Takamiyama : The World of Sumo (Signed handprint)

Hardcover,orange cloth with gilt Japanese characters to front.

Condition: Very good.

DJ condition: Good, light edge wear.

A signed handprint on the ffep.

176 pages with colour illustrations.

Explains the philosophy and appeal of Sumo. Takamiyama, born Jesse Kuhaulua on Maui Island, Hawaii, not only entered the sacred ranks of Japan's sumo wrestlers but achieved a triumph previously only accorded to a Japanese. In July 1972, this massive athlete won the Emporor's Cup, the highest prize a sumo wrestler can attain. Includes detail of the gruelling 16 hour/day training sessions, as well as identifying what sumo is and what compels a man to work up through its ranks. Extremely scarce signed. Sumo Wrestling,...

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