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SOS - Shinjinrui on Sumo |
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Chris Gould
Chris sinks his teeth deeper into how sumo can go about pulling in the younger fans in part two of a three-part series.
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Azumazeki up close and personal |
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Steven Pascal-Joiner / William Titus
A wiz with a pen and a wiz with a lens get together with SFM to share
their time with Azumazeki Oyakata - Takamiyama as was - with the wider
sumo following world.
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Rikishi of Old |
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Joe Kuroda
Joe Kuroda takes a detailed look at the life and times of a former yokozuna forgotten by many - Maedayama.
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Eric Evaluates |
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Eric Blair
Eric calls the musubi-no-ichiban kimarite call on nakabi in Kyushu as perhaps only he could.
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Heya Peek |
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Jeff Kennel
First time heya visitor Jeff Kennel wrote about, photographed and even
made a video of his time spent at Arashio Beya prior to the Kyushu
Basho. All to be found within.
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SFM Interview |
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Mark Buckton
Mark interviews Russian up and comer Wakanoho of Magaki Beya.
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Photo Bonanzas |
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See behind the scenes at the Kyushu Basho, morning training in Arashio
Beya through the eyes of an artist and exactly what the Azumazeki lads
had to eat halfway though the July Nagoya Basho. All originals, all
seen here and nowhere else, and all for you.
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Kyushu Basho Summary |
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Lon Howard
Lon wraps the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka and throws in some henka sighting results for good measure.
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Lower Division Rikishi |
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Mikko Mattila
The lower divisions, their members and results get the once over thanks
to Mikko's eyeing of life down below the salaried ranks.
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Hatsu Ones To Watch |
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Carolyn Todd
Carolyn ponders and puts fingers to keys on the ones to watch come January and the Hatsu Basho.
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Kimarite Focus |
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Mikko Mattila
Mikko's latest clarification of a handful of sumo's kimarite offers unequalled analysis and in depth explanations.
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Amateur Angles |
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Howard Gilbert
Howard looks at makushita tsukedashi and what it means in real terms.
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Kokugi Konnections |
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Todd Lambert
Click on Todd's bimonthly focus on three of the best sumo sites online.
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Fan Debate |
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Facilitators - Lon Howard / Carolyn Todd
Two SFMers talk over the yokozuna benefiting from weak opposition - or not as the case may be.
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SFM Cartoons |
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Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
In this issue's cartoon bonanza, sit back and sample Stephen's artistic offerings.
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Sumo Odds ’n’ Ends |
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SFM's interactive elements including Henka Sightings, Elevator Rikishi and Eternal Banzuke!
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Lets Hear From You |
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What was it that made you a sumo fan? Starting with issue #10, the SFM
staff will reveal a little of their own routes into sumo fandom -
starting with Benny Loh.
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Readers' Letters |
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See what our readers had to say since we last hit your screens.
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Sumo Quiz |
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The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke.
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O’Doul
était le père du base-ball moderne au Japon car il
voyagea sans arrêt dans ce pays pour populariser ce sport. Sans
lui, il n’y aurait pas eu d’Ichiro ni de Hideki Matsui qui jouerait au
base-ball aux Etats-Unis aujourd’hui. Maedayama voulait peut-être
faire la même chose pour le sumo quand il devint oyakata. Avec le
recul, on peut dire que sans Maedayama, il n’y aurait pas eu d’Akebono,
le premier yokozuna étranger, ni d’Asashoryu, l’un des meilleurs
yokozuna de tous les temps. Maedayama n’a pas laissé de trace
significative comme yokozuna mais son héritage reste
impressionnant. Alors que nous arrivons au Haru basho 2007, il y aura
17 sekitori sur le banzuke.
Takasago Uragoro / Maedayama Eigoro décède d’une cirrhose
du foie le 17 août 1971. il était âgé de 57
ans. Presque un an plus tard, lors du basho de juillet 1972,
Takamiyama, la recrue qu’il a ramené de Hawaï, remporte son
premier tournoi de makuuchi. L’inspirateur du nom de Maedayama, le
docteur Maeda, meurt exactement en 1979 le 17 août, le même
jour que son ancien patient. Même dans la mort, il resteront
liés. |
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Maedayama Eigoro
| Date de naissance : |
4 mai 1914
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| Lieu de naissance : |
Kisuki-mura, Nishiuwa-gun (aujourd’hui Yahatama-shi, Honai-cho, Kiki), Préfecture d’Ehime
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| Nom de naissance : |
Kanematsu Hagimori |
| Shikona : |
Kigiyama => Sadamisaki => Maedayama |
Heya :
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Takasago
| Débuts sur le dohyo:
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Janvier 1929 |
| Débuts en Juryo : |
Janvier 1934
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| Débuts en Makuuchi : |
Janvier 1937
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| Débuts comme Yokozuna : |
Novembre 1947 |
| Dernier basho: |
Octobre 1949
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Plus haut rang atteint
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Yokozuna |
| Basho en Makuuchi : |
27
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| Scores en makuuchi : |
206 victoires, 104 défaites, 39 kyujo
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| Pourcentage de victoires: |
0.66
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Yusho :
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1 (equivalent Makuuchi)
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Taille :
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180 cm
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Poids :
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117 kg
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| Techniques favorites: |
Tsuppari, hidari-yotsu, tsuri, yori
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Décès :
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17 août 1971 |
| La page sur Maedayama (site Kyokai, avec vidéo de combat) : |
http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/kiroku_daicho/ eng/ mei_yokozuna/maedayama.html |
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