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SOS - Shinjinrui on Sumo
Chris Gould
Chris sinks his teeth deeper into how sumo can go about pulling in the younger fans in part two of a three-part series.
Azumazeki up close and personal
Steven Pascal-Joiner / William Titus
A wiz with a pen and a wiz with a lens get together with SFM to share their time with Azumazeki Oyakata - Takamiyama as was - with the wider sumo following world.
Rikishi of Old
Joe Kuroda
Joe Kuroda takes a detailed look at the life and times of a former yokozuna forgotten by many - Maedayama.
Eric Evaluates
Eric Blair
Eric calls the musubi-no-ichiban kimarite call on nakabi in Kyushu as perhaps only he could.
Heya Peek
Jeff Kennel
First time heya visitor Jeff Kennel wrote about, photographed and even made a video of his time spent at Arashio Beya prior to the Kyushu Basho. All to be found within.
SFM Interview
Mark Buckton
Mark interviews Russian up and comer Wakanoho of Magaki Beya.
Photo Bonanzas
See behind the scenes at the Kyushu Basho, morning training in Arashio Beya through the eyes of an artist and exactly what the Azumazeki lads had to eat halfway though the July Nagoya Basho. All originals, all seen here and nowhere else, and all for you.
Kyushu Basho Summary
Lon Howard
Lon wraps the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka and throws in some henka sighting results for good measure.
Lower Division Rikishi
Mikko Mattila
The lower divisions, their members and results get the once over thanks to Mikko's eyeing of life down below the salaried ranks.
Hatsu Ones To Watch
Carolyn Todd
Carolyn ponders and puts fingers to keys on the ones to watch come January and the Hatsu Basho.
Kimarite Focus
Mikko Mattila
Mikko's latest clarification of a handful of sumo's kimarite offers unequalled analysis and in depth explanations.
Amateur Angles
Howard Gilbert
Howard looks at makushita tsukedashi and what it means in real terms.
Kokugi Konnections
Todd Lambert
Click on Todd's bimonthly focus on three of the best sumo sites online.
Fan Debate
Facilitators - Lon Howard / Carolyn Todd
Two SFMers talk over the yokozuna benefiting from weak opposition - or not as the case may be.
SFM Cartoons
Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
In this issue's cartoon bonanza, sit back and sample Stephen's artistic offerings.
Sumo Odds ’n’ Ends
SFM's interactive elements including Henka Sightings, Elevator Rikishi and Eternal Banzuke!
Lets Hear From You
What was it that made you a sumo fan? Starting with issue #10, the SFM staff will reveal a little of their own routes into sumo fandom - starting with Benny Loh.
Readers' Letters
See what our readers had to say since we last hit your screens.
Sumo Quiz
The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke.

  an 8-7; but you know, it was his first juryo basho and it was better than the 17/26 juryo sekitori who were make-koshi. As for Tochiozan, he ranked 4th, winning 5 of his last 7 bouts.

Hakuba – Coming up to juryo will be Hakuba, the Mongolian from Michinoku beya. He’s had a fairly torrid time on his way up the banzuke, hampered by injury and taking 7 years to reach juryo. He seemed set to remain in makushita but has seen a resurgence in the last few basho, culminating in his yusho in Kyushu. Michinoku-beya clinched both the juryo (Jumonji) and makushita yusho and will now have two sekitori in makunouchi and two in juryo. The blossoming of young Hakuba will be an added boost as the other Michinoku

sekitori are all around 30 years old and unlikely to reach the realm of sanyaku.

Kazafuzan – Since making his debut in Kyushu 2003, Kazafuzan has earned himself a record of 75-50-1 and has been in makushita since March 2006, reaching mid-level before Kyushu. Despite the odd bump in the road he’s making steady progress and the reason I want to include him is because he’s just so convincing: confident, strong and committed on the dohyo. Having no real competition at Nishikido forces him to go out on degeiko and gives an opportunity to train with higher-ranked rikishi, which will only help his progress. Unless he gets injured, there’s no limit to what he could achieve.


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