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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sekitori
		A sekitori is a sumo wrestler or rikishi who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo.
		When the sekitori are training the junior rikishi may have chores to do, such as assisting in cooking the lunch, cleaning and preparing the bath, or holding a sekitori's towel for him for when he needs it.
		In the evening sekitori may go out with their sponsors while juniors stay at home in the stable, unless they are to accompany the stablemaster or a sekitori as his manservant when he is out (this is normally a more privileged role given to a riikishi who may be nearing sekitori status himself).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sekitori (0 words)

	Japan Omnibus - Sports - Sumo
		In each of the junior divisions and in the sekitori ranks the primary aim is the yusho or championship.
		Sekitori wear a colored silk mawashi (belt) in basho, whereas a beige mawashi is used in training or by junior rikishi.
		Sekitori also receive half of the prize money offered by sponsors of certain bouts (60,000 yen per sponsor) if they win.
	www.japan-zone.com /omnibus/sumo.shtml (0 words)

	Japan Glossary - Sumo Wrestling
		Wrestlers in the lower divisions are regarded as being in training and receive a subsistence allowance, in return for which they must perform various chores in their training stable.
		Thus the world of the sumo wrestler splits broadly into the junior rikishi who serve and the sekitori who are served upon.
		The life is especially harsh for new recruits, to whom the worst jobs tend to be allocated, and there is a high dropout rate at this stage.
	www.jref.com /glossary/sumo.shtml (0 words)

	A Day in the Life of a Sumo Wrestler - Sumo - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Wrestlers begin receiving a salary when they become a sekitori at the rank of juryo or higher, and they also get to wear a keshomawashi, a lavishly embroidered apron-like cloth that comes down to their ankles, when they are introduced before the beginning of a tournament.
		Sekitori also wear their topknot in the shape of the leaf of a ginkgo tree.
		And the mawashi that a sekitori wears in the tournaments is made of silk and can be one of several colors, while wrestlers in the makushita division or lower can wear only a fl cotton mawashi.
	web-japan.org /kidsweb/virtual/sumo/life.html (765 words)

	Discover Japan: Sumo \| sumo wrestling, japan sumo wrestling, japanese sumo wrestling, history of sumo wrestling
		They are not allowed to go out of the stable at any time of the day though sometimes they are asked to act as manservant for the stablemaster or a sekitori in their social functions outside of the stable.
		Sekitori spend most of their time in training, the chores are left to those who succeed them in junior rakishi.
		In the afternoon, the sekitori would sometimes be compelled to go out and attend to their fan club or go out with their sponsors with a favoured junior rikishi in tow.
	www.japandiscovery.com /culture_arts/sumo/training.html (660 words)

	The Structure of Sumo
		Rikishi in the top two divisions--Makuuchi and Juryo--are called "sekitori." Sekitori are easily distinguished by their colorful mawashi (belts) and the topknot of their hair, which is fanned out into the shape of a ginkgo leaf.
		Sekitori are also assigned a tsukibito, a lower-ranked wrestler that acts as a servant performing such acts as carrying the sekitori's belongings, toweling him off during practice, and answering his every beck and call.
		Reaching sekitori status is the first major goal of any rikishi.
	www.sumotalk.com /structure.htm (0 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		While this sekitori is still active, he will ask his oyakata to take care of the young recruits.
		Everyone who lives in a heya learns to do chores, and some become so skilled or fond of cooking that after their lives in sumo are over, they go on to run ryokan (Japanese-style inns) or restaurants which serve chanko-nabe, the single-pot stew that fuel the rikishi.
		Sekitori: A rikishi who is ranked in one of the top two divisions of Sumo, who are being paid a salary.
	home.att.net /~sumonow/Sumo1_9faq.txt (14709 words)

	Japan Omnibus - Sports - Sumo - The Basho
		While the next division, the juryo are fighting, the crowd begins to build until about 4pm when the dohyoiri (ring-entrance ceremonies) for the highest division - 30 makuuchi rikishi, the sanyaku and yokozuna champions - signal the main bouts of the day.
		All wrestlers at and above juryo are called sekitori and receive a salary.
		The wrestlers in these divisions are called deshi, or apprentices, and their main job is to look after and learn from the sekitori.
	www.japan-zone.com /omnibus/basho.shtml (0 words)

