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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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| Sumo Quiz |
The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke. |
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Carolyn Todd
In
most sports, competitors tote their equipment, boots, racquets, or
whatever, in technology-riddled bags produced by sports company
sponsors. In sumo, however, they have to make do with bamboo and paper
boxes designed in the Edo period (1603-1867)... Read more...
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Joe Kuroda
The
34th yokozuna Minanogawa Tozo was born Tomojiro (note: his name can be
read Kyojiro as well) Sakata in what is now known as Tsukuba City,
Ibaraki Prefecture on September 17, 1903. ... Read more...
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Mark Buckton
Heya come and heya go, but Mihogaseki is an oldie. This heya has been around a long time. With
a history that dates back to the old days of Osaka having its own
separate sumo entity, the heya came into being after the 1926
establishment of the Dai-Nihon Sumo Kyokai. ... Read more
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Mikko Mattila
Lack
of access to makushita bouts necessitated that I look for a new
viewpoint for this issue’s column. Thus, the article is divided into
three parts. The first part covers ex-sekitori level rikishi and their
recent performance in the lower divisions; the second part sums up the
recent success of ten of the youngest 18- and 19-year-olds ... Read more...
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Howard Gilbert
For
those of us interested in amateur sumo, the past two or three months
have raised issues about the direction of the sport, the stakeholders
within and around it, and the issue of player welfare and development.
In one corner is the International Sumo Federation (IFS) and its system
of... Read more...
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Lon Howard
Well, the Elevator Rikishi study is about to hit
the wall, in a manner of speaking. In the effort just completed,
the oldest banzuke from which names were taken was Aki 1964. That
means... Read more...
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Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director – Japan
Mark Buckton
Editor
Barbara Ann Klein
Fan Liaison Director
Lon Howard
Staff Writers
Eric Blair
Howard Gilbert
Joe Kuroda
Todd Lambert
Mikko Mattila
Carolyn Todd
Proofreaders
Katherine Dee
Barbara Patten
Website System Admin & Hosting
Alisdair Davey
Magazine & Website Layout Designer
Olivia Nagioff
Jonas Lindström
Cartoonists
Benny Loh
Stephen Thompson
Staff Translators
Denis Chaton – French
Juan Pablo Vieytes – Spanish
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