for his skill and power when he grabbed his opponents' mawashi or belt– techniques known as yotsu-sumo. His preferred grip was hidari-yotsu, a right hand outside, left hand inside position. His most common winning move was yori-kiri, a straightforward force out, which accounted for about 30 percent of his wins. His most frequently used throws were sukuinage (the beltless scoop throw) and uwatenage (the overarm throw). He was particularly diligent about training, and was known to invite every new member of the top division to train with him. Family He married in 1966 at the height of his fame (coincidentally, the final day of the May Tournament that year, which he won, was also his 26th birthday), to the daughter of a ryokan proprietor. Their lavish reception at the Imperial Hotel was attended by 1000 guests and over 200 reporters. He was the first to hold a press conference afterwards, now a common occurrence with sumo marriages. Taihō's youngest daughter married the former sekiwake Takatoriki, who took over the running of Taihō stable (renamed Ōtake stable) after Taihō's retirement. When Ōtake was dismissed from sumo after a gambling scandal, he divorced Taihō's daughter. Taihō's grandson Konosuke Naya (born 2000) joined Ōtake stable as a professional sumo wrestler in January 2018, using Naya as his shikona. He was followed into sumo by his brothers Kosei in November 2019 and Takamori in March 2020. Taihō's fourth and eldest grandson, Yukio Naya (born 1994), is a professional wrestler. Career record The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958. See also Kanreki dohyo-iri List of sumo record holders List of sumo tournament top division champions List of sumo tournament top division runners-up List of sumo tournament second division champions List of yokozuna Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers References External links Japan Sumo Association profile Japanese sumo wrestlers 1940 births 2013 deaths Sumo people from Hokkaido Japanese people of Ukrainian descent Yokozuna People's Honour Award winners Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon