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	Makushita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its origin is based in the fact that at one time, prior to the creation of the Juryo division, this division was only one below the topmost Makuuchi division (meaning inside the curtain).
		Furthermore it can be regarded as the most heavily contested division, with younger sumo wrestlers on their way up competing with those older sumo wrestlers who have dropped from Juryo and are determined to regain the higher rank.
		A key incentive is the difference between being ranked in the topmost Makushita slot versus the bottomost Juryo rank, which has been likened to being that between heaven and hell: A Makushita wrestler is expected to carry out chores for the stable and any sekitori within it, whereas the Juryo wrestler will be served upon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Makushita (424 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sumo
		There are six divisions in sumo: Makuuchi (fixed at 42 wrestlers), Juryo (fixed at 28 wrestlers), Makushita (fixed at 120 wrestlers), Sandanme (fixed at 200 wrestlers), Jonidan (approximately 230 wrestlers), and Jonokuchi (approximately 80 wrestlers).
		Wrestlers in the Makushita and Sandanme divisions can wear a form of traditional short overcoat over their yukata and are allowed to wear straw sandals, called zori.
		This rank is called Makushita Tsukedashi, and is currently between Makushita 15 and 16.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sumo (5017 words)

	Makushita -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Makushita is the third highest division in the professional (A Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground) sumo ranking system of six divisions for wrestlers.
		Its origin is based in the fact that at one time, prior to the creation of the (Click link for more info and facts about Juryo) Juryo division, this division was only one below the topmost (Click link for more info and facts about Makuuchi) Makuuchi division (meaning inside the curtain).
		This eighth match is sometimes required as a result of tournament withdrawals due to injury of (Click link for more info and facts about Sekitori) Sekitori.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Ma/Makushita.htm (477 words)

	About Sumo / Chiyonofuji / Chiyotaikai / Terao by Thomas Staedeli
		The remainder ot the upper division rikishi or approximately a quarter of their total number are distributed among the top four grades.
		The concluding rite of the day is the "bow dance." After the final match a specially picked makushita rikishi climbs into the dohyo, is handed a bow by the gyoji with which he performs the yumitori-shiki, a brilliant routine with a twirling bow.
		The ceremony was introduced sometime during the Edo Period when a winning rikishi was awarded a prize of a bow and to express his satisfaction performed the "bow dance." This may be considered an expression of satisfaction on behalf of the victorious rikishi of the day.
	www.cyranos.ch /sumo-e.htm (2497 words)

	Sumo FAQ - Professional rankings: The Banzuke
		Similarly, a record like 2-13 from the Sanyaku rank of Komusubi often results in a plummet to the bottom of the division, putting the sekitori in danger of demotion to Juryo.
		The gap between the top of Makushita and the bottom of Juryo is huge.
		All rikishi are given physicals, and the new recruits endure schooling in such subjects as anatomy, law, sumo history and culture, calligraphy, and shigin, an ancient form of singing.
	www.scgroup.com /sumo/faq/faq4.html (2424 words)

	PTYWgame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Makushita players who score 4 wins or more are promoted to the bottom of Juryo.
		Makushita players who score 7 wins will be promoted to the top half of Juryo.
		If a player ranked in Makushita or lower is absent from a basho (kyujo), they will be demoted to the bottom of their current division unless a request for kosho is emailed to the game moderator.
	members.shaw.ca /oshirokita/PTYWgame.htm (827 words)

	Makushita - Result for Makushita - Meaning of Makushita - Definition of Makushita - Dictionary of Meaning - ...
		Makushita - Result for Makushita - Meaning of Makushita - Definition of Makushita - Dictionary of Meaning - www.mauspfeil.net
		It is often considered that holding the rank of makushita is the first step toward becoming a professional (''sekitori'' ranked) sumo wrestler.
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Makushita.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Makushita.html (472 words)

	easterwood.org gallery :: Yasukuni Hounouzumo, April 9, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Makushita 2 (as of March '04) Kotooushuu of Sadogatake Beya, originally from Bulgaria, during morning practice session.
		Makushita 1 Hagiwara of Naruto Beya (facing camera) against Makushita 1 Daidhoudai of Oitekaze Beya (rankings as of Spring '04).
		Makushita 1 Hagiwara of Naruto Beya (left) against Makushita 1 Daidhoudai of Oitekaze Beya (rankings as of Spring '04).
	www.easterwood.org /gallery/yasusumo040904 (441 words)

	kabuki, japanee kabuki play, zen, flower arrangement, japanese tea cremony, ukiyoe, noh, sumo, japanese wrestling, zen ...
		As the action progresses (even-numbered days will see the day's action start wth pre-sumo) the only ways to tell which level is fighting is by watching the gyoji's costume and how rikishi wear their hair.
		After the day's matches are done, a makushita rikishi performs an act of thanksgiving called ymitori shiki.
		Makushita: Still not paid, but able to wear a lot more clothes (tabi socks, tatami sandals, coats and mufflers.
	www.jun-gifts.com /others/culturelessons/culturelessons.htm (2064 words)

	Some sumo wrestlers return behind the curtain, never to be heard of again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At west makushita 3, Tomikaze of Oguruma stable, finished with 5 victories and 2 defeats, assuring him of a promotion to juryo.
		The other newcomer will be from east makushita 5, Takahama of Oitekaze stable, with a respectful 5 victories and 2 defeats in May. Takahama entered at the bottom of makushita after competing in sumo at the famous Nichidai University, where likes of Dejima, Musoyama, and Miyabiyama, to mention only a few, hail from.
		Kitazakura of Kitanoumi stable finished at west makushita 2 with 5 victories and 2 defeats.
	home.att.ne.jp /red/sumo/sw/sw0700.htm (516 words)

	Fighting Spirit Prize Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		To be eligible for this prize, the Bench rikishi must be kachi-koshi (have at least 8 wins).
		With the expansion of Bench Sumo and the creation of Juryo, Makushita and Sandanme divisions, these divisions now also have their very own Fighting Sprit Prizes.
		They are called the " Jejima Founders Prize " for Juryo, the " Gaijingai Nice Guy Prize " for Makushita and the " Bandey, Bob and Jackster International Cooperation Cup " for Sandanme.
	www.benchsumo.net /benchrules2/fighting.html (224 words)

	Hagiwara_Kotooshu
		So by July 2003 he was in the makushita division and had only needed three Basho with one make-koshi to reach the third highest division in professional sumo
		Before his second tournament, he was injured in a training match against a makushita wrestler.
		In January, they are both near the top of the makushita rankings : east makushita 18 for Hagiwara, east makushita 8 for Kotooshu.
	www.lemondedusumo.com /english/MDS3_hagiwara_kotooshu.html (1861 words)

	The Bow Twirling Ceremony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In fact, a makushita level rikishi has that honour.
		The makushita rikishi looks like a sekitori since he wears a kesho-mawashi and has his hair done in the oichi-mage style.
		Promotion from Makushita takes a rikishi to Juryo and sekitori status.
	www.magma.ca /~sumo/s101bow.htm (204 words)

	The Osaka Mainichi: November 14, 1926 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thus in the 11 days of each season's performances, the wrestlers of the east side are matched with those of the west side on the ring, and in general are well matched.
		There are about 20 ranking wrestlers on each side, while the number of those belonging to the makushita is indefinite.
		Sumo is performed on a small ring, built of a mound of earth, raised in the center of a sumo enclosure, including the space for spectators.
	www.juryo.com /newspaper/1920/19261114.htm (616 words)

	Takanotsuru
		One time Makuuchi and now Makushita Lead Takanotsuru of Naruto Beya is busy working as a Tsukebito for Wakanosato and as a Chanko cook for the Naruto Beya this basho.
		There is a world of difference separating one rank between the last Juryo position and first rank of Makushita.
		Takanotsuru was a Makuuchi rikishi two bashos ago but since then he had to give up his own private room at the heya and is sharing his living quarters with heya's teenage rikishis in the great hall.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/rec.sport.sumo/msg00058.html (454 words)

	easterwood.org gallery :: Natsu Basho 2003 (Color) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Makushita Kotooshu (left) of Bulgaria, May 18, 2003.
		Makushita 25 (as of March '03) Kuniazuma of Tamanoi Beya, originally from Brazil.
		Makushita 7 Ryuuhou of Michinoku Beya, facing camera.
	www.easterwood.org /gallery/natsu03color (159 words)

	Format of rikishi data files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In a few cases, I did not know the name of a makushita rikishi who fought in juryo.
		This starts at 00 for Hatsu 90, is 01 for Haru 90, etc. There is a file allbasho.dat for which you can use this number as an index.
		Notes: In addition to the Unknown and Makushita entries described above, some juryo matches from 1995 Hatsu, Nagoya and Aki basho are totally missing.
	www.scgroup.com /sumo/format.html (257 words)

	Comments on Natsubasho in 1999
		This is a chance for him to be placed on a higher Makushita devision.
		Below Makushita, we have no rikishi with all wins, but Aratobi and Aratora got third wins today.
		Below Makushita, Arakuma and Fujikawa whose results in the previous Basho were very good have not yet gotten Shiro Boshi or win.
	omochi.cup.com /isenoumi/may99/comments-e.html (634 words)

	Mainichi Daily News: January 29, 1988 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(Wrestlers ranked in Makushita and below fight for only seven of the 15 days of each tournament.) The TV cameras were rolling, dozens of photographers jockeyed for position around the dohyo or ring and the aisles leading from the locker rooms were filled with reporters.
		Because the Sumo Association bylaws allow for successful former university competitors to fight in the first professional tournament starting from the middle of the rankings, not at the bottom like every other rookie, and this tournament saw the debut of the greatest amateur in history, Keita Kushima.
		Most amateurs wait to make their debut until the Osaka tourney in March, after graduation, but with the idea in mind that there’s no time like the present, Kushima was given permission to complete his requirements for graduation while fighting professionally.
	www.juryo.com /newspaper/1980/19880129.htm (619 words)

	Musashigawa/Nichi-dai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BuyÃºzan was ranked at West Makushita 7 for Hatsu-basho 2000 after suffering a make-koshi in KyÃºshÃº-basho 1999.
		He looked like the toughest of the Musashigawa-beya Makushita rikishi by far and seemed to have Sekitori potential for sure.
		During practice, BuyÃºzan was clearly on top of all the other tori-teki rikishi and dominated the dohyÃ³.
	www.sumo.cz /tourneys/2000/nichidai.htm (1094 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tradition plays a big part in the choosing of a shikona, and in the case of sumo families, it is often the case that a son will adopt the father's name.
		Takanohana and Oginishiki are two current examples, as is the rising star who fought up the ranks using his surname Shiga, then adopted his father and Oyakata's former name Tochiazuma when he marked a 5-2 record at Makushita 2 in January 1996.
		Television broadcasting of sumo by the NHK was nationwide by 1958.
	home.att.net /~sumonow/Sumo1_9faq.txt (14709 words)

	Nekonishiki's Nakabi Prize Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		All Sandanme, Makushita, Juryo and Makunouchi rikishi (except Nekonishiki!) are eligible for this prize.
		The first Bench rikishi to go 'make-koshi' - ie get his or her 8 losses on the eighth day of the tournament, will be consoled with the special Nekonishiki Nakabi booby prize ( Nekonishiki Nakabi Zannen Sho).
		In the case that two or more Bench Rikishi all get the first kachi-koshi on nakabi, then the highest ranked will be awarded the prize.
	www.benchsumo.net /benchrules2/nakabi.html (201 words)

	MASUMIRIKI'S SUMO SITE
		The official Maku(no)uchi, Juryo and Makushita Banzuke for Natsu-basho in May with win-loss records.
		This is a win-loss record of highly ranked rikishi from Yokozuna to Makushita.
		The Official Banzuke for 1999 Haru-basho in March, from Yokozuna to Makushita 20-maime.
	www.accesscom.com /~abe/sumo.html (1375 words)

	The American Sumo Association - Rankings
		Ranked from bottom to top, they are: jonokuchi, jonidan, sandamne, makushita, juryo, and makuuchi.
		The only way to advance is to obtain a winning record or, kachi-koshi, in one of the six annual bashos.
		As a member of the lower ranks of jonokuchi, jonidan, sandamne, and makushita, each sumotori competes in seven matches in a basho.
	www.sumoamerica.com /rankings.html (312 words)

	FOLLOW-UP: Sumo Fantasy Game Rules & Instructions (WITH BANZUKE)
		Once the heya have been built, the fun begins during the basho, the scoring will strictly be based on the total number of wins for your stable.
		For the tie-breakers, you will be asked to pick the yusho winners (makuuchi, juryo, and makushita) and the runner-ups (makuuchi, juryo, and makushita).
		I will post the standings on my personal site, http://surf.to/kawika The best place to look at the banzuke, that includes the makushita ranks, in English, is here, http://www.accesscom.com/~abe/sumo.html Also, for those of you who can get at the internet, AKA email-only types, here is the banzuke.
	www.banzuke.com /99-5/msg00664.html (758 words)

	KoreaTimes : Kim Sung-tak Cleared for Sumo Exhibition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		South Korean sumo wrestler Kim Sung-tak, known as Kasugao in the Japanese sport, will display his skills in front of his countrymen in the first sumo exhibition tournament to be held in South Korea on Feb. 14-15 in Seoul¡¯s Changchung Stadium.
		Kim was initially excluded from the list since only the Makuuchi-class wrestlers were supposed to take part, while he is in the Makushita class, and also due to an injury.
		He once advanced to Makuuchi Juryo class in 2002 but was demoted to the Makushita Juryo after struggling with an injury and getting poor results.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/sports/200402/kt2004020519215311630.htm (200 words)

	Sumo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Many rikishi throw salt on themselves too, as it is said this prevents bad injuries.
		After the bout, there is the bow ceremony, performed by the rikishi ranked among Makushita.
		The Makushita in charge has to have a Yokozuna rank in the group he belongs to.
	www.fight.ro /sumo1e.html (711 words)

	The Structure of Sumo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Some aspiring rikishi choose not to become professionals at 16, rather they develop their sumo technique during junior high, high school, and college.
		Once graduating from college, they may choose to become a professional rikishi beginning their competition at the Makushita level.
		There is only one method whereby a rikishi can rise through the sumo ranks: win a majority of his bouts at the major tournaments.
	www.sumotalk.com /structure.htm (906 words)

	PhotoGuide Japan/Akebono's Retirement/page 5
		Wrestlers from the Makushita Division started their exhibition matches.
		The Makushita Division is the third highest division in sumo.
		First, you have to understand that a retirement ceremony for an important sumo wrestler includes a variety of activities besides the actual ceremony of cutting away the topknot.
	www.photojpn.org /exp/sumo/ake5.html (346 words)

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