corey morrison
chiyotenma / 千代天馬
🥈 Men’s Lightweight - 2023 Consulate’s Cup Sumo Tournament
🥉 Men’s Lightweight - 2023 Cowboy Cup Sumo Open
🥉 Men’s Team - 2023 Mighty Eagle Team Tournament
🥉 Men’s Middleweight - 2021 15th Texas Sumo Classic Tournamen
🥈 Men’s Lightweight - 2023 Consulate’s Cup Sumo Tournament 🥉 Men’s Lightweight - 2023 Cowboy Cup Sumo Open 🥉 Men’s Team - 2023 Mighty Eagle Team Tournament 🥉 Men’s Middleweight - 2021 15th Texas Sumo Classic Tournamen
NICKNAMES
Chiyotenma (千代天馬), Oyakata, Tawara Dancer
birthday
November 25, 1988
DEBUT
October 19, 2020
Goals
I’d like to compete in an international tournament.
MESSAGE TO SUPPORTERS
I’ll continue to gambarize with your support and bring honor to American amazumo, while striving to only push forward and never retreat.
When I’m not doing sumo, I’m a freelance director of photography. I like to drink in new and exotic places.
HOBBIES
FAVORITE MEDIA
My favorite band is Queen and my favorite film is Tremors.
FAVORITE RIKISHI
My favorite rikishi are Chiyonofuji and Terao.
Chad Neu (Dark Circle Sumo Club) is my rival because he is my senpai, Justin Kizzart’s, top deshi.
RIVALRIES
I want to do sumo in Japan with local clubs, school clubs and with rikishi in heya. I would like to travel to Ireland, Italy, Morocco and the Mojave Desert for leisure.
TRAVEL GOALS
CLUB GOALS
I want to make Dallas Sumo Club “America’s Sumo Club”.
FAVORITE COLOR
My favorite color is probably purple now, but it used to be blue.
FAVORITE ANIMAL
My favorite wild animal is the hyena, the Okamisan of the Sub-Sahara.
SUMO ADVICE
Shingitai. 心伎体. Mind, heart, body.
I haven’t figured out good tournament preparations yet, I always try to get more matches at keiko during the lead up… But it’s hard to focus on my style of sumo and be an oyakata simultaneously.
before tournaments
The bouts that I remember are the ones I lose, I’m able to forget them after I’m about to defeat those sumotori in competition. So I don’t like to think too much about my “memorable bouts”.
MEMORABLE BOUTS
SUMO STYLE
I usually end up in yotsu-zumo, but I prefer oshi-zumo.
FUN FACTS
My favorite drink is Strong Zero,
