No. 10 IshiuraMiyaginoTottori (Jan. 10, 1990) M11, 9-6

No. 11 KagayakiTakadagawaIshikawa (June 1, 1994) M13, 10-5

No. 12 ChiyomaruKokonoeKagoshima (April 17, 1991) M13, 9-6

No. 13 KotoekoSadogatakeMiyazaki (Nov. 20, 1991) M7, 5-10

No. 14 ShimanoumiKiseMie (July 11, 1989) M10, 6-9

No. 15 IkioiIsenoumiOsaka (Oct. 11, 1986) J3, 11-4

No. 16 KaiseiTomozunaBrazil (Dec. 18, 1986) J5, 11-4

No. 17 TokushoryuKiseNara (Aug. 22, 1986) J1, 8-7

No. 1 EndoOitekazeIshikawa (Oct. 19, 1990) K, 7-8

No. 2 HokutofujiHakkakuSaitama (July 15, 1992) K, 7-8

No. 3 TamawashiKataonamiMongolia (Nov. 16, 1984) M4, 7-8

No. 4 OkinoumiHakkakuShimane (July 29, 1985) M 1, 6-9

No. 5 MeiseiTatsunamiKagoshima (July 24, 1995) M2, 6-9

No. 6 TakarafujiIsegahamaAomori (Feb. 18, 1987) M3, 6-9

No. 7 ShohozanNishonosekiFukuoka (Feb. 9, 1984) M8, 8-7

No. 8 AoiyamaKasuganoBulgaria (June 19, 1986) M5, 6-9

No. 9 TakanoshoChiganouraChiba (Nov. 14, 1994) M12, 10-5

東 前 頭 Maegashira East West Maegashira 西 前 頭No. 10 SadanoumiSakaigawaKumamoto (May 11, 1987) M8, 7-8

No. 11 ChiyotairyuKokonoeTokyo (Nov. 14, 1988) M11, 9-6

No. 12 TsurugishoOitekazeTokyo (July 27, 1991) M7, 6-9

No. 13 KotoshogikuSadogatakeFukuoka (Jan. 30, 1984) M9, 6-9

No. 14 TerutsuyoshiIsegahamaHyogo (Jan. 17, 1995) M14, 8-7

No. 15 AzumaryuTamanoiMongolia (May 12, 1987) J1, 11-4

No. 16 TochiozanKasuganoKochi (March 9, 1987) J2, 10-5

No. 17 KiribayamaMichinokuMongolia (April 24, 1996) J5, 11-4

No. 1 MyogiryuSakaigawaHyogo (Oct. 22, 1986) M2, 8-7

No. 2 MitakeumiDewanoumiNagano (Dec. 25, 1992)S, 6-9

No. 3 KotoyukiSadogatakeKagawa (April 2, 1991) M4, 8-7

No. 4 ShodaiTokitsukazeKumamoto (Nov. 5, 1991) M10, 11-4

No. 5 EnhoMiyaginoIshikawa (Oct. 18, 1994) M6, 8-7

No. 6 TochinoshinKasuganoGeorgia (Oct. 13, 1987) S, 2-3, r-10

No. 7 OnoshoOnomatsuAomori (July 4, 1996) M6, 7-8

No. 8 RyudenTakadagawaYamanashi (Nov. 10, 1990) M5, 6-9

No. 9 YutakayamaTokitsukazeNiigata (Sept. 22, 1993) M9, 8-7

大相撲初場所番付表NIKKAN SPORTS PHOTOS

New Year Basho Rankings

AbiShikoroyama

Saitama(May 4, 1994)

K, 9-6Abi has had a winning record for three

straight basho as a komusubi.

TakayasuTagonouraIbaraki (Feb. 28, 1990) O, 3-5, r-7Takayasu, who was demoted to sekiwake after 15 basho at ozeki, needs 10 or more victories at this tourney to win promotion back to ozeki.

DaieishoOitekazeSaitama(Nov. 10, 1993)M1, 8-7Daieisho has been promoted to komusubi after three consecutive 8-7 records.

KakuryuMichinokuMongolia (Aug. 10, 1985) Y, 0-1, r-14Kakuryu has withdrawn from two straight tournaments after winning the Emperor’s Cup at last July’s Nagoya Basho -- and five of the last nine basho overall -- due to injuries. His best record is 14-1 and he has achieved it five times.

HakuhoMiyagino

Mongolia (March 11, 1985) Y, 14-1

Hakuho captured his 43rd Emperor’s Cup in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tour-nament last November. It was also his first championship since he became a

Japanese citizen in August.

GoeidoSakaigawaOsaka (April 6, 1986) O, 0-2, r-13

Goeido is returning from an ankle injury that forced him to withdraw after the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November.

TakakeishoChiganoura

Hyogo (Aug. 5, 1996) O, 9-6

Takakeisho kept his ozeki status in Fukuoka with a 9-6 record in his first tournament

back in the position since dropping to seki-wake after the Nagoya Basho in July.

East West

Sumo TechniquesThe Japan Sumo Association defines 82 kimarite (winning techniques) and five non-techniques (way to lose). Here are eight techniques you may see during the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. For more techniques, stay tuned for future basho previews. SACHIKO ASUKA ILLUSTRATIONS

Chart introduction• Y = yokozuna, O = ozeki, S = sekiwake, K = komusubi, M = maegashira, J = juryo, r = rest days. • Records are shown as previous ranking, won, lost and rest days.

Asanoyama Takasago

Toyama (March 1, 1994)K, 11-4

Two basho after winning his first Emperor’s Cup with a 12-2 record as No. 8 maegashira last May,

Asanoyama won promotion to sekiwake.

関 脇 Sekiwake

横 綱 Yokozuna

大 関 Ozeki

小 結 Komusubi

Sabaori: Grabbing the opponent’s mawashi to pull him

forward and forcing him down to his knees.

Kimetaoshi: Wrapping one’s arms around the oppo-

nent’s arms or shoulders and forcing him down to the ground or out of the ring.

Tsukite: One of five non-techniques (way to lose). The opponent

stumbles by himself and lands on one or both hands.

Gasshohineri: Interlacing one’s fingers

behind the opponent’s head, neck or back and twisting him down.

Nimaigeri: While pulling the opponent up to make

him off balance, kicking the outside of his planted leg to throw him down.

Ushiromotare: When the opponent steps

behind the wrestler, leaning backward and pushing him down or out of the ring.

Okurihikiotoshi: Stepping into the

opponent’s behind and pulling him down to the ground.

Harimanage: When the oppo-nent rushes low,

grabbing his foe’s mawashi from the back and pulling him to force him down or out of the ring.

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