In addition to that, his tachiai (initial stance at the beginning of sumo) was criticized as impudence because of the style to push his fist in a half-sitting posture toward his opponent, and the other sumo wrestlers also hated it.
一方その立合いは、中腰で拳を相手の鼻先に突き出すもので、傍若無人の批判もあり、相手力士からも嫌がられた。