Yokozuna Comparisons
Joe Kuroda
SFM’s historian, JK, wraps his two-part article on the greatest of the tsuna wearers

Amateur Sumo's Global Aspirations
Courtesy: International Sumo Federation
What exactly is it and furthermore, what does it do? The ISF explain themselves and their purpose in existing

Rikishi of Old
Joe Kuroda
Man or myth? Sumo's first yokozuna comes under the spotlight

Heya Peek
Barbara Ann Klein
Tokitsukaze-beya and its famous find themselves the target of Barbara's peek into life inside the heya

SFM Interview
Mark Buckton
Featuring interviews with amateur sumo's European Sumo Union General Secretary and the President of the newly founded Irish Sumo Federation

Sumo 101
Barbara Ann Klein
Would chanko exist without sumo? What is chanko anyway? Find out in Sumo 101

Photo Bonanza
See the Haru
Basho through the eyes of the fans in the seats as SFM gives the mantle of photographer(s) for this basho to Barbara & Gerald Patten. And don't miss our all-Mongolian Bonanza supplied by our Editor, Barbara Ann Klein

Haru Basho Review
Lon Howard
Lon gives us his Haru Basho summary, along with the henka sightings results

Lower Division Rikishi
Mikko Mattila
Mikko Mattila covers the lower division goings on like nobody else around

Natsu Basho Forecast
Mark Buckton
Mark Buckton glances back to look forward in his ones to look out for come May

Kimarite Focus
Mikko Mattila
Our man Mikko takes us on a tour of his chosen kimarite

Sumo in Print
Mark Buckton
Our gaming thread takes a break for April so we can look at the Spanish language book on the sport not long since released

Kokugi Connections
Todd Lambert
Todd’s bimonthly focus on 3 of the WWW's best sumo sites today

Fan Debate
Facilitator – Lon Howard
April's man VS monkey debate covers the issue of reducing the number of honbasho

SFM Cartoons
Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
Sit back and enjoy the offerings

Let’s Hear From You
What was it that
made you a sumo fan? Thierry Perran lets us in on his reasons for loving this sport

Readers’ Letters
See what some
See what our featured letter is for this issue

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

den Jahren 1984-1994, was diesen Zeitraum, wie schon bemerkt anscheinend zu etwas ganz Besonderem macht

MOQ (Move On Quotient): durchschnittliche Anzahl der Rangveränderungen pro Basho
AFQ (About Face Quotient): Prozentsätze der Richtungswechsel der Rikishi
EI (Elevator Index) – MOQ x AFQ: Endergebnis

Anmerkung: Der EI hieß früher CEI

Die älteste derzeit beobachtete Banzuke ist Natsu 1979. Wir kommen also der Antwort näher, ob irgendein Rikishi in den 60ern oder 70ern an die “Leistung” des derzeit führenden Takanofuji herankommt. Oder schafft es vielleicht sogar Hokutoriki in den nächsten Jahren an die Spitze vorzustoßen? Vielleicht schafft es z. B. Hakurozan mit den Jahren in diese Liste. Im Juni wissen wir mehr.

Elevator Regeln und Ranking
Interaktiv-Kolumne
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ALL-TIME

 RIKISHIMOQAFQEIMITTEL-
JAHR
1Takanofuji 11,000,935510,291989
2Itai11,580,80399,311987
3Sadanoumi10,610,76748,151984
4Daitetsu10,130,75867,691986
5Jingaku9,470,79557,531988
6Daijuyama9,910,74607,391986
7Kirinji10,230,68677,021982
8Higonoumi10,060,68636,901997
9Mainoumi9,210,73686,781995
10Kasugafuji8,880,76196,771993

AKTIVE

 RIKISHIMOQAFQEI
1Hokutoriki8,740,81827,15
2Kyokushuzan *9,470,66076,26
3Asasekiryu 8,280,58824,87
4Tokitsuumi *6,530,63644,16
5Takekaze5,930,69234,10
6Takamisakari6,210,65224,05
7Roho8,000,50004,00
8Jumonji 6,250,57893,62
9Buyuzan 6,850,52003,56
10Kakizoe5,600,57143,20
*Voll qualifiziert mit 30-Basho-Reihe