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SOS - Shinjinrui on Sumo |
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Chris Gould
Wrapping up his look at increasing the popularity of sumo, Chris Gould caps a series the NSK would do well to refer to.
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Sumo Souvenirs |
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Mark Buckton
Souvenirs are a part of every sport and sumo is no different - or is
it? A look at collectibles and the downright trashy, the bona fide
versus the unproven.
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Rikishi of Old |
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Joe Kuroda
Joe Kuroda's latest look at times past focuses on former makunouchi man Dewagatake.
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Eric Evaluates |
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Eric Blair
Eric takes a no-nonsense look at the claims of fixed bouts in the Japanese media.
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Rikishi Diary |
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Mark Kent
Mark Kent - English pro-wrestler and amateur heavyweight sumotori -
takes us through the first month or so of his training and preparation
for the various European events lined up in in 2007.
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Heya Peek |
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Chris Gould
SFM's Chris Gould was in Japan for the Hatsu Basho and popped along to
the new Shikoroyama Beya to give SFM an online exclusive peek into
sumo's newest heya.
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SFM Interview |
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Mark Buckton
Mark interviews Mark - Buckton on Kent that is as Mark Kent, the UK's
only active heavyweight amateur answers a few questions on his own
recent entry into the sport.
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Photo Bonanzas |
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Sumo Forum stepped in to take the weight off the shoulders of SFM as
far as Hatsu went so we could sit back, relax, enjoy the sumo and take
a few more select pics you won't see anywhere else.
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Hatsu Basho Summary |
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Lon Howard
Lon wraps the Hatsu Basho and chucks in a few bits on the rush of henka
that threatens to sully the good name of at least one foreign ozeki.
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Sumo Menko |
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Ryan Laughton
Sumo cards of old brought to life by expert collector Ryan Laughton. None of your BBM here.
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Haru Ones To Watch |
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Carolyn Todd
Carolyn ponders and puts fingers to keys on the ones to watch come March and the Haru Basho.
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Kimarite Focus |
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Mikko Mattila
Mikko's latest look at sumo's kimarite offers unequalled analysis and in depth explanations.
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Amateur Angles |
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Howard Gilbert
Howard looks at the 'sumo factory' of lore - Nichidai.
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Kokugi Konnections |
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Todd Lambert
Click on Todd's bimonthly focus on three of the best the WWW has to offer.
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Fan Debate |
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Facilitator - Carolyn Todd
Moti Dichne comes back for more and takes on Bradley Sutton on the subject of 'Modernize the heya - yea or nay?'
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SFM Cartoons |
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Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
In this issue's cartoon bonanza, sit back and sample Benny's artistic offerings.
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Sumo Odds & Ends |
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SFM's interactive elements - as always includes Henka Sightings, Elevator Rikishi and Eternal Banzuke!
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Let's Hear From You |
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What was it that made you a sumo fan? Ryan Laughton - sumo fan and menko expert reveals all.
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Readers' Letters |
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See what our readers had to say since we last hit your screens.
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Sumo Quiz |
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The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself a genuine banzuke.
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also
loved flowers and birds. He even had a small bird he was raising
in a cage. One day he came back to find that the bird along with the
cage had been thrown into the nearby Sumida River.
At the heya he was treated as if he was nothing more than excessive
baggage and a stowaway they rather wanted to do without. The only
person at the heya who cared for him was a woman named Otoyo, who was
helping to run the heya. “You know, even a man like him has
pride. He wants to get back up to juryo and then leave. I
really feel sorry for rikishi when their banzuke rank goes down,” Otoyo
once said.
Dewagatake had a six win two loss record that basho. Then at
the next 1939 January basho as makushita 25, he finished with a 4-3
record. He climbed up to makushita 10 the next basho (1939 May)
but then he completely collapsed as he had a 1-5-1 record. He
finally realized he was totally spent physically and mentally. He
announced his retirement and inherited the Tagonoura toshiyori
share. Dewagatake was already 36 years old. He soon married
the only
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person who still cared for him, the lady from Dewanoumi beya, Otoyo.
In 1948 after leaving the Kyokai he opened a BBQ Chicken restaurant and
flower shop near Tokyo’s Koiwa train station where there is a statute
of yokozuna Tochinishiki. It was an all too brief respite for
Dewagatake as he passed away within two years on June 9, 1950. He
was only 47 years old.
Legendary Tall Rikishi
1. Ikezuki Geitazaemon (1827 -1850); Haridashi Maegashira; Tamagaki beya; 230 cm, 169 kg
2. Ozora Takezaemon (1827 - ?); No sumo record left; 227 cm, 146 kg
3. Shakadake Kumouemon (1749 - 1775); Ozeki (23 wins - 3 losses - 1 draw - 1 hold); 226 cm, 172 kg
4. Ryumon Kougoro (1820? - ?); Haridashi Maegashira; Jinmaku-beya; 226 cm 169 kg
5. Mitsuo Fudoiwa (1924-1964); Sekiwake; Tokitsukaze-beya; 214 cm 126 kg
(The first yokozuna Akashi Shiganosuke was said to be 252 cm tall and 184 kg but his existence is in dispute).
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Dewagatake Bunjiro
Born:
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December 20, 1902 (though possibly earlier in 1901) |
| Real Name: |
Born Sato Bunjiro (adopted name: Saito Bunjiro) |
Heya:
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Dewanoumi | Dohyo debut:
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May 1917 |
| Juryo debut: |
January 1922 |
| Makuuchi debut: |
January 1925 |
| Last basho: |
May 1939 |
| Highest rank: |
Sekiwake |
| Height: |
206 cm |
| Weight: |
195 kg |
| Favorite techniques: |
Tsuppari, Migi-yotsu, Kote-nage, Saba-ori |
Died:
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June 9, 1950 (47 years old) |
| Toshiyori: |
Tagonoura
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