tenshioka 7 Posted January 24, 2016 Hello. I'm a sumo supporter since 5 or 6 years ago. I don't remember exactly when was the first tournament i saw but probably was in 2010. I remember saw Kaio fighting and beating the record of fights, probably i started to follow sumo in the final of 2010. I started to follow sumo because i liked japanese culture and i thought sumo was the most typical sport in Japan. Then i discovered the most popular sport is baseball but sumo is the traditional sport in Japan. I known there was a english sumo forum but until now my english level was really wrong (i'm spanish). I have the chance to work in Japan since march (Osaka). Therefore i was trying to improve my english and japanese level last year. Probably my english level isn't good enough but i think you can understand me. If you can understand me there isn't problem i think, although i use a bad english. I'm Harumafuji supporter since the begin i follow sumo. I don't know why but i follow him. When i started to follow him he was ozeki and only could win 1 tournament. I could see him winning another 6 tournaments. The most special was a tournament in the summer of 2012. I was in Japan and was the final day against Hakuho. Both could win the tournament and was a long battle, more than a minute. Finally Harumafuji won. I hope i could be here a lot of time. I'm happy to practice my english here. Thanks a lot. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wakaebala 151 Posted January 24, 2016 Welcome! So you live in Japan right now? That sounds amazing! Have you ever attended a basho or you follow sumo in tv or online? I'm not sure if you saw that epic Harumafuji-Hakuho bout in person, but if you did watch it in person it could've been amazing! Enjoy the forum! I hope it'll be good for your langauge skills, and for youl soul too! :) (I'm here on the Forum less than a week, but I admire this community!) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manekineko 200 Posted January 24, 2016 I think you will enjoy Osaka - it's certainly much "warmer" than Tokyo, not only the weather but the whole feeling of the city. And your English is perfectly understandable - I have read much, much worse in texts intended for professional publication. :-P 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wuli 67 Posted January 25, 2016 aloha and welcome 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted January 25, 2016 Que sea bienvenido! Yo tambien hablo espanol y japones, y si necesitas una traduccion sin el intermedio de ingles, te puedo ayudar! :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swami 245 Posted January 25, 2016 Hearty salutations from the Swami! Swami 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonishiki 49 Posted January 25, 2016 Tenshioka-san, welcome to this forum. Anyway, ya sabes dónde encontrarme ;-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krindel 673 Posted January 25, 2016 Hola, y bienvenido! (Welcome...) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egparis18 622 Posted January 25, 2016 Nice to meet you. I'm an English teacher. You're doing fine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenshioka 7 Posted January 25, 2016 Welcome! So you live in Japan right now? That sounds amazing! Have you ever attended a basho or you follow sumo in tv or online? I'm not sure if you saw that epic Harumafuji-Hakuho bout in person, but if you did watch it in person it could've been amazing! Enjoy the forum! I hope it'll be good for your langauge skills, and for youl soul too! :) (I'm here on the Forum less than a week, but I admire this community!) Thanks. Now i'm living in Spain yet, but i'm going to live in Japan since next month. I was two times in Japan previously (only Osaka) in 2011 and 2012 summer (only like turist). I hadn't the chance to attend a basho but probably i will have a chance this year. I'm not sure but i will try to see in direct. I saw that epic Harumafuji-Hakuho in tv. I saw it in my friend's house. Was only in tv but we was 6 people sawing that. Was amazing too. I think you will enjoy Osaka - it's certainly much "warmer" than Tokyo, not only the weather but the whole feeling of the city. And your English is perfectly understandable - I have read much, much worse in texts intended for professional publication. :-P Thanks a lot for your words. I was only in Osaka (and Kyoto, Nara etc...) during 6 months and i love Osaka. The people in Osaka are really warm, like you said. The worst was the 'Osaka ben'. I went to Japan speaking japanese like absolute beginner. Osaka isn't the best city to learn japanese (at first really i couldn't understand nothing) but is a very confortable city for foreigners. Que sea bienvenido! Yo tambien hablo espanol y japones, y si necesitas una traduccion sin el intermedio de ingles, te puedo ayudar! :-) Muchas gracias. ¿Eres hispanohablante nativo o eres japonés? Gracias por tu ayuda ;) Tenshioka-san, welcome to this forum. Anyway, ya sabes dónde encontrarme ;-) Gran parte de mi afición a este deporte te la debo a tí, aunque no lo sepas. Cuando empecé a interesarme por la cultura tradicional me topé con tu web, le di una oportunidad al sumo (gracias a tu web, a los vídeos de kintamayama y a los vídeos de otro chico que le banearon la cuenta de youtube) y quedé prendado de este maravilloso deporte. Consulto tu web casi semanalmente en busca de nuevas noticias. Arigato Leonishiki sensei. Hola, y bienvenido! (Welcome...) Machas gracias. Thank you very much. Nice to meet you. I'm an English teacher. You're doing fine. Thank you very much. If i have a big mistake in my english text, please tell me. The best way to learn a language is learn about mistakes. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted January 25, 2016 Yo soy hispanohablante norteamericano, de padre Cubano. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
