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Sumo Souvenirs |
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Mark Buckton
Second of a two parter on sumo souvenirs - some hints on avoiding the fluff.
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Konishiki |
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Chris Gould
Takamiyama's 60s / 70s successes notwithstanding Konishiki was sumo's
first full-on mover and shaker from lands afar leaving Chris G to take
an in-depth look at the ripples the big guy left behind when exiting
the sumo pool.
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Rikishi of Old |
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Joe Kuroda
Joe Kuroda's looks back at the life and times of former yokozuna Shiranui.
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Eric Evaluates |
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Eric Blair
Eric IDs the true winners of the henkafest that was the Haru Basho senshuraku.
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Rikishi Diary |
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Mark Kent
Mark Kent - English pro-wrestler and amateur heavyweight sumotori -
takes his training a step further on his road to European and World
sumo glory.
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Heya Peek |
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Mark Buckton
Oitekaze Beya just to the north of Tokyo and not far from the abode of SFM's Ed-i-C falls under the microscope.
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SFM Interview |
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Carolyn Todd
Carolyn interviews Riho Rannikmaa during his recent trip to Osaka -
head of all things sumo in Estonia, friend and mentor of Baruto, this
is a man with something to announce.
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Sumo à la LA |
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Alisdair Davey
SFM's man in the shadows reports on his recent jaunt in LA, as guest of
the Californian Sumo Association and SFM reporter at large.
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Photo Bonanzas |
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Hot on the heels of the recent Ise bonanza - Haru up close and very very personal - some of our best pics to date.
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Haru Basho Summary |
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Lon Howard
Lon wraps the Haru Basho and chucks in a few bits on the henka issues the top dogs are suffering from at present.
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Sumo Menko |
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Ryan Laughton
Sumo cards of old brought to life once again by expert collector Ryan
Laughton. None of your BBM offerings here - Pt II of III.
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Natsu Ones To Watch |
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Carolyn Todd
Carolyn ponders the ones to watch come May and Natsu when sumo comes home to Tokyo.
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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
On your marks, get set, go - Howard Gilbert walks us through the months ahead on the amateur calendar.
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Kokugi Konnections |
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Todd Lambert
Click on Todd's latest selection of the best sumo sites the WWW has to offer.
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Fan Debate |
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Facilitator - Carolyn Todd
Should it or shouldn't it? Honbasho go on the overseas road that is.
See what SFM's Chris Gould and James Hawkins have to say.
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SFM Cartoons |
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Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
In this issue's cartoon bonanza, sit back and sample ST's latest 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 - A. S. - the face in the crowd
reveals almost all - to see everything you'll have to close your eyes.
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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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debut.
I couldn't let on I was injured. Lucky for me I got another debutant,
he was younger and a lot less experienced. So I finished him off real
quick. I've been booked to fight for them again, so I got away with it.
Mar 20th Hip still
playing me up. Pain killers, ice, and the expense of the osteopath. I'm
beginning to think that my age is well and truly catching up with me.
I've been informed that the Dutch Sumo squad is coming to England to
train soon and the BSF wants me to go up there and train with them. God
I hope I'm alright.
Mar 25th Still not training. (some training diary!) I have never had an
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injury
for this long, it's driving me mad. At this moment in time, training
against the Dutch looks doubtful, which may rule out the Europeans.
Mar 31st Three months
from the start of this diary and I'm in a worse state of health than
when I started. So today I start AGAIN. Lots of stretches, plenty of
squats and some shiko.
April 1st Spent the whole
day working today. Proper work at that - not sitting behind a desk like
I normally do. I did some digging. Lifting lumps of metal and moving
them about. Filling a 40 yard skip and sweeping.
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April 2nd My back and thighs ache. But it's a tired ache not an injured ache. I'm going to take it easy today.
April 4th All going well, with any luck I can get down to proper
training. I've got a pro-wrestling Easter tour this weekend, a good
test for my old joints.
April 11th Just
finished a run of 5 wrestling shows in 5 days. I'm shattered. Its not
the shows themselves, it's the driving all over the place and setting
up and taking down the ring. Good news, although they ache a lot - my
knee and hip seem to be fine.
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