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	Akebono theses Akebono
		Akebono Taro (曙太郎 Akebono Tarō, born May 8 1969 as Chad Haaheo Rowan) is a former Sumo wrestler.
		Akebono was a long lived and strong yokozuna, lasting nearly eight years in the rank and winning the top division championship on a further eight occassions.
		Akebono was one of the tallest sumo wrestlers ever, at 203 cm (6ft 8in) tall, and also one of the heaviest with a fighting weight around 235 kg.
	www.find-ask.com /Encyclopedia/Akebono/Akebono.html (1042 words)

	Akebono Taro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Akebono was a long standing and strong Yokozuna, lasting nearly eight years in the rank and winning the top division championship on a further eight occasions.
		Akebono was one of the tallest sumo wrestlers ever, at 203 cm (6ft 8in) tall, and also one of the heaviest with a fighting weight around 235 kg (517 lb).
		Akebono was given the honour of representing Japan at this event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akebono_Taro (1616 words)

	PhotoGuide Japan/Akebono Tribute/Promotion to Yokozuna
		After Akebono's ozeki promotion in May 1992, the key question was, "Will he make it to yokozuna?" While we pondered over this, he had a heart-breaking toe injury forcing him to delay his ozeki debut by skipping the July 1992 tournament in Nagoya.
		Akebono's road to yokozuna was first paved by Takamiyama who from the 1960s popularized the idea of foreign sumoists in Japan and became the first foreigner to win a tournament (July 1972).
		"Akebono Taro" engraved in stone at the Yokozuna Rikishi Monument at the Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine in Tokyo.
	photojpn.org /exp/sumo/akebono4.html (2138 words)

	Ex-Yokozuna Akebono geht zu K1 - Message Board - ezboard.com
		Taro Akebono is scheduled to meet popular American K-1 fighter Bob "The Beast" Sapp when he debuts in a K-1 event Dec. 31 in Japan, event organizers said.
		Akebono, who was born Chad Rowan and took Japanese citizenship in 1996, said he submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday to the Japan Sumo Association and it was accepted Thursday.
		Akebono, who has been using his ring name even after retirement in 2001 under a special rule for yokozuna, could not afford the vast sums needed to obtain "toshiyori-meiseki," or the right to stay with the Japan Sumo Association after retirement as a sumo elder.
	p196.ezboard.com /fbudoforumfrm41.showMessage?topicID=8.topic (2038 words)

	"Sumo Shimpo February 2001" on www.sumoshimpo.com
		Akebono, who has taken Japanese citizenship and the Japanese name Akebono Taro, was ranked at grand champion for 48 tournaments, the fourth-longest tenure ever at that rank.
		Akebono was joined at the yokozuna level in 1999 by another Hawaii-born wrestler, Musashimaru, who currently has eight yusho to his credit.
		Akebono’s record in 63 Makunouchi Division basho (58 in sanyaku, 48 as yokozuna) is 566 wins, 198 losses and 181 absences.
	www.sumoshimpo.com /2001/feb_01.html (3310 words)

	Sumo Glossary
		Akebono performed a special Yokozuna Dohyo-Iri at the opening ceremony of the Nagoya winter olympics in 1998.
		Plagued by injuries (mainly to his knees), Akebono would go on to win his 7th (March, 1994), 8th (March, 1995) and 9th (May, 1997) yusho in this period, but was only rarely capable of sustaining his characteristic dominance in the ring through the final days of the basho.
		Born on Samoa and raised on Hawaii this strong and heavy rikishi followed in the footsteps of Akebono to become the second foreign born Yokozuna.
	www.chijanofuji.com /Glossary.html (4812 words)

	sumo2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Akebono (pronounced "Ahh-Kay-Bono") is to the sport of sumo wrestling what Wayne Gretzky is to hockey; what Michael Jordan is to basketball.
		It all began for the teenaged Taro Akebono at his grandfather's funeral when a Japanese sumo coach on a recruiting trip to Oahu approached him.
		Akebono and other top rikishi will be in Vancouver June 6-7 for the historic Sumo Canada Basho at the PNE Coliseum.
	www.nsnews.com /issues98/w050498/sumo2.html (935 words)

	Isegoria: K-1 USA News - Sumo Star Akebono to Fight Bob Sapp
		Akebono was born Chad Rowan in Oahu, Hawaii.
		Said Akebono at the press conference: "I would like to announce that I, Taro Akebono, applied for leave from the Japan Sumo Association on November 5th, and today this request has been granted.
		Akebono said he learned about K-1 from fighters such as Francisco Filho and Ray Sefo, and wanted to compete in K-1 to show his three children (too young to have followed his Sumo career) that their father still has his fighting spirit.
	www.isegoria.net /2003/11/k-1-usa-news-sumo-star-akebono-to.htm (377 words)

