Tenryū Saburō

Tenryū Saburō
天竜 三郎
Personal information
Born	Saburō Wakuta (1903-11-01)November 1, 1903 Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
Died	August 20, 1989(1989-08-20) (aged 85)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb)
Career
Stable	Dewanoumi
Record	171-85-18-6 draws
Debut	May 1920
Highest rank	Sekiwake (May 1930)
Retired	January 1932
Championships	1 (Jūryō), 1 (Sandanme)

Tenryū Saburō, (November 1, 1903 – August 20, 1989) born Saburō Wakuta in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, was a professional sumo wrestler with the Dewanoumi stable. As the ringleader of the "Shunjūen Incident", in which many wrestlers went on strike, he left the Japan Sumo Association in 1932. With the other striking wrestlers, he created the "Rishiki group for a Great Japan", wishing to reform the system he described as "feudal" and to increase his earnings. Because of financial difficulties, the group dissolved in 1937.

In 1939, he invited teachers of Japanese martial arts to Manchuria. He discovered the Aiki-Budo of Morihei Ueshiba and became his student the same day.

In 1957, the reforms Saburō had supported were implemented, and he was invited to talk as a witness.

Career record

Tenryū Saburō

-	Spring Haru basho, varied	Summer Natsu basho, varied
1920	(Maezumo)	East Jonokuchi #18 0–0–5
1921	East Jonokuchi #11 1–2–2	East Jonokuchi #9 2–2 1d
1922	East Jonidan #26 4–1	West Sandanme #27 1–3 1d
1923	East Sandanme #40 6–3 1d	East Sandanme #18 4–2
1924	East Sandanme #4 4–0 1d Championship	East Makushita #14 4–2
1925	East Makushita #3 3–3	West Makushita #5 2–3 1d
1926	West Makushita #9 4–2	West Makushita #5 2–4

-	Spring Haru basho, Tokyo	March Sangatsu basho, varied	Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo	October Jūgatsu basho, varied
1927	East Makushita #19 5–1	East Makushita #19 5–1	East Jūryō #10 3–3	West Jūryō #10 6–5
1928	East Jūryō #10 10–1 Championship	East Jūryō #2 7–4	West Maegashira #13 9–2	West Maegashira #13 8–3
1929	East Maegashira #2 0–0–11	East Maegashira #2 6–5	East Maegashira #6 8–3	East Maegashira #6 6–5
1930	East Maegashira #1 7–4	East Maegashira #1 10–1	East Sekiwake 6–4	East Sekiwake 8–3
1931	West Sekiwake 8–3	West Sekiwake 8–3	East Sekiwake 6–5	East Sekiwake 8–3
1932	West Sekiwake – Expelled
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sekiwake