. >> reporter: at the previous tournament, his victims included hakuho. the yokozuna had never lost to him before. that victory set off a winning streak over kakayu and two ozeki. yoshikaze finished with ten or more wins the third consecutive tournament. >> translator: i'm trying to remember how i won the match. but i can't summon up the memory at all. i felt like i was living in a dream for 13 days after i defeated hakuho. >> reporter: yoshikaze started dreaming of a career in sumo as a child. he joined a kids club at the age of 10 and threw himself into the training. as a college student, he won the title of yokozuna in an amateur tournament. in 2004 he joined t eed a stable and started his professional career. he climbed the ranks and became the second fastest rikishi in history to reach the top division. but the big leagues of sumo proved to be a big struggle for a small guy like yoshikaze. he found himself going back and forth between his current place and the second tier divisions. at last year's november tournament, yoshikaze faced yet another chal