This introduction to the exciting world of sumo wrestling offers an insight into sumo's history, rituals and techniques. The daily life of a rikishi is examined, as is the role played by non-Japanese competitors. Behind-the-scenes photographs, archive photographs and woodblock prints are included.
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"... the perfect guide for the rapidly growing International sumo audience...." -- The Daily Yomiuri
"Newton's historical overview is the best available in English." -- Doreen Simmons, Kansai Time Out
"The perfect introduction to the sport and its traditions." -- The Asahi Evening News
"Newton's historical overview is the best available in English." -- Doreen Simmons, Kansai Time Out
"The perfect introduction to the sport and its traditions." -- The Asahi Evening News
About the Author
Clyde Newton is co-author, with Andy Adams, of the popular volume Sumo (Paul Hamlyn, 1989). Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Newton was raised in Japan from the age of six, and received a bachelor's degree in political science from Sophia University in 1978. He has served as associate editor of the magazine Sumo World for over ten years and regularly provides guest commentary on NHK's English broadcasts of sumo.
The late Gerald Toff photographed sumo extensively for twenty years. His photographs and articles appeared in Sumo World for over fifteen years. He wrote on the sport in Japanese for various major Japanese journals. A native of London, Toff taught comparative culture at the Nagoya Institute of Technology and served as a guest commentator on NHK's English broadcasts of sumo. He died at age sixty-three in October 1995.
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Dynamic sumo,
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Dynamic sumo is a pleasant book to read. It is a well-written introduction to the different aspects of sumo. It is a source for beginners and also for people with intermediate knowledge.The history-section is especially good. The author has chosen essential parts of sumo`s history and spices it up with snippets of some spesific events. The descriptions of 20th century great wrestlers` careers is also included. The photographs and drawings are high class. Photos of bouts catch the strength and skill of the wrestlers in crucial moments and some of the photos can be considered real masterpieces both in timing and angle. The written explantions are accompanied with graphical illustrations which makes it easy to follow the text. In a nutshell Dynamic sumo is a very good book with interesting facts, good layout, excellent graphics and an ability to make one hungry for further information over the great sport of sumo.
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Sumo is distinguished from other sports by the importance it places on ritual and ceremony. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
active rikishi, first rikishi, retired rikishi, young rikishi, new rikishi, sumo association, sumo world, professional sumo, sumo arena, ranking sheet, official tournaments, sumo tournaments, regional tours Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sumo Kyokai, World War, Collection of the Sumo Museum, Musashigawa Oyakata, Commodore Perry, Emperor's Cup, Ryogoku Kokugikan, United States New!
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Sumo is distinguished from other sports by the importance it places on ritual and ceremony. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
active rikishi, first rikishi, retired rikishi, young rikishi, new rikishi, sumo association, sumo world, professional sumo, sumo arena, ranking sheet, official tournaments, sumo tournaments, regional tours Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sumo Kyokai, World War, Collection of the Sumo Museum, Musashigawa Oyakata, Commodore Perry, Emperor's Cup, Ryogoku Kokugikan, United States New!
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