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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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Hans
Borg, who was a clear fan favorite, won the bronze. With
experience in professional wrestling, he was always eager to work the
crowd, which – fueled by the atmosphere and excellent sake and beer –
was more than willing to respond.
The crowd was really fired up for the men’s openweight competition,
with the David and Goliath spirit to the fore. There were at
least a couple of upsets worth sending the zabuton flying, if only one
was to be had, of course! The 175 lb Trent Sabo (USA) of
Oceanside Sumo Kyokai (http://www.ocean sidesumo.com/) provided one of
these, by skipping round behind an opponent to win by okuridashi.
Alas, he would later run into a mighty thrust from Stoyanov, for which
there does not exist a kimarite that adequately describes the speed
with which he departed – and the amount of time he spent in the air
while leaving – the dohyo! In the end there would be a rematch of
the heavyweight final between Byamba and Stoyanov. Byamba would
triumph again, this time without the aid of henka. Bayanbat
Davaadalai took the openweight bronze.
The
ladies’ side saw only 5 women competing, with Michelle Pike (USA –
lightweight) and Florence Bannout (USA – middleweight) winning their
divisions unopposed. The heavyweights saw some spirited
competition, especially between
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Dashdalum Sambuu (MON) and Lindsay Hood
(USA). In the end Sambuu was the stronger, winning the
heavyweight and then the openweight competition. Lindsay Hood won
silver in the heavyweight and bronze in the openweight competition,
where Florence Bannout upset her to win the silver. Elizabeth Grey took
the bronze in the women’s heavyweight competition. The full results are
below. A more in-depth report will be provided in the June SFM
issue.
USA Sumo Open 2007 Results
Men
| Mens Lightweight |
| Gold |
Munkhjargal Ulziibayar
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Mongolia |
Silver
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Erdenebileg Alagdaa
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Mongolia |
Bronze
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Valentin Gogov |
Bulgaria |
| Mens Middleweight | | Gold | Zoljargal Ulziisaikhan
| Mongolia | Silver
| Dan Kalbfleisch
| USA | Bronze
| Fausto Gobbi | Italy |
| Mens Heavyweight |
| Gold |
Byambajav Ulambayar
|
Mongolia |
Silver
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Petar Stoyanov
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Bulgaria |
Bronze
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Hans Borg |
Norway |
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| Mens Openweight |
| Gold |
Byambajav Ulambayar
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Mongolia |
Silver
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Petar Stoyanov
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Bulgaria |
Bronze
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Bayanbat Davaadalai |
Mongolia |
Women
| Womens Lightweight |
| Gold |
Michelle Pike
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USA |
| Womens Middleweight |
| Gold |
Florence Bannout
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USA |
| Womens Heavyweight |
| Gold |
Dashdalum Sambuu
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Mongolia
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Silver
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Lindsay Hood
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USA
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Bronze
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Elizabeth Gray |
USA
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| Womens Openweight |
| Gold |
Dashdalum Sambuu
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Mongolia
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Silver
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Florence Bannout
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USA
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Bronze
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Lindsay Hood |
USA
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