☆　Martial Arts4 - Enjoying Sumo

武道については最終回です。
今日は日本の伝統スポーツ
相撲についてです。

Although Sumo is not practised in America
or Australia, many people enjoy watching
it on television. One of the first things
foreigners like to do when they come to
Japan is go to a Sumo match. Most foreigners
like to watch Sumo for fun. However, when
the rule of foreign wrestlers was relaxed in 1998,
some foreigners had an opportunity to come
to Japan and practise Sumo. Since 1998,
Hawaiian and Mongolian Sumo players have
won the grandmaster's title for the past two years.
Some Japanese are concerned about
the Mongolians and Haiwaiians coming to
Japan and entering the Sumo match. Also,
some Japanese think this may be a problem
for the traditional sport of Sumo, because
not many Japanese Sumo players are not winning.
Nowdays, Sumo is a global sport, worth
multi-millions of money and has great olympic
opportunities for Sumo players all over the world.
For men who are naturally heavy and strong,
it is a great chance to enter into a sport like Sumo.

practise-練習する（practiceというスペルでも使われます）
wrestler-レスラー
relax-緩和させる
opportunity-機会
grandmaster-最高級選手（相撲では横綱ですね）
concern-心配する、不安になる
worth-価値がある

最近の相撲は、確かに外国人関取が目立っていますね。
日本の伝統スポーツを守るためにも、
日本人関取には頑張ってほしいですね♪
でも、相撲が海外で人気になるのは嬉しいことです。

By Christina
日本語解説ーベラスタッフ