Sumo Fan Magazine

What Will Become of the Dynasty? Brian Lewin The Hanada Dynasty – past or present? Rikishi of Old Joe Kuroda A look at a rikishi of yesteryear with Tenryu our man for August. Heya Peek John Gunning John attends a chanko session at Chiganoura Beya. Photo Bonanza For a glimpse at some of the sights you won't see on TV. July Basho Review Lon Howard & John Gunning Lon gives us his Nagoya Basho summary and his take on upset of the tournament while John chips in with his ‘gem’ of the basho. Lower Division Rikishi Mikko Mattila takes a break and Eric Blair covers the lower divisions in his own ‘unique’ way. Aki Basho Forecast Pierre Wohlleben & Mark Buckton Pierre predicts the Aki Basho banzuke while Mark previews the ones to watch next time out. Sumo 101 Barbara Ann Klein Gyoji goings on and several things you never knew about the ones officiating. Kimarite Focus Mikko Mattila Mikko walks us through his 2 chosen kimarite. Minusha John McTague John's unique view of news from outside the dohyo. Boletín de Sumo en Español Eduardo de Paz Gútiez An article on sumo’s very first fan mag – Boletin de Sumo en Espanol Online Gaming Jezz Sterling Hear from the founder of Bench Sumo of one of sumo's most popular games. Kokugi Connections Todd Lambert Todd’s focus on 3 of the most interesting online sumo sites today. Fan Debate Henka – good, bad or ugly? See what our debaters think. Let’s Hear From You What was it that made you a sumo fan – the Petros Zachos story. Ngozi on the Road Ngozi T. Robinson NTR visits an amasumo event in the north-east U.S. and tells us what it was like. Sumo Quiz The Quizmaster Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho's banzuke.	group. Tenryu, himself, was not among those returning to the Kyokai as he was invited to work as secretary and assistant to a Cabinet Minister of then Japanese-occupied Manchuria. In Manchuria, Tenryu again showed his leadership and organizational skills by establishing the Manchuria Sumo Association, and helped promote sumo by organizing tournaments and developing young rikishi. Tenryu was also an ardent student of Sumodo and Budo. In 1939 he happened to come across a demonstration by a frail looking old man who threw aside men coming towards him armed with a sword. Tenryu suspected that the whole thing must have been staged and challenged the old man who promptly blew him, a professional sumotori, away with one hand. This old man was none other than Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. Tenryu immediately asked to join his dojo and, after several months, went on to acquire an Aikido license. In subsequent years, Tenryu managed a sports shop and a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo and worked as a sumo broadcast analyst for Japan’s TBS TV network. He also wrote articles for sports papers. Shortly after the end of World War II, he was asked by the
		Kyokai to work as a special advisor. He was awarded a special certificate of achievement for his sumo-related work in Manchuria from the famed House of Yoshida Tsukasa, which traditionally awarded the “yokozuna license”.	In 1957, a Japanese Parliamentary committee held a series of sessions to reform Ozumo and its operations and to improve the living conditions of rikishi and other Kyokai Next Home