	Oriental Planet - akebono champion grand japan sumo
		Akebono Japanese name for the Hawai'i-born Samoan who became the first non-Japanese Yokozona (means "Grand-Champion" of Japan's national sport, Sumo).
		Akebono arrives at his sumo stable and wades...
		Former sumo grand champion Akebono also looks to try his hand at the K-1 and the media in Japan are loving it.
	www.bigorientalplanet.com /sumo/akebonochampiongrandjapansumo (759 words)

	Achiever Spring 1999 - UMUC Alumni Magazine
		In Japan, Akebono is well-loved for his skill and his charm—he is reportedly so polite that he cannot leave without bowing.
		Akebono competes less frequently now, but is still the second-highest-ranking competitor in sumo behind Yokozuna Takanohana, possibly the greatest yokozuna of all time.
		Early in his life, Akebono’s size made him a basketball prospect, but he instead went to Japan, dominated the ranks of sumo (after winning his first yusho in 1992), performed in the Nagano Olympics’ opening ceremonies, and won himself a place in sumo history.
	www.umuc.edu /alum/achiever/spring99/international.html (1874 words)

	Sumo - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Yokozuna Chiyonofuji retired in the early 1990s after winning an astonishing 31 tournaments, which is nearly as many as Akebono and Takanohana won together.
		He was followed by Konishiki who won the top division title on three occasions, and who was the first foreigner to reach the rank of Ozeki.
		In 1993 Akebono became the first foreign born Yokozuna.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Sumo (5667 words)

	Heavyweight vs. Overweight2
		In the 300 years of sumo history, there had only been 63 Grand Champions until Akebono became the 64th and the largest (a record that has been broken by Musashimaru).
		When Akebono came to the K-1 he was not really a Yokuzuna.
		He is unable to maintain a healthy work rate in the ring and as the weight slows him down he becomes a defenseless target.
	www.centralkickboxing.org /Articles/heavyweight_vs_overweight2.htm (1478 words)

	Sumo Star Akebono to Fight Bob Sapp (May fight Mike Tyson in K-1 next summer) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fans will not have to wait long, as Akebono is scheduled to face off against none other than Bob Sapp in the main event of 'Dynamite 2003,' a K-1 event scheduled for this New Year's Eve.
		Akebono, on the other hand, indicated his preference for the bout was K-1 rules.
		As a longtime fan of Akebono, I fear that he will be better off fighting under Sumo rules than K-1 rules.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-chat/1018568/posts (931 words)

	From Japan, a sumo chop and lessons in time \| csmonitor.com
		Akebono, whose 6-foot, 8-inch frame fills up only a hair less space than it did when he reached his top weight of more than 519 pounds.
		Akebono is retiring from Japan's most sacred sport.
		While retiring from wrestling, Akebono is reluctant to leave the sport altogether.
	www.csmonitor.com /2001/0905/p7s2-woap.html (1010 words)

	PhotoGuide Japan/Akebono's Retirement/page 5
		The left characters state, "Yokozuna Akebono Taro," and the right characters indicate the tournament date (year and month).
		The apron design includes the kanji character for "Akebono" superimposed with a rising sun design, and a red hibiscus complementing it.
		A yokozuna's apron comes in a set of three because the other two aprons are worn by the dew sweeper and sword bearer during the dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.
	photojpn.org /exp/sumo/ake5.html (346 words)

	Akebono (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Akebono ProACT Ceramic Pads Akebonos advanced ProACT Ceramic North Americas priced from Disc Pads, original equipment on many of $20.00 to $124.00.
		Akebono brake pads are by using the Performance manufactured by Parts Dropdown...
		Akebono entered sumo in March 1988, at the same time as Takanohana 8in) tall, was one cm (6ft sumo wrestlers ever, at 203 of the tallest and...
	akebonobcew.duhyjolire.info (427 words)

	[ [ taro 2005 ] ] \| taro 2005
		Taro to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results Following...Top Taro Producers - 2005 (million metric ton).
		Several small lo‘i or pondfields in which taro (or kalo) is being...Akebono Taro (曙太郎 Akebono Tarō, born May 8, 1969 as Chad George Rowan) is...
		Kauai County remained the State's largest producer of taro with 2005...
	perso.wanadoo.es /hofa26uv/taro-2005 (192 words)

	WKA - News - K-1: Battle At The Bellagio III
		At 6 feet 8 inches tall and 474 pounds, the 35-year-old Akebono is a colossal sight.
		A legend in the world of sumo wrestling and a native of Hawaii, he became the first foreigner in history to earn the title of "yokozuna," the highest rank of Japanese sumo wrestler, in January 1993.
		Akebono became a citizen of Japan in 1996 and, later, represented his new home during the opening ceremony of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
	www.wkausa.com /news/k_1_080704.htm (2924 words)

