Makushita

Makushita (幕下) is the name of the third higher division in the classification of the professional Sumo. It is located under division Jûryô and at the top of division Sandanme. Before the creation of division jûryô, division makushita was the first according to the makuuchi (the first division), from where the name, meaning literally under ( shita ) the curtain ( maku ).

There are currently 120 fighters in division makushita (60 classified east coast and 60 of the west coast of the banzuke ). Contrary to the Sekitori, they fight seven times per tournament. If they gain of it more half, i.e. at least 4, they will go up in the banzuke according to; if they gain 3 of them or less, they will go down in the classification.

It is generally considered that to arrive in makushita is the first stage for becoming sekitori. Moreover, division makushita perhaps regarded as the most disputed with young fighters of sumo going up in the classification gradually who meet old sekitori having lost their row and doing all to recover it. There are treatment differences between a fighter top of makushita and bottoms of jûryô which make that some respectively compare them with the hell and the paradise: the fighter of makushita is regarded as an apprentice in the stable of sumo, and the drudgeries and dirty works are entrusted to him while the fighter of jûryô will be been used by the fighters as makushita. Lastly, where the fighter of jûryô receives a comfortable monthly salary, that of makushita receives only one weak savings.

In a general way, to gain the totality of the seven combat disputed while being classified among the thirty first of division offers a direct promotion in jûryô. For any other fighter, one 7-0 makes it possible to be classified among the thirty first of division on the banzuke according to; thus two 7-0 consecutive is necessary to be promoted jûryô.

The fighters classified in the very first rows of division and combatant for a place in jûryô can have to make a combat against a fighter jûryô, in this case that is belonged to the seven engagements that a fighter must make, that is to say exeptionnelement, in the event of wound of a sekitori for example, as an eighth match. This combat is generally made by a fighter right now makekoshi at the time of his seven usual matches. It is ignored if it loses and entered if he gains, thus offering a true no-claims bonus and ainsiune to him falls less in the banzuke according to.

The makushita term can also be employed to indicate each of 4 divisions in which the fighters are regarded as being in formation. Within this framework, a fighter of makushita will be a fighter of Jonokuchi, Jonidan, Sandanme and naturally of division makushita itself.

Random links: