Introduction and request for "sumo" magazine

[kedevash 44]

Hello all

I'm Philippe. I'm 28. I live in France.

I'm a big fan of sumo since 2006. The first basho i see on tv was the last won by a Japanese rikishi, Tochiazuma II. Since then, i follow sumo closely. I now have a collection of 600 dvds of each basho since 2006. This collection becomes to take place in my house :-) .

I also make a personnal banzuke and a rikishi profil with exel. I don't know how i can upload some to show you my work. If someone can tell me that i take it.

In 2010 i went to Japan to visit Tokyo Kyoto ect... I also attend to some keiko in tokyo before the basho. Tokitsukaze ; Satogatake and Kasugano. I met some rikishi! What a dream come true. After that i went to 7 days of the Natsu basho. Stay all day to see the lower divisions boots ect... What an experience !!!

Next september i will be back in Japan with my wife this time. And of course i have plan to attend some keiko and to one day of the aki basho ( my wife is not a fan of sumo as me)

So I will be sooo please if someone could bring me to some keiko and meet rikishi!

My favourite rikihi are Harumafuji ; Hakuho ; Myogiryu ; Toyonoshima and Yoshikaze. I also follow closely Isegahama beya and my little favorite Terutsuyoshi.

In my Topic tile i have mention "sumo" magazine. I don't find a way to get it so can somebody can buy it for me and send it to France. I can pay you via Paypal or something else too.

Thanks to have read me and i looking foward to talk to you guys !!!

[Bugman 384]

Hello Phillipe, bienvenue sur le forum. (Welcome...)

[Swami 245]

Hearty salutations from the Swami!

Since the demise of Sumo World, I have greatly missed a publication for English-language sumo fans, although I suspect with all on-line advancements, perhaps there isn't the demand for hard copy magazines any more.

Swami

[kawika 123]

Are you interested in old issues? If so, message my your mailing address.

Sumo World still exists, just no one distributes it.

[Swami 245]

Are you interested in old issues? If so, message my your mailing address.

Sumo World still exists, just no one distributes it.

I have all issues from January 1980 until early 2001, then there was a gap, the last remaining issue I have was relating to Asashoryu's promotion to yokozuna.

I'll have a think about it.

Swami

[kedevash 44]

Kawika. I send you a private message about sumo world ;-)

[Washuyama 662]

Sumo World still exists,

If you want to call what they publish now an existance.... :-/

[Swami 245]

Sumo World still exists,

If you want to call what they publish now an existance.... :-/

As far as I was aware the last issue I saw was back in early 2002.

Swami

[Jonsey 0]

It appears it is back in Kindle format and there may be earlier issues too: http://www.amazon.com/Sumo-World-January-2016-Toshimitsu-ebook/dp/B01B13Y76W

Had totally the same experience being ripped off by CN many many years ago.