	Tamanoi beya
		The building, rumored to be superceded in the not too distant future by a new purpose built facility a couple of kilometers away in the Nishi Arai area of the ward, itself presents a genuine image of the true grit and simplicity which often produces some of the best rikishi the sport has known.
		The second and third floors are all occupied with living and administrative quarters whilst the heya's kitchen and eating areas are to be found to the rear of the dohyo practice area.
		The most successful Brazilian to date was former Juryo sekitori Kuniazuma who retired from the sport in March 2004 due to injury.
	www.lemondedusumo.com /english/MDS4_tamanoi_beya.html (446 words)

	Makushita at AllExperts
		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.
		Those in the uppermost ranks of the division and thus slated for a possible advancement may have a match with those in Juryo, either as one of the seven matches they are expected to compete in, or occasionally in addition to the matches they have already had.
		This eighth match is sometimes required as a result of tournament withdrawals due to injury of Sekitori.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/ma/makushita.htm (508 words)

	JAPAN
		The rest are considered in training and are expected to do chores and serve the sekitori for small allowances as they work their way up.
		Only the top division sekitori wrestlers are permitted to wear colorful silk mawashi in competition.
		Only the sekitori are permitted to wear elaborate Samurai-style topknots resembling a ginko leaf on special occasions.
	www.worldinanutshell.com /Japan-Sumo.htm (844 words)

	Absolute Anime / Kirby: Right Back At Ya! / Yankee Sekitori
		Yankee Sekitori is a sumo wrestler and one of the 5 Martial Arts All-Stars - Boxer Tyson, Karate Kid, Yankee Sekitori, Kung Fu Lee, and Large Pole Old Man - which are some of Nightmare Enterprises' toughest monsters ever.
		Yankee Sekitori was the fifth and final opponent Kirby had to fight in a stadium match.
		He hit Kirby with his hands quite a few times but was easily defeated unlike the other Martial Artists other than the previous opponent, Large Pole Old Man.
	www.absoluteanime.com /kirby/yankee_sekitori.htm (147 words)

	infomapJAPAN Sumo Japanese national sport(Rikishi, Chanko, Banzuke, Gyoji, Mage, Mawashi, Yokozuna, Sekitori) Special ...
		Only 'Sekitori', wrestlers in the top two divisions are salaried whereas those in the lower divisions are regarded as being in training and receive nothing more than a subsistence allowance, in return for which they must perform various chores in their training stable.
		For the Sekitori, the top ranked professional Rikishi, it is made of silk and comes in a variety of colors.
		In addition to the basic salary, Sekitori wrestlers receive 'Mochikyukin' an additional bonus income, six times a year based on the cumulative performance of their career to date.
	www.infomapjapan.com /hstore/200609-infospecial.phtml (0 words)

	Japan-Behind the Scenes
		Around six other Mongolian sekitori (salaried wrestler) can be seen in the sport's top two divisions at present and a further thirty or so are doing their best to climb through the lower four divisions to compete at the very top.
		Furthermore, from Eastern Europe further sekitori include the popular 204cm Bulgarian Kotooshu - known equally for his good looks as for his sumo skills - and a Georgian, Kokkai (named after the Black Sea that borders his homeland).
		Whilst much has been said about this White Phoenix (literal translation of his name) amongst his fellow foreign legion of sekitori, his rank at sekiwake is letting him gain some valuable experience as he is still young at a little over 20.
	www.hiraganatimes.com /hp/scenes/kiji/kiji233-3e.html (0 words)

	Some sumo wrestlers return behind the curtain, never to be heard of again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Kokkai (Ms1e) was very close to getting promoted to Juryo after this year's Hatsu basho, where he had won a nine-way playoff to take the Makushita title.
		Futeno is Dewanoumi Oyakata's 4th sekitori, in addition to Kinkaiyama, Oginishiki and Dewanofuji.
		Masutsuyoshi (Ms4e) should be another lucky 4-3 wrester to step in front of the curtain, thanks again to the 6 wrestlers to be demoted from Juryo.
	home.att.ne.jp /red/sumo/sw/sw0503.htm (619 words)

