KonishikisWorld

What KonishikisWorld makes

Topics sumo, japanese culture, bbq, cooking, music

[コニシキ ワールド　チャンネル]　Liveやイベントの映像をアップしていきます. Konishiki Yasokichi (小錦八十吉 Konishiki Yasokichi, born Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e on December 31, 1963), is a Hawaiian-born Japanese--Samoan former sumo wrestler. He was the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach ōzeki, the second highest rank in the sport. During his career he won the top division championship on three occasions and came close to becoming the first foreign-born grand champion, or yokozuna, prompting a debate as to whether a foreigner could have the necessary cultural understanding to be acceptable in sumo's ultimate rank. After sumo, he began to turn his talents to music, most notably with his collaboration with Rimi Natsukawa as well as L-Burna on the song 'Livin Like Kings'. He often sings and raps in a mixture of English and Japanese. Konishiki can also play the ukulele. He started the Konishiki Kids Foundation to help underprivileged children from Hawaii to experience Japanese culture.

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