.) ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁wrest ler ▁of ▁European ▁birth ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁ ō ze ki ▁rank , ▁and ▁the ▁fifth ▁non - J apan ese ▁to ▁have ▁achieved ▁it ▁( follow ing ▁Kon ish iki , ▁A ke b ono , ▁and ▁Mus ash im aru ▁from ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁As ash ō ry ū ▁from ▁Mong olia ). ▁▁ Ō ze ki ▁career ▁After ▁his ▁promotion , ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁was ▁somewhat ▁restricted ▁by ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁critic ised ▁for ▁re lying ▁too ▁much ▁on ▁the ▁hen ka ▁technique – ▁jump ing ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁at ▁the ▁initial ▁charge . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁move ▁worthy ▁of ▁someone ▁at ▁his ▁high ▁rank . ▁ ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁managed ▁only ▁three ▁double - figure ▁scores ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁none ▁at ▁all ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁only ▁doing ▁enough ▁to ▁maintain ▁his ▁rank . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁tournament ▁he ▁dis located ▁his ▁right ▁kne e ▁in ▁training . ▁Clear ly ▁trouble d ▁by ▁the ▁injury ▁he ▁pulled ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁day , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁a ▁tournament . ▁He ▁preserved ▁his ▁ ō ze ki ▁rank ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 6 ▁score ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁Os aka ▁tournament ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0