Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Behind the Curtain - November 2016

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Ending the year of the Monkey, we’ve got a handful of rikishi stepping out from behind the curtain.   This is a bumper crop of young men...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Behind The Curtain - September 2016

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With the Nagoya Basho in our rear mirror, we have the Aki basho right around the corner.  Before we make that turn, we should take a look ...
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Behind The Curtain - July 2016

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The heat of the summer and the Nagoya basho go hand in hand.  With the summer heat, there will be 5 rikishi stepping out in front of the c...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

For ‘Mamu’ Penitani, sumo has been the right choice By Ferd Lewis Honolulu Star-Advertiser May 9, 2015

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NAKAMA, Japan >> Nearly  three years later , Fiamalu "Mamu" Penitani still vividly recalls the disbelief in the college re...
Sunday, November 29, 2015

Behind The Curtain - January 2016

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The first basho of 2016 is a special event for a pair of rikishi, stepping out in front of the curtain for the first time in their careers...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Behind the Curtain - September 2015

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For our Aki basho in Tokyo this September, it has been reported by Nikkansports website that there will 4 promotions to Juryo d...
Monday, September 1, 2014

Behind the Curtain - September 2014

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September takes us to the last basho in the Kanto area for 2014, as the last tournament at Kokugikan we will see 4 rikishi make their retu...