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Sumo

A Thinking Fan's Guide to Japan's National Sport

David Benjamin

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English
Tuttle Shokai Inc
10 March 2010
Series: Tuttle Classics
""The most entertaining and irreverent guide to sumo."" - James Fallows, The Atlantic

Sumo

is a fresh and funny introduction to the fascinating world of sumo, Japan's national sport. Author David Benjamin peels away the veneer of sumo as a cultural treasure and reveals it as an action-packed sport populated by superb athletes who employ numerous strategies and techniques to overcome their gargantuan opponents. Sumo provides an engaging, witty, behind-the-scenes look at sumo today.

A complete guide to sumo for both curious novices and long-time fans, you'll learn about:

The greatest sumo match ever The many strategies employed by wrestlers, such as ""the Hooker,"" ""the Bulldozer"" and ""the Matador"" Sumo's most stunning move Why rikishi sometimes throw a match The backroom politics that influence who is promoted to the highest ranks The ""foreign invasion"" of sumo and what it means for the sport's future

About This New Edition

This book is a thoroughly updated revision of the popular The Joy of Sumo. Benjamin's enthusiasm and insight into the sport remain unmatched, and his humorous descriptions of the personalities and pageantry of the sport will have you laughing loud and often.
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Imprint:   Tuttle Shokai Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   284g
ISBN:   9784805310878
ISBN 10:   4805310871
Series:   Tuttle Classics
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

David Benjamin is the author of The Joy of Sumo (Tuttle) and The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked (Random House). He lived in Japan for 7 years, where he was editor-in-chief of Tokyo Journal, contributing editor and columnist for The Japan Times Weekly, and wrote a weekly column for The Mainichi Daily News. Following the publication of The Joy of Sumo, he became a regular sumo columnist in Shukan Bunshun and an occasional commentator on sumo and other sports on television.. He remains the only foreigner ever to cover Japan's national sport on a regular basis in a major Japanese-language publication. Today, Benjamin splits his time between New York and Paris, with regular visits to Japan. He continues to write fiction as well as weekly opinion essays, which have appeared in - among other publications - the New York Times, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Chicago Tribune, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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