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steps out of the dohyo while lifting his opponent out of the dohyo with his legs suspended in the air and puts him down outside of the shobu-dawara. However, he loses the match if he carries out the move by stepping out of the dohyo backward. Well, this has all been very interesting to me. If it is to you, as well, please visit the ISF site, again, that’s www.amateursu- mo.com, for more information about the rules on amasumo, special provisions required for World Championships and dates, and locations of upcoming tournaments. And, although this has been about international amateur sumo, I must report also that another excellent site for amasumo, as practiced in the United States, is the California Sumo Association, www.usasu- mo.com. I was most fortunate to meet Andrew Freund, the Director of the CSA (and co-commentator with Konishiki) at the Las Vegas Koen, and three of the competitors in the 2005 US Opens – Doug Cochran and Dan Kalbfleisch, California, ![]() |
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and Matt Anderson, Iowa; all middleweights – who provided me with a plethora of information concerning amasumo in the U.S. The CSA will hold the next U.S. Sumo Open Championships on April ![]() |
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9, 2006 in, where else? – The Los Angeles Convention Center. Oh, and don’t forget our Amasumo photo bonanza in this issue of SFM! Home ![]() |
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