- Kise stable
Kise stable (full name Kimura Seihei stable) is a stable of
sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi "ichimon" or group of stables. It was established in its current form in December 2003 by former "maegashira " Higonoumi, who branched off fromMihogaseki stable . As of December 2007, it had 18 wrestlers. Its top wrestler is Ichihara, a former amateur champion who reached the topmakuuchi division in January 2008.History
Kise stable was originally led by the chief referee
Kimura Shonosuke and several other referees have also taken charge of it (a practice no longer permitted).Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lorna |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |id=ISBN 0-8348-0283-x] Its ninth master was however a former wrestler ("maegashira" Katsuragawa). He resigned voluntarily from theSumo Association in 1967 and his son-in-law, "maegashira" Kiyonomori retired from active competition and took over from him.Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lorna |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |id=ISBN 0-8348-0283-x] Part of the Tatsunami "ichimon", it was the only stable to allow amateurs as well as professionals to train in it, and it was also open to practitioners of other martial arts such askendo .Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lorna |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |id=ISBN 0-8348-0283-x] Kiyonomori led the stable until he reached the mandatory retirement age in 2000, at which point the stable folded.Kise-Oyakata
*9th Kise: former "maegashira"
Katsuragawa
*10th Kise former "maegashira"Kiyonomori 1967-2000
*11th Kise: former "maegashira" Higonoumi 2002-presentActive wrestlers with top division experience
*Ichihara, "maegashira"
Toshiyori
*None
References
ee also
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Glossary of sumo terms
*List of sumo beya External links
[http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/sumo_beya/heya.php?heya=57 Japan Sumo Association profile]
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