草竹 · Juryo · Taiho stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Taiho stable |
| From | Miyazaki-ken, Kushima-shi |
| Born | 1957-12-05 |
| Height | 184 cm |
| Weight | 120 kg |
| First tournament | July 1973 |
| Retired | 1984-07-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 草竹. Taken character by character:
| 竹 | bamboo |
⚠️The character 草 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 →
Kusatake Koichi has fought 187 recorded bouts, winning 101 and losing 86 — a winning rate of 54.0%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 3 | 33.3% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 2 | 22.2% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 2 | 22.2% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 1 | 11.1% |
| Backward force down | 浴びせ倒し | 1 | 11.1% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terukiyama Makoto | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Wakanosato Koichi# | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Narugawa | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tonoumi Yoshimitsu# | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Okiryu Mori# | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shinzan Takeyasu | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tagaryu Shoji | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Makimoto Eisuke | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| July 1984 | Makushita 8 West | 0–0–7 |
| May 1984 | Makushita 13 East | 4–3 |
| March 1984 | Makushita 21 East | 4–3 |
| January 1984 | Makushita 27 East | 4–3 |
| November 1983 | Makushita 18 West | 3–4 |
| September 1983 | Makushita 26 East | 4–3 |
| July 1983 | Makushita 31 East | 4–3 |
| May 1983 | Makushita 40 East | 4–3 |
| March 1983 | Makushita 25 West | 3–4 |
| January 1983 | Makushita 29 West | 4–3 |
| November 1982 | Makushita 21 East | 3–4 |
| September 1982 | Makushita 30 West | 4–3 |
| July 1982 | Makushita 12 East | 2–5 |
| May 1982 | Makushita 2 East | 2–5 |
| March 1982 | Makushita 4 East | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kusatake Koichi: 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.