ots u ▁( right - hand ▁inside ▁g rip ). ▁He ▁used ▁his ▁long ▁arms ▁and ▁quick ▁foot work ▁to ▁counter act ▁his ▁high ▁center ▁of ▁gravity ▁and ▁relatively ▁light ▁weight . ▁His ▁most ▁common ▁winning ▁k imar ite ▁was ▁y or iki ri , ▁the ▁force ▁out , ▁followed ▁by ▁u w aten age , ▁the ▁outer ▁arm ▁throw . ▁ ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁has ▁remarked ▁that ▁his ▁tournament ▁victory ▁was ▁partially ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁weight ▁gain ▁of ▁five ▁kil os ▁which ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁st urd ier ▁against ▁his ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁and ▁a ▁football ▁player , ▁H rist o ▁Sto ich kov , ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁famous ▁Bulgar ian ▁people ▁in ▁Japan . ▁He ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁the ▁singer ▁Ay aya , ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁commercial ▁where ▁they ▁appear ▁together ▁( although ▁a ▁surprised ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁found ▁out ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁film ing ▁that ▁their ▁parts ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁digit ally ▁m eld ed ). ▁He ▁often ▁appears ▁in ▁TV ▁commer ci als ▁of ▁y og urt ▁products . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁a ▁Japanese ▁da iry ▁company , ▁Me iji ▁D ai ries ▁Corporation , ▁s ells ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁y og urt ▁products ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Bulg aria ▁Y og urt . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁good ▁looks , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁audience ▁calls ▁him ▁Sum o ▁David ▁Beck ham -