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Sumo Art - a world of its own |
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Chris Gould
Sumo art is truly a world in and of itself. Read this piece to brush up on points you already know or pick up nuggets of info on this little known aspect of the sport that will send you to bed a wiser boy or girl.
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SFM Interview |
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Mark Buckton
The world's premier sumo artist, Lynn Matsuoka answers Qs on the whys and wherefores surrounding sumo art, her life in and around Japan and the sport she has helped take global on canvas.
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SFM Interview 2 |
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Mark Buckton
Sumo artist Hiroko Kimatsu may be a name unknown to many but that won't stay the same for long.
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The Shiranui Curse |
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Chris Gould
Make up your own mind about the so called Shiranui Curse - fact or fiction? CG reveals a few of the things you might have known and plenty you likely didn't to let you, the jury, ponder this one.
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Rikishi of Old |
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Joe Kuroda
Joe's look at a rikishi of times gone by this issue focuses on yokozuna #44, Tochinishiki, half of the famed Tochi-Waka (Wakanohana I) pairing - and the slightly more dominant of the two.
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Fan View |
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Caroyln Todd
SFM's 2IC, Caroyln Todd steps up to the plate and explains just what sumo fandom means to her.
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Eric Evaluates |
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Eric Blair
Eric slams the yen hunters only here for the money in his latest take on sumo and its modern surrounds.
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What do the Japanese really think? |
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Various writers
A few thoughts and many things to ponder from the locals as Japanese writers contribute to let us know how they see sumo and its role in their society in the early 21st century.
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Nagoya Basho Summary |
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Lon Howard
Lon takes a look back at the July Nagoya Basho - Hakuho's first as yokozuna and one that was oh so eventful all round.
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Aki Basho - Ones To Watch |
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Alexander Herrmann
SFM's German translator extroadinairre Alexander Herrmann suggests a few rikishi to keep an eye on come September and sumo's return to Tokyo.
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Photo Bonanzas |
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Carolyn Todd / Mark Buckton
SFM's new Ed, Carolyn Todd and Ed-i-C Mark Buckton get together to bring you a brilliantly eclectic handful of images - some old, some new but all somehow connected to sumo that may have otherwise ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Sumo Menko - ID techniques |
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Ryan Laughton
Menko man Ryan Laughton gives budding collectors and experts alike a few tips on how to best go about identifying the menko you have in front of you.
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Amateur Angles |
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Howard Gilbert
Howard Gilbert, SFM's resident expert on Amateur Sumo starts the build up to this year's Sumo World Championships in Thailand with a rundown on the Europeans to keep an eye out for.
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South American Sumo Championships |
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Federico Quiroga
Quite probably the first ever report on events in amateur sumo down in South America - with an unequalled bonanza to boot!
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European Sumo Championships |
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Sébastien Iniesta
The first Frenchman in years to enter the Euro ama-scene - Mr. Sébastien Iniesta takes us all along on his recent trip to compete (and referee!) and survive in Budapest, Hungary. (Pt.1 of 2)
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Rikishi Diary |
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Mark Kent
Mark Kent - English pro-wrestler and amateur heavyweight sumotori on his quest for national and world glory on the amateur dohyo
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Heya Peek |
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Heya Peek will be taking a break this issue but with SFMers set to visit more than a few heya in the coming weeks is set to return for Issue 15 - due on screens near you, pre-Kyushu - October 29th.
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Kokugi Konnections |
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Todd Lambert
Click on Todd's latest selection of three (plus one) of the best sumo sites online today.
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Morph Corner |
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Olivia Nagioff
The global exclusive sumo morphing - yet to appear in 'coincidentally similar' version anywhere else - has to be seen to be believed.
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SFM Cartoons |
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Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
In this issue's cartoon bonanza, sit back and sample SFM's latest artistic offerings.
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Sumo Odds & Ends |
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SFM's interactive elements - as always includes Henka Sightings, Elevator Rikishi and Eternal Banzuke - and with a new man aboard the SS SFM - Ben Doolan of Australia!
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Let's Hear From You |
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What was it that made you a sumo fan? Phil Sherman spills the beans to SFM.
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Readers' Letters |
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See what our readers had to say since we last hit your screens - with letters this time from Kobe in Japan and Indonesia - not in Japan.
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Sumo Quiz |
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The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself a genuine banzuke.
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News Snippets!
Carolyn Todd
Our Editor sums up the contents of this issue of Sumo Fan Magazine and also the goings-on in the wider sumo world.
Read more...
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Chris Gould
It towers over us at Ryogoku station, welcomes us in the Kokugikan
entrance hall, overhangs us in the Kokugikan arena and adorns the backs
of our English-language matchday programmes. Sumo art is everywhere....Read more...
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Mark Buckton
Renowned sumo artist Lynn Matsuoka rarely gives full on interviews
so here at SFM we count ourselves particularly lucky to be able to
bring you an interview with a self made, global leader in sumo art.
Read more...
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Olivia Nagioff
See what happens when a rikishi sneezes!
See more...
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Howard Gilbert
European athletes and fans would have been disappointed to learn
that they will once again have to travel half way around the world to
compete in the World Sumo Championships.
Read more...
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Chris Gould
Many sumo lovers have heard of the ‘Curse of the Shiranui,’ but
what is the evidence behind the claim? Chris Gould looks at the unlucky
yokozuna who have been reduced to a Shiranui shambles.
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Joe Kuroda
The 44th yokozuna Tochinishiki was part of one of the golden ages
of Ozumo with his hard-fought battles against rival yokozuna
Wakanohana. Just after the end of World War II, their exploits on the
dohyo provided a sense of relief from the daily grind to a Japanese
society on the look out for renewed hope and prosperity.
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Mark Kent
Our rikishi diarist celebrates his birthday in style with a sumo cake! Feast your eyes!
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You Could Be Advertising Here!
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SUMO ARTIST
Lynn Matsuoka
Asanowaka
was a classic looking figure in sumo, and briefly carried the sword
during Akebono's dohyo-iri. He was incredibly funny and would say some
things other rikishi wouldn't dare say. He was, of course, famous for
his froglike shikiri for which the Kyokai kept reprimanding him, the
crowd loved it! This ink jet print, ed. 100, 9.5 x 11 inches is signed
and numbered by the artist, available for $550. from the studio. Please
contact artist@aloha.net
Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director – Japan
Mark Buckton
Editor
Carolyn Todd
Assistant Editor
Olivia Nagioff
Staff Writers
Eric Blair
Howard Gilbert
Chris Gould
Lon Howard
Joe Kuroda
Todd Lambert
Ryan Laughton
Website System Admin & Hosting
Alisdair Davey
Magazine & Website Layout Designer
Olivia Nagioff
Cartoonists
Benny Loh
Stephen Thompson
Staff Translators
Denis Chaton – French
Alexander Herrmann – German
Juan Pablo Vieytes – Spanish
Eduardo de Paz - Spanish
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