Attention to Akeni Carolyn Todd SFM's newest addition to the writing staff takes an in-depth look at akeni, their history and production techniques Rikishi of Old Joe Kuroda Joe Kuroda slides former yokozuna Minanogawa under his SFM microscope Eric Evaluates Eric Blair Eric's wit scythes through the SML and makes clear his opinion of where the future lies for online sumo forums. Eternal Banzuke Phase II Lon Howard Stats, equations and mathematics all lead to a list of sumo's most prolific up and downers Matta-Henka: Another View Lon Howard A row that will never be fully decided but Lon gives his impressions on it all the same Heya Peek Mark Buckton Mihogaseki, former home of Estonian sekitori Baruto is toured (and peeked at) by SFM's Editor-in-Chief SFM Interview Mark Buckton Mark interviews shin-komusubi Kokkai Photo Bonanza See the Nagoya basho and Akeni photo bonanzas Nagoya Basho Summary Lon Howard Lon gives us his Nagoya basho summary, along with the henka sightings results Lower Division Rikishi Mikko Mattila Mikko Mattila casts his watchful eye over lower division goings on in makushita and below. Aki Ones to Watch Carolyn Todd Carolyn takes over the job of rikishi job performance prediction for SFM as she looks at those to keep an eye on come September Kimarite Focus Mikko Mattila Our man Mikko's latest trio of kimarite get thrown about the SFM literary dohyo Amateur Angles Howard Gilbert Howard returns with the second of his columns on the amateur sumo scene. Sumo Game SFM's very own quiz comes in for a bit of self scrutiny by our secretive man of questions. We'll call him 'X'. Sumo in Print Barbara Ann Klein SFM’s Editor reviews “The Little Yokozuna”, a book for “young” (and older) adults Kokugi Connections Todd Lambert Check out Todd's bimonthly focus on 3 of the WWW's best sumo sites Fan Debate Facilitator - Lon Howard Keri Sibley and Eduardo de Paz  ponder the concept of ‘to pay or not to pay’ makushita salaries SFM Cartoons Stephen Thompson Sit back and enjoy the offerings of one of sumo's premier artists Lets Hear From You What was it that made you a sumo fan? SFM’s own Todd Lambert details his path into sumofandom Readers' Letters See what our readers had to say since we last went out Sumo Quiz The Quizmaster Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke.

entrenar mas duro. Quizás después de un buen basho, el rikishi podrá ir a comer un buen Bistec de Kobe en vez de un Big Mac. LH:  Una vez mas, nos gustaría agradecer a Eduardo y Keri por tomar un momento de sus ocupadas agendas y contribuir al esfuerzo de traernos a lo profundo del mundo del sumo. Keri estaba de vacaciones durante la mayor parte de este tiempo, y su nivel de dedicación es evidente. Este es el segundo Fan Debate donde ambas posiciones terminaron acercándose un poco a medida que el debate progresaba.

Esto no es negativo y por el contrario demuestra que idea sensibles son siempre bienvenidas entre gente sensible, y que escuchar cuidadosamente es tan importante como discutir apasionadamente. Ya que últimamente los temas de estos debates se han centrado alrededor del tema de como mejorar la popularidad del sumo dentro de Japón, es bastante interesante ver cuantas veces durante estos debates las ideas de un debate aparecen en luego en otra discusión en un tema diferente. Como siempre, si tienen algún comentario o cualquier relacionada

con los debates, por favor contáctanos a  fan_liaison_director@sumofanmag. com Nos gustaría en especial recibir sugerencias para futuras discusiones y cuales serían las posiciones que les gustaría tomar. Por supuesto, no podemos prometer que cada pedido sera llevado a cabo, pero si prometemos que cada una sus sugerencias serán cuidadosamente consideradas. Home