栃不動 · Juryo · Kasugano stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Kasugano stable |
| From | Saitama-ken, Asaka-shi |
| Born | 1977-06-14 |
| Height | 190.5 cm |
| Weight | 160.5 kg |
| First tournament | March 1993 |
| Retired | 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 栃不動. Taken character by character:
| 栃 | the horse-chestnut tree |
⚠️The characters 不, 動 are left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for them 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 →
Tochifudo Shuji has fought 769 recorded bouts, winning 400 and losing 369 — a winning rate of 52.0%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 195 | 48.8% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 59 | 14.8% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 47 | 11.8% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 21 | 5.2% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 15 | 3.8% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 14 | 3.5% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 8 | 2.0% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 8 | 2.0% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewanosato Hideyuki | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Asofuji Seiya | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanagawa Nobuyuki | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tochinoyama Hiroshi | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryuho Masayoshi | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Ryugi Takaaki | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Kotohino Kazuyuki | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Wakatsutomu Hiroki | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Jonokuchi 16 West | 0–0 |
| July 2012 | Jonidan 63 West | 0–0–7 |
| May 2012 | Jonidan 29 West | 2–5 |
| March 2012 | Jonidan 5 East | 3–4 |
| January 2012 | Jonidan 23 East | 4–3 |
| November 2011 | Sandanme 82 East | 1–6 |
| September 2011 | Sandanme 54 East | 2–5 |
| July 2011 | Sandanme 42 East | 3–4 |
| May 2011 | Sandanme 38 West | 3–4 |
| January 2011 | Sandanme 53 West | 4–3 |
| November 2010 | Sandanme 36 East | 3–4 |
| September 2010 | Sandanme 13 West | 2–5 |
| July 2010 | Sandanme 42 East | 5–2 |
| May 2010 | Sandanme 67 East | 5–2 |
| March 2010 | Sandanme 33 East | 1–6 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Tochifudo Shuji: 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.