大寛 · Juryo · Michinoku stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Michinoku stable |
| From | Kagoshima-ken, Kumage-gun, Nakatane-cho |
| Born | 1944-10-20 |
| Height | 180.5 cm |
| Weight | 109 kg |
| First tournament | March 1962 |
| Retired | 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 大寛. Taken character by character:
| 大 | big, great |
⚠️The character 寛 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 →
Taikan has fought 360 recorded bouts, winning 166 and losing 194 — a winning rate of 46.1%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 42 | 28.2% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 21 | 14.1% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 19 | 12.8% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 14 | 9.4% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 8 | 5.4% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 6 | 4.0% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 6 | 4.0% |
| Twisting backward knee trip | 切り返し | 4 | 2.7% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuryo Katsuo | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Asaarashi Daizaburo | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Daimonji Kenji | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Asanobori Toshimitsu | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Tochifuji Katsutake | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Shiratayama Hidetoshi | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Ryoga Seiko | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Owashi Hitoshi | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | Makushita 17 West | 0–0–7 |
| November 1975 | Makushita 30 West | 5–2 |
| September 1975 | Makushita 23 East | 3–4 |
| July 1975 | Makushita 29 West | 4–3 |
| May 1975 | Makushita 35 East | 4–3 |
| March 1975 | Makushita 28 West | 3–4 |
| January 1975 | Makushita 53 West | 6–1 |
| November 1974 | Makushita 30 West | 2–5 |
| September 1974 | Makushita 22 East | 3–4 |
| July 1974 | Makushita 27 West | 4–3 |
| May 1974 | Makushita 21 West | 3–4 |
| March 1974 | Makushita 14 East | 3–4 |
| January 1974 | Makushita 3 West | 2–5 |
| November 1973 | Juryo 9 East | 4–11 |
| September 1973 | Juryo 10 West | 8–7 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Taikan: 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.