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Carolyn Todd
SFM's newest addition to the writing staff takes an
in-depth look at akeni, their history and production techniques
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| Rikishi of Old
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Joe Kuroda
Joe Kuroda slides former yokozuna Minanogawa under his SFM microscope |
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| Eric Evaluates
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Eric Blair
Eric's wit scythes through the SML and makes clear his opinion of where the future lies for online sumo forums. |
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Eternal Banzuke Phase II
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Lon Howard
Stats, equations and mathematics all lead to a list of sumo's most prolific up and downers
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Heya Peek
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Mark Buckton
Mihogaseki, former home of Estonian sekitori Baruto is toured (and peeked at) by SFM's Editor-in-Chief
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Nagoya Basho Summary
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Lon Howard
Lon gives us his Nagoya basho summary, along with the henka sightings results
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Lower Division Rikishi
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Mikko Mattila
Mikko Mattila casts his watchful eye over lower division goings on in makushita and below.
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Aki Ones to Watch
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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 |
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Kimarite Focus
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Mikko Mattila
Our man Mikko's latest trio of kimarite get thrown about the SFM literary dohyo |
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Amateur Angles
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Howard Gilbert
Howard returns with the second of his columns on the amateur sumo scene.
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Sumo Game
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| SFM's very own quiz comes in for a bit of self scrutiny by our secretive man of questions. We'll call him 'X'. |
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Sumo in Print
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Barbara Ann Klein
SFM’s Editor reviews “The Little Yokozuna”, a book for “young” (and older) adults
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| Kokugi Connections
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Todd Lambert
Check out Todd's bimonthly focus on 3 of the WWW's best sumo sites
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Fan Debate
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Facilitator - Lon Howard
Keri Sibley and Eduardo de Paz ponder the concept of ‘to pay or not to pay’ makushita salaries
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SFM Cartoons
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Stephen Thompson
Sit back and enjoy the offerings of one of sumo's premier artists |
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Lets Hear From You
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| What was it that made you a sumo fan? SFM’s own Todd Lambert details his path into sumofandom
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The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke. |
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Kokugi Connections
by Todd Lambert
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pages have the same menu at the top of the page . Starting at the top, there's the Heya Introduction, the Oyakata's
Profile, Taiho Dojo, Deshi Details, Alumni, Recruiting, Charity Work,
Shop, News, and Mail. This is the home stable of Roho, its number one
rikishi, who was involved in a bit of a controversy just this past Nagoya basho, and received an unprecedented 3-day suspension for
actions off the dohyo. Find out more about sumo's most decorated
yokozuna, and an up and coming bad boy.
United Kingdom Sumo Association
(http://www.uk-sumo.com/)
This is the home of the fledgling organization whose lofty aims are to
try and both promote interest in Ozumo (the professional sport), and to
support the introduction of Amasumo (the amateur game). Conceived
of and staffed by some big names in the online sumo community, the UKSA
has no sponsorship or affiliations as of yet, but hopes to achieve
three straightforward goals (none involving Beckham). These are
to raise the profile of sumo throughout the UK, to provide learning
opportunities and places to train both at home and in Japan, and to
become the officially recognized as the body representing sumo in the
UK. Look what the lads from Sumo Ireland (see SFM #6)
started! Good luck and good training to both groups.
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Arkanda Sumo Pages (http://www.arkanda.net/sumo/ index.htm)
This website focuses on the statistics of the creme de la creme
of sumo - the yokozuna. The top page is of a very simple design
and divided into two sections: The Yokozuna and Links. In the
Yokozuna section, we have three further divisions: Statistics, Basho
Results, and Banzuke Records. In the Statistics section, we
find the records of each yokozuna starting from their first basho as
yokozuna, so that we may see how they performed solely during their
reigns at sumo's most privileged position. The yokozuna are
grouped by time period, and each list of stats is accompanied by a
likeness or photo of that particular grand champion. In the Basho
Results area, you can view a tournament-by-tournament comparison of
each yokozuna’s performances since 1916, and see how each man performed
relative to his peers. There is a legend at the bottom of this
section to explain the symbols used in the chart. The Banzuke
Records section allows you to see which yokozuna slot
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each man received on the banzuke. Not necessary these days, you may say, but several times in history there have been four grand champions. Do you know who was considered numero uno each time out? There are two charts, one
for the pre-1890s, when the yokozuna rank became institutionalized, and
one for after that point. Lots of good information here for those who
want to examine the yokozuna past and present a little more closely.
Odake-beya
(http://www.i-chubu.ne.jp/ ~kuraton/ index.html)
This is the homepage of the sumo stable established by the legendary
Taiho, the yokozuna with the most tournament victories (32) to his
credit. It is now operated by his son-in-law, the former
Futagoyama-beya bruiser and ex-sekiwake, Takatoriki (now known as Odake
oyakata). A nice, clean, easy-to-navigate page with lots of
photos and personal profiles for the fans. The front page has a vertical menu near the center, and sub-
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