sentences:  His most common winning "kimarite" overall were "uwatenage" (overarm throw) and "yorikiri" (force out), using his preferred "mawashi" grip of "migi-yotsu" (left hand outside, right hand inside).However his next most common were "hatakikomi" (slap down) and "hikiotoshi" (pull down), reflecting his change of style.In November 2006, he suddenly announced his retirement two days into the Kyushu tournament.