	Oriental Planet - akebono sumo
		Akebono (Chad Rowan ofWaimanalo) and Musashimaru (Fiamalu Penitani of Waianae) both...
		Former yokozunas Akebono and Chiyonofuji are also present in the studio and participate in the discussion.
		When they saw Akebono still hadn't been adopted they had a family meeting and now Amstel and...
	www.bigorientalplanet.com /sumo/akebonosumo (867 words)

	Backtominesumo
		Unlike his Hawaiian predecessors Akebono (Akebono: akebono taro (akebono
		In comparison, former yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono at the
		(Akebono, Musashimaru, and Asashoryu) later ascended to sumo's highest rank
	www.backtobrads.com /Backtominesumo.html (1101 words)

	Haru-basho Banzuke & Akebono Taro
		Haru-basho Banzuke will be announced this Sunday in US time, and Monday 27 in Japan time.
		It means "The best in spring should be Akebono (or dawn)." Also, there was 46th Yokozuna Asashio Taro who were particularly strong in Osaka.
		Yokozuna Asashio was the first rikishi from the area under US occupation after WW-II and later became Takasago Oyakata who recruited Konishiki.
	www.banzuke.com /95-2/msg00077.html (145 words)

	Mailgate: rec.sport.sumo: Akebono danpatsu-shiki also on Dutch TV! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is very rare indeed and I'm 99% sure that this was only the 2nd time in history that images of an actual sumotori were shown on Dutch TV.
		Mind, you, not many people will have seen this as the item was shown opposite a huge spectator pulling show to commemorate 50 years of Dutch public TV, but still...
		Sportjournaal anchor Tom Egbers only had a slight smirk on his face when he spoke of 32 year old, Hawaiian-born, 230kg giant Taro Akebono and how he was finally calling it a day after having won all there is to win in professional sumo.
	mailgate.supereva.it /rec/rec.sport.sumo/msg01299.html (235 words)

	Full Contact Fighter - K-1 Tournament August 2004
		During his first comeback fight since he initially announced his retirement last summer, Roufus was forced to try a host of different martial methods in an effort to defeat 6 foot 8 inch, 486-pound sumo wrestling legend Taro Akebono.
		From spinning sidekicks, to axe kicks, to spinning backfists, to overhand rights, Roufus pulled all of his tools to good use, but was unable to floor the giant specimen of man that stood in front of him.
		A point was deducted from Akebono on each of two occasions after he shoved Roufus to the ground.
	www.fcfighter.com /K1-0408-2.htm (676 words)

	[No title]
		Welcome to Akebono.Stanford.Edu Akebono is named after a famous Hawaiian Sumo Wrestlers.
		JAXA An aurora observation satellite, AKEBONO (EXOS-D), was launched on February 22, The telemetry data from AKEBONO satellite are received at four ground
		Akebono Translation Translation primarily in English, Japanese and Dutch.
	main.bus.office.85.conkjimp.org (300 words)

	Akebono (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		- NJPW Sumo Hall (February 19, '06) = Akebono & Riki Choshu were beaten by Brock Lesnar & Shinsuke Nakamura.
		- NJPW Sumo Hall (March 19, '06) = Akebono lost to the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar.
		- K-1 Heroes 5 (May 3, '06) = Akebono was forced to submit in the 2nd round by Don Frye.
	www.accelerator3359.com /Wrestling/bios/akebono.html (220 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Newsmakers \| 2/2/2001
		That kind of access to the top should mean more and steadier attention on Asia by Washington.
		Retired Akebono Taro, 31, sumo wrestling's first foreign-born grand champion, on Jan. 22.
		Akebono, who became yokozuna — the highest rank in sumo — in 1993, decided to end his 13-year wrestling career due to a nagging knee problem.
	www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,96663,00.html (811 words)

	[No title]
		Royce is in one of the main eventd of the show against Yokozuna Taro Akebono.
		We know Akebono has a problem with stamina.
		The fact Royce is not a striker, I believe he will try to take the fight to the ground, but that it’s going to be a problem due to his weight.
	news.adcombat.com /article.html?id=8225 (250 words)

	The Useless Knowledge Quiz
		This Japanese wartime document describe which island as “the fork in the road which leads to victory for them or for us." a) Guadalcanal b) Midway c) Okinawa d) Iwo Jima 3.
		Making his sumo debut in 1978, this wrestler went on to achieve 968 consecutive victories by 1988; the highest sumo record in history: a) Konnishki b) Kokonoe Mitsugu c) Akebono Taro d) Wakanohana 4.
		This controversial publication is sometimes referred to as the "Mein Kampf of Japanese Pre-War Military Expansion": a) The Yoshida Doctrine b) The Meiji Constitution c) The Tanaka Memorandum d) The Maekawa Report 5.
	www.mail-archive.com /fukuzawa@ucsd.edu/msg04822.html (604 words)

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