	Sumo - Thagodz Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the evening sekitori may go out with their sponsors while juniors stay at home in the stable, unless they are to accompany the stablemaster or a sekitori as his manservant (or tsukebito) when he is out (this is normally a more privileged role given to a rikishi who may be nearing sekitori status himself).
		Sanyaku wrestlers also receive a relatively small additional tournament allowance, depending on their rank, and Yokozuna receive an additional allowance every second tournament, associated with the making of a new yokozuna hawser (rope worn around the waist during ceremonies).
		All the benefits that sekitori wrestlers receive can be taken from them if they fail to maintain a high level of achievement in each official tournament.
	www.thagodz.com /search/wiki/?title=Sumo (5967 words)

	Some sumo wrestlers return behind the curtain, never to be heard of again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Kyusho Basho has come and gone, time to take a look at what is happening at the curtain of sumo, the barrier separating the have's from the have-not's, the line between Makushita (behind the curtain) and Juryo (10 Ryo which was the salary of a Sekitori at this rank was at one time).
		He is the second Sekitori following Kotomitsuki among the three rikishi that entered sumo before the Haru Basho earlier this year from Nichidai.
		Watch for the kanji characters for Nichidai on the kesho-mawashi, the silk aprons worn during the dohyo-iri, one those Sekitori from the college.
	home.att.ne.jp /red/sumo/sw/sw0100.htm (608 words)

	Sumo Glossary
		For the salaried rikishi or sekitori who occupy the top two divisions of Makuuchi and Juryo these tournaments last 15 days, and for all lower divisions 7 days.
		It is worn by sekitori only during tournaments and on other formal occasions.
		Retired rikishi who have reached the makuuchi division for at least one tournament or spent twenty-five tournaments in juryo (or twenty consecutively), obtain an elder name and have Japanese citizenship are eligible to become elders.
	www.chijanofuji.com /Glossary.html (4812 words)

	PhotoGuide Japan/Akebono Tribute/Azumazeki Stable
		In order for a sekitori to remain in the sumo association after retirement, he must own one of the 105 toshiyori stocks.
		Sumo elder stocks are expensive (rumored to exceed ¥100 million) and these days more difficult to obtain since their owners are living longer.
		Another disadvantage of being the only sekitori in the stable is that there is no one in the stable to take a vacation with.
	photojpn.org /exp/sumo/akebono2.html (2571 words)

	Leuven - Vechtsportzaal - Dojo - Sportzaal - Kwoon - Gym
		The yusho race usually boils down to the yokozuna, sanyaku (three ranks of champions) and the odd dark horse.
		However, if they can't keep up the high standards of their rank, they are expected to retire.
		The sekitori wear colorful kesho-mawashi during dohyo-iri (ring-entering) ceremonies.
	www.defcross.be /Defcross/Sumo.htm (688 words)

	Sumo - Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the afternoon the junior rikishi will again usually have cleaning or other chores to do, while their sekitori counterparts may relax, or deal with work issues related to their fan clubs.
		In the evening sekitori may go out with their sponsors while juniors stay at home in the stable, unless they are to accompany the stablemaster or a sekitori as his manservant (or tsukebito) when he is out (this is normally a more privileged role given to a rikishi who may be nearing sekitori status himself).
		All the benefits that sekitori wrestlers receive can be taken from them if they fail to maintain a high level of achievement in each official tournament.
	www.ninjutsu.co.il /wiki/index.php?title=Sumo&redirect=no (5774 words)

	Japan File: Superstition in Sumo
		The sekitori, the men in the top two divisions, are required to wear silk kimono when going to a tournament, but like to wear comfortable cotton yukata on other occasions.
		One of the privileges of a sekitori is to have his own personalised yukata made, and to give bolts of yukata material to other sekitori.
		They are patterned with cresting waves, vines, and other rising things; traditional repeat patterns, apart from fl dots, of course; and versions of their own shikona.
	www.japanfile.com /sport/sumo/sumo_superstition-2.shtml (0 words)

