanese zither |
| 嵐 | storm |
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 →
Kotoarashi Yoshifumi has fought 350 recorded bouts, winning 193 and losing 157 — a winning rate of 55.1%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 34 | 25.8% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 18 | 13.6% |
| Under shoulder swing down | 肩すかし | 11 | 8.3% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 11 | 8.3% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 6 | 4.5% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 6 | 4.5% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 5 | 3.8% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 5 | 3.8% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakahayato Koji | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Ohinode Takaaki | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Mutetsuyama Go | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Aranonami Jiro | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Nijinoumi Osamu# | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Koriyama Yuji | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kusunosato Masatoshi# | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Yamato Go | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| March 1997 | Sandanme 3 East | 0–0–7 |
| January 1997 | Makushita 23 East | 0–0–7 |
| November 1996 | Makushita 7 West | 2–2–3 |
| September 1996 | Makushita 2 West | 3–4 |
| July 1996 | Juryo 9 East | 5–10 |
| May 1996 | Juryo 13 West | 9–6 |
| March 1996 | Makushita 3 East | 4–3 |
| January 1996 | Makushita 5 West | 4–3 |
| November 1995 | Makushita 2 West | 3–4 |
| September 1995 | Makushita 9 West | 5–2 |
| July 1995 | Makushita 17 East | 5–2 |
| May 1995 | Makushita 10 West | 3–4 |
| March 1995 | Makushita 12 West | 4–3 |
| January 1995 | Makushita 7 West | 3–4 |
| November 1994 | Makushita 20 East | 6–1 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kotoarashi Yoshifumi: 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.