Tamawashi at 41: the hands that make a doormat also do the pushing

Last verified: 11 Sep 2026Relevant official details and announcement dates checked

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September 2026 profile. Ranks, measurements and the six-tournament breakdown below reflect the Japanese article’s source check on 11 September 2026.

An imagined miniature of Tamawashi in a navy mawashi, stepping forward with one hand extended in a push.
An AI-created miniature illustration, not a photograph or a reconstruction of a bout.

Tamawashi’s official questionnaire mentions his love of making small crafts, including a doormat. The same hands push an opponent across the ring. Once I know about both the power and the careful handiwork, I find myself watching his hands.

More than six wins in ten came by push-out

The Association’s six-tournament breakdown lists oshidashi, a frontal push-out, at 61%; yorikiri, a force-out, at 11%; and oshitaoshi, a frontal push-down, at 7%. More than six out of every ten wins in that breakdown came from pushing an opponent out. Can he keep the space he needs to push when someone closes in? Do his feet keep moving after his hands have pushed? I want to watch the two together.

East Juryo 3 in September, with Kazuma on opening day

After a 9–6 July at East Juryo 7, he was ranked East Juryo 3 for September. Kazuma was his announced opening-day opponent. Tamawashi made his professional debut in January 2004 and his top-division debut in September 2008; his highest rank is sekiwake. Asked about favourite food, he chose eating together with lots of people rather than a particular dish. Answering with the company he enjoys is another small detail that makes me remember him.

At a glance

September 2026 rank East Juryo 3
Stable Kataonami stable
From Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height / weight 189 cm / 178 kg
Listed strengths Pushing

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Source facts checked in the Japanese article on 11 September 2026: the Japan Sumo Association’s official profile (Japanese), including biographical details, tournament records, winning techniques and questionnaire answers. Percentages are the Association’s breakdown of winning finishes over the preceding six tournaments; they are not win rates across all bouts. The viewing suggestions are the writer’s interpretation. The official bout listings change with the tournament and day, so check the date shown there.