Shinkage 1 Posted September 16, 2012 Greeting's Everyone!! I have been reading the Sumo forums for a few weeks now and decided to join,this is a really great site that has a lot of info about Sumo that I can learn.I compete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and practice Judo as well and through the study of throwing techniques and wrestling I became interested in Sumo.I first became hooked after watching Chiyonofuji and saw how intense and amazing the sport is! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugman 384 Posted September 16, 2012 Hello Shinkage, welcome to the forum! (Welcome...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuroimori 1,634 Posted September 16, 2012 Bem-vindo! Welcome to the forum! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron bug 8 Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Welcome aboard! I had no interest in sumo whatsoever and, like you, saw a video that turned me into an instant fan. I believe it was a compilation that had makuuchi division fights filmed live in the gym. Their was a particular bout which had a lot of thrusting and back and forth action. I was immediately hooked. Unfortunately, my interest came after asashoryu had already retired 😔 Apologies for poor grammar or structure and if that emoticon is lame as this was typed on my iPod touch. Edited September 18, 2012 by iron bug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senkoho 552 Posted September 25, 2012 i didn't know where to write about this, so i'm putting it here. just letting everyone know that i changed my shikona from Sekokenzan to Senkoho (not that anyone knows who i am ;) ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 18,786 Posted September 25, 2012 i didn't know where to write about this, so i'm putting it here. just letting everyone know that i changed my shikona from Sekokenzan to Senkoho (not that anyone knows who i am ;) ) Welcome back. :-) (Polish or Chinese flag for the games?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senkoho 552 Posted September 25, 2012 Polish :-) i hope my year in China isn't going to make me abandon my sense of national identity :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nomadwolf 8 Posted September 26, 2012 Huh. Just noticed that there aren't any Chinese flags on the superbanzuke, and only occasionally on, say, Fantasy Sumo. I'm sure there's some folks playing from there, and not sure if 勝 Katsu plays any of the games (or if he identifies with China). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
勝 Katsu 20 Posted October 6, 2012 Polish :-) i hope my year in China isn't going to make me abandon my sense of national identity :) Where in Chynah? I'm in Baydjing (misspelling bcz of the Great Fire Wall) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senkoho 552 Posted October 7, 2012 Tsingtao (i'm continuing your misspelling, though i don't really think it's necessary :-)) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
勝 Katsu 20 Posted October 21, 2012 Tsingtao (i'm continuing your misspelling, though i don't really think it's necessary :-)) I've been here for 6 years. I began msplling because I rather vocal on issues like Soshulizm,etc...so I felt it would be best...of course, now, it's a habit. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaczka41 2 Posted October 22, 2012 Hi. I'm new on this forum. I'm iterested in sumo for several years. Now I'm here ;-) I'm looking for the best Ko (epic actions) in sumo (japan). Could someone help me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
勝 Katsu 20 Posted October 24, 2012 Hi. I'm new on this forum. I'm iterested in sumo for several years. Now I'm here ;-) I'm looking for the best Ko (epic actions) in sumo (japan). Could someone help me? Hi Kaczka, Welcome. :) When you say best Ko, do you mean videos of Ko?, records of who had Ko?, individual rikishi who are Ko-tastic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,478 Posted October 29, 2012 Hey folks. New here, but I've been following sumo for about 6 years now. Araibira keeps hyping the forums on his FB and youtube pages, so I figured I'd come see what the fun was about. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swami 245 Posted October 31, 2012 Hi there! I'm a big sumo fan, going back to the great days when Channel 4 broadcast sumo in the UK. Remain a big fan of Chiyonofuji and Hokutenyu. Nowadays I like to see Baruto doing well. Swami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ack! 433 Posted November 10, 2012 Konichiwa! I am living in Aomori-ken and am relatively new to sumo. I would watch it on occasion with Bugman and also at the airports where I saw people crowded around the TV screen. I only seriously started following it about this time last year and was able to attend the January basho where I was very impressed by Baruto's performance -- enough to list him as my favorite. I also attended the summer tour exhibition this year. I was happy to be able to watch Harumafuji earn his Yokozuna title -- again at the airport. I may have been the most enthusiastic of all the those around me at the time. Looking forward to the upcoming basho... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swami 245 Posted November 10, 2012 I hope Baruto can get back on track and have a go at yokozuna promotion. Swami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IzumoTaisha 2 Posted November 13, 2012 Hi, I just joined up here today. I've been a fan of sumo for a few years now, and keeping daily records by myself of results, and posting them to various blogs and facebooks that no-one ever reads! So after doing that for a couple of years, I thought I would like to not be so lonely in my enjoyment of sumo, and here I am. My favourite alltime is Mainoumi, pure inspiration for all us little guys out there. I recently managed to get an authentic tegata of his, which was a great day for me. Currently Okinoumi is my favourite as he's the first top representative of my homeland Shimane prefecture for almost 100 years, doing Shimane proud! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugman 384 Posted November 13, 2012 I would watch it on occasion with Bugman There's another Bugman out there that watches Sumo?! I should have chosen a more original name i guess, ah well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naganoyama 5,854 Posted November 13, 2012 Hey! I thought he meant you! Well I hope he joins up as well - he'll have to call himself beetle or aphid or something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugman 384 Posted November 13, 2012 Hey! I thought he meant you! Nope, Ack! seems to have mistaken me for someone else with the same name, i do find it odd but then i suppose Bugman is pretty generic, i had been thinking of changing it to something more Japanese and in keeping with Sumo, as when i first joined up i just used my nickname instead of a proper Shikona, but unfortunately being totally un-fluent (is that even a word?) in Japanese and with only Google translate as a tool to go with, i decided against it in case i end up with something even sillier :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naganoyama 5,854 Posted November 13, 2012 Of course we also have Iron Bug. Perhaps there is some kind of relationship between fondness for bugs and fondness for sumo? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mukonoso 273 Posted November 13, 2012 Of course we also have Iron Bug. Perhaps there is some kind of relationship between fondness for bugs and fondness for sumo? Well there is that game that Japanese kids play with using giant horned beetles that looks like sumo. I think they even have robotic beetles to do it with now.What about Mushiyama (bug mountain) as a shikona? Or Mushinoyama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
