Sumo Fan Magazine

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SOS - Shinjinrui on Sumo
Chris Gould Chris sinks his teeth into how sumo can go about pulling in the younger fans - currently so noticeable by their absence. The first of a three-part series.

Sumo World Championships
Mark Buckton Mark Buckton reports from Sakai near Osaka, site of the latest Sumo World Championships.

Rikishi of Old
Joe Kuroda Joe Kuroda finishes off his look at former yokozuna Minanogawa.

Sumo 101 / Eric Evaluates
Eric Blair Eric expains sumo fan terminology - with the inevitable twist - for those just getting into the sport and still subject to the know it alls.

Age stands still for no man
Joe Kuroda Former ozeki Kiyokuni will retire in November under the compulsory '65 and you are out' rule. JK takes a look at this quiet earth mover.

Feel the Sumo
Eduardo de Paz Read and feel the renowned Leonishiki's passion for all things sumo at his first live event.

SFM Interview
Mark Buckton Mark interviews Colin Carroll - again - Irish star of Sakai.

Photo Bonanza
See the Aki Basho bonanza as well as the largest collection of pics you are likely to see on the Sumo World Championships earlier in October.

Aki Basho Summary
Lon Howard Lon wraps the September Aki Basho and throws in some henka sighting results for good measure.

Lower Division Rikishi
Mikko Mattila The lower divisions, their members and results get the once over thanks to Mikko's eye of things 'beneath the curtain'.

Kyushu Ones To Watch
Carolyn Todd Carolyn shares her thoughts on whom to keep an eye on in Fukuoka.

Kimarite Focus
Mikko Mattila Mikko's latest clarification of several of the sport's plethora of kimarite.

Amateur Angles
Howard Gilbert Howard Gilbert - manager of New Zealand's amateur sumo team takes a look at the approaching Russians.

Kokugi Konnections
Todd Lambert Click on Todd's bimonthly focus on three of the best sumo sites online.

Fan Debate
Facilitator - Lon Howard Jesse Lake and Rich Pardoe hammer out their differences on a current furor - promotion criteria.

SFM Cartoons
Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson In this issue's cartoon bonanza, sit back and enjoy Benny Loh's offerings and put a caption to Stephen Thompson's picture to win yourselves a banzuke.

Sumo Odds ’n’ Ends
SFM's interactive elements including Henka Sightings, Elevator Rikishi and Eternal Banzuke!

Lets Hear From You
What was it that made you a sumo fan? Kevin Murphy reveals all.

Readers' Letters
See what our readers had to say since we last hit your screens.

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

Daishoyu (19) missed the Nagoya basho due to injury, but came back

Daishoyu

strongly with a 6-1 record. His only loss was for an alleged a hansoku, a violation of the rules. All four of the above mentioned rikishi will be quite high in sandanme in the Kyushu

basho, so it will be interesting to see whether they can all continue their fast ascent on the banzuke.

In jonokuchi division ex-makushita Kurazono made a come-back after a long absence due to injury. He took the yusho easily without losing any bouts. Tomozuna-beya’s Kainohama also dropped down to jonokuchi due to injury but bounced back nicely with a 6-1 record.

He had an interesting basho enjoying his own strong come-back, and seeing his countryman Kaisei start his career in maezumo. Kaisei is a promising new Brazilian entrant with a big body, and will be under Kainohama’s guidance. The only fresh jonokuchi rikishi in Aki basho was a 15-year-old Masunoyama who already possesses

a physique of 176cm – 5’9”/143kg – 315 lbs. He has looked strong at Chiganoura-beya keiko and started with a solid 6-1. The Nagoya basho jonokuchi yusho winner, Omiyamoto, suffered an ugly 2-5 at Jd25.

Kainohama

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