	Message from Zenjimoto
		The objective of both games is, to try to correctly predict the outcome of all bouts involving the 66 Sekitori at the next basho.
		InSekitori-Oracle, you submit your picks BEFORE the basho begins, guessing the win/loss records you expect each rikishi to have at the end of the tournament (like Asashoryu 14-1, Takamisakari, 8-7, etc.) - depending on how close you are to the actual outcome, you will score points.
		Both games are a lot of fun, and are ideal for you to play "first" amongst the other sumo prediction-type games out there, because they will "force" you to consider the entire spectrum of Sekitori before you narrow your choices down to come up with your selections in the other games.
	www.sumotalk.com /zenjimoto.htm (0 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Sports : Martial Arts : Sumo
		All the benefits that sekitori rikishi receive can be taken from them if they fail to maintain a high level of achievement in each honbasho.
		Wrestlers in the lower divisions, who are considered to be trainees, do not receive a salary, but only a fairly small allowance.
		In addition to the basic salary, sekitori wrestlers also receive additional bonus income, called mochikyukin, six times a year (once every tournament, or basho) based on the cumulative performance in their career to date.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Martial_Arts/Sumo.shtml (5082 words)

	Mochikyukin at AllExperts
		Mochikyukin (æã¡çµ¦é‘) is a system of payment for sumo wrestlers that supplements the basic salary that sekitori earn.
		The value of the mochikyukin account is multiplied by 4000 yen to give the bonus, which is paid six times a year (once for each tournament) to the sekitori wrestler.
		This means that a kinboshi victory will be worth 240,000 yen per annum additional income for the remainder of the wrestler's career.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/mo/mochikyukin.htm (393 words)

	Sumo Culture - goo Sumo
		The former was played to announce the entrance of rikishi who were still below the rank of sekitori and the start of a bout.
		The latter was played to notify the entrance of sekitori.
		These performances were held on the dohyo as entertainment in stead of on the yagura.
	sumo.goo.ne.jp /eng/ozumo_joho_kyoku/shiru/kiso_chishiki/culture/index.html (165 words)

	YouTube - Sumo
		Bow twirling ceremony to be performed by the sekitori, Ohga.
		Tradition has it that the bow twirling ceremony was first performed back in 1791 by Yokozuna Tanikaze after he defeated fellow Yokozuna Onogawa in front of the the 11th generation Shogun of the Edo period, Tokugawa Iyasu.
		Since then, 31 rikishi have performed the ceremony, and Ohga is the only fifth one to obtain sekitori status.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=2YUeUDVRAns (507 words)

	John Jermanis's Sumo Power Rankings - Last 12 Months
		These power ratings represent the performance of all sekitori appearing in a minimum of 45 (out of 90) matches in the period from May 1998 to March 1999.
		The power rating values are based on the win-loss percentage of each rikishi, along with power ratings of the rikishi they have faced.
		The former maegashira spent a few years in Juryo and makushita, but should return to the top division in July if he holds to his current form.
	home.flash.net /~jermanis/sumo/Current1.html (243 words)

	CIBERSUMO: Sumo news, basho results and rikishi info
		This shikona is not allowed to be exactly identical to the real sumo rikishi in Japan.
		Every fictitious rikishi would be able to repeat only 3 sekitori with the rest of the rikishis.
		Nevertheless, this quota will be increased when any of the Sanyaku ranks only allows you to select one sekitori (due to kyujo in Japan).
	www.cibersumo.com /cibersumo/Reglas_eng.shtml (913 words)

	Sumo FAQ Glossary
		The names given to each of the seventy winning techniques and two inadvertent methods that describe the result of a Sumo bout.
		Literally, "gold star." This is a salary incentive a Maegashira ranked sekitori receives for defeating a Yokozuna.
		This differs from a true fan club in that they are expected to pay the wrestler they sponsor handsome sums of cash for associating with them.
	www.scgroup.com /sumo/faq/gloss.html (0 words)

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