uch i ▁top ▁division . ▁He ▁reached ▁mak u uch i ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁tournament s ▁after ▁his ▁professional ▁debut , ▁the ▁fast est ▁rise ▁since ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁tournament s ▁per ▁year ▁system ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁division ▁he ▁had ▁k ach ik oshi ▁winning ▁records ▁for ▁four ▁consecutive ▁tournament s , ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁san ' y aku ▁at ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁kom us ub i ▁before ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁bash o ▁( sum o ▁tournament ). ▁At ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁kom us ub i , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁make k oshi ▁( los ing ▁tournament ) ▁record , ▁and ▁was ▁dem oted ▁to ▁ma eg ash ira ▁again ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁rank ▁of ▁kom us ub i ▁after ▁a ▁strong ▁ 1 0 – 5 ▁record ▁in ▁May . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁to ▁ ō ze ki ▁In ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁tournament ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁defeated ▁As ash ō ry ū ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁an ▁over arm ▁( uw aten age ) ▁throw , ▁bringing ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁consecutive ▁bout ▁vict ories ▁for ▁the ▁y ok oz una . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁runner ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁winning ▁an ▁" out standing ▁performance " ▁sans h ō ▁prize . ▁ ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁was ▁promoted ▁to