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SFM’s historian, JK, wraps his two-part article on the greatest of the tsuna wearers
What exactly is it and furthermore, what does it do? The ISF explain themselves and their purpose in existing
Man or myth? Sumo's first yokozuna comes under the spotlight
Tokitsukaze-beya and its famous find themselves the target of Barbara's peek into life inside the heya
Featuring interviews with amateur sumo's European Sumo Union General Secretary and the President of the newly founded Irish Sumo Federation
Would chanko exist without sumo? What is chanko anyway? Find out in Sumo 101
Basho through the eyes of the fans in the seats as SFM gives the mantle of photographer(s) for this basho to Barbara & Gerald Patten. And don't miss our all-Mongolian Bonanza supplied by our Editor, Barbara Ann Klein
Lon gives us his Haru Basho summary, along with the henka sightings results
Mikko Mattila covers the lower division goings on like nobody else around
Mark Buckton glances back to look forward in his ones to look out for come May
Our man Mikko takes us on a tour of his chosen kimarite
Our gaming thread takes a break for April so we can look at the Spanish language book on the sport not long since released
Todd’s bimonthly focus on 3 of the WWW's best sumo sites today
April's man VS monkey debate covers the issue of reducing the number of honbasho
Sit back and enjoy the offerings
made you a sumo fan? Thierry Perran lets us in on his reasons for loving this sport
See what our featured letter is for this issue
Sumo Quiz
The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke.
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material at juryo.net gives us an invaluable glimpse at how we got from there to here.
Ajigawa-beya (http://homepage2.nifty.com/
ajigawa-beya/2index.html)
This is the sumo stable where the Mongolian rikishi Ama, and his fellow sekitori Aminishiki and Asofuji reside and practice. The heya is run by the former Asahifuji, the 63rd yokozuna (and whose rise to sumo's top rank was admirably chronicled in The Joy of Sumo: A Fan's Guide by David Benjamin). Once past the flash introduction, the
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main page loads to reveal a photo of the stable's three sekitori, and their current tournament records. The left side menu bar grants access to all the splendor to be found within the Ajigawa kingdom. Starting with the top button, and in descending order, you can click and learn about the stable master, Aminishiki, Ama, and Asofuji. Continuing down the menu, there are the remaining sumotori, the heya newspaper, information about joining the heya support association, a list of the heya's rikishi and how they have performed in the recent tournaments, as well as
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an archive of their career records. Further down the menu bar are a photo album of past tours, events, and the lifestyle of the stable, a list of former yokozuna (with hyperlinks to the NSK homepage), a sumo glossary, Ajigawa-beya goods for sale, recruiting, chanko nabe recipes, links, and chat. The website is full of photos, graphics, and icons, and gives the impression of a warm, enthusiastic, family-like bunch.
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