Kototanigawa against Taiju, Nagoya 1996, day 5

KototanigawaJonidan 38 East1-2
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
TaijuJonidan 37 West2-1

Nagoya 1996, day 5, 11 July 1996. Jonidan, bout 75 of 93. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
46% KototanigawaTaiju 54%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Kototanigawa 0Taiju 2
  1. Taiju won · Nagoya 1996, day 5, Jonidan (this bout)tsukiotoshi
  2. Taiju won · Nagoya 1992, day 4, Jonokuchiyorikiri