Chiyotaikai Ryūji Kokonoe stable until his retirement in January 2010 at the age of 33. He remained in sumo as a coach at his stable, and became the head coach in August 2016 following the death of Chiyonofuji. After his father's death, Chiyotaikai's family moved to Ōita, which is considered his hometown and listed as such on the "banzuke" ranking sheets. When he was eleven, his mother remarried, to a local businessman. (In May 2009, Chiyotaikai finally adopted his mother's remarried surname of Sudō as his own.) He was an enthusiastic player of baseball and soccer as well as martial arts. He
2009 in Shooto 4, 2009 at Hirano Ward Community Hall in Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Shooto: Gig Tokyo 3 was an event held on October 18, 2009 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto: Gig Central 19 was an event held on October 25, 2009 at Asunal Kanayama Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 was an event held on November 23, 2009 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto: Grapplingman 9 was an event held on November 29, 2009 at Kitajima North Park General Fitness Center in Kitajima, Tokushima, Japan. Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2009 Final was an event