 His official retirement ceremony ("danpatsu-shiki") was held on September 29, 2019.Kisenosato was mainly a "yotsu-sumo" wrestler, and his favourite grip on his opponent's "mawashi" was "hidari-yotsu", or right hand outside, left hand inside.His most common winning "kimarite" was "yorikiri" (force out), followed by "oshidashi" (push out) and "tsukiotoshi" (thrust over).