What Will Become of the Dynasty?
Brian Lewin
The Hanada Dynasty – past or present?

Rikishi of Old
Joe Kuroda
A look at a rikishi of yesteryear with Tenryu our man for August.

Heya Peek
John Gunning
John attends a chanko session at Chiganoura Beya.

Photo Bonanza
For a glimpse at some of the sights you won't see on TV.    

July Basho Review
Lon Howard & John Gunning
Lon gives us his Nagoya Basho summary and his take on upset of the tournament while John chips in with his ‘gem’ of the basho.

Lower Division Rikishi
Mikko Mattila takes a break and Eric Blair covers the lower divisions in his own ‘unique’ way.

Aki Basho Forecast
Pierre Wohlleben & Mark Buckton
Pierre predicts the Aki Basho banzuke while Mark previews the ones to watch next time out.

Sumo 101
Barbara Ann Klein
Gyoji goings on and several things you never knew about the ones officiating.

Kimarite Focus
Mikko Mattila
Mikko walks us through his 2 chosen kimarite.

Minusha
John McTague
John's unique view of news from outside the dohyo.

Boletín de Sumo en Español
Eduardo de Paz Gútiez
An article on sumo’s very first fan mag – Boletin de Sumo en Espanol

Online Gaming
Jezz Sterling
Hear from the founder of Bench Sumo of one of sumo's most popular games.

Kokugi Connections
Todd Lambert
Todd’s focus on 3 of the most interesting online sumo sites today.

Fan Debate
Henka – good, bad or ugly? See what our debaters think.

Let’s Hear From You
What was it that made you a sumo fan – the Petros Zachos story.

Ngozi on the Road
Ngozi T. Robinson
NTR visits an amasumo event in the north-east U.S. and tells us what it was like.

Sumo Quiz
The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho's banzuke.

the wrestlers have a lower incidence of type-2 diabetes compared to sedentary obese people. This led Dr. Glenn Gaesser, author of “Big Fat Lies,” to note, “The moral seems to be: If you're going to eat a lot, then exercise a lot, too.”

The release date for the film version of the best-selling novel, “Memoirs of a Geisha” in the US is December 16. Trailers will be released in late October with sumo playing a small part in the film as many amateur rikishi make their film debuts. From the pro ranks, Kimura Shōnosuke and ex-komusubi Mainoumi will also cameo.

Bumbo Kalima (ex-Wakachikara) took part in the 4-day “Black Ships Festival” in Newport, RI along with Ace Yonamine. The two big guys and Hawaiian Sumo Organization’s John Jacques gave 3 exhibitions to captive audiences each of the 4 days beneath the blazing hot July sun. About a dozen children also took part and tried their best to

push the burly Hawaiians out of the dohyō. Great fun for everyone!

Movie star Jerry O'Connell and Tony Danza got Memorial Day in America off to a fighting start when they donned sumo suits and challenged each other to a battle of the bulge. Kangaroo Jack star O'Connell confessed to the “Taxi” star-turned-US chat show host that he had an unfair advantage as he had experience of battling in a fat suit. He explained, “I did it in a bar with my brother, I was really drunk.” O'Connell duly won the battle when he knocked the chat show host over three times and the fight was stopped when the two stars were giggling so much, they couldn't go on.

If you missed it on the Sumo Fan Magazine ticker, the Pepsi “Chicken Sumo” video at http://pepsi.com/ads_and_
history/index.php is, in my opinion…just in time for Vegas, Baby! If you're like me, you enjoy a good knee-slapper among the boring attempts at selling one's wares. So what if you can't remember what the ad was selling, you just might secretly find those drumsticks appealing. Hmm...

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