INTERVIEW: Team DD Rider Shoa Matsumoto – 12 Year Old BMX
Shoa Matsumoto is one of Japanโs top groms coming up in the BMX world.
At DD our goal is to grow action sports by helping the next generation of athletes and that is why our first rider to Team DD is this young shredder. At only 12 years old Shoa Matsumoto is doing tricks that the top BMX athletes are doing and without a doubt has a very bright future ahead of him. Check out the interview we did with him as well as this skatepark session of him riding his new local skatepark!
INTERVIEW WITH SHOA MATSUMOTO
DD: How old are you and at what age did you start riding BMX?
SHOA: I’m 12 years old now! I started BMX at the age of seven.
DD: How did you get into BMX riding?
SHOA: Watching the Kaden “Dubby” Stone video on YouTube made me want to try it too.
DD: Who are your top 3 influences in the action sports?
SHOA: 1st: Rim Nakamura๐ฏ๐ต 2nd: Mizogaki Joji๐ฏ๐ต 3rd: Kevin Peraza๐ฒ๐ฝ
DD: The first ever BMX Olympics were in Japan this year, how does this make you feel? Do you have future goals of going to represent your country when you get older?
SHOA: The Olympics looked great to me, but it’s a passing point. Now I will do my best toward that passing point.
DD: What is your favorite thing about riding BMX?
SHOA: It’s when new tricks work, but at the same time it’s nice to make friends all over the world.
DD: How do you overcome the fear of learning new tricks?
SHOA: It’s about believing in yourself. After that, if there is a DDAIRBAGS at the landing point, you do not have to be afraid of anything.
DD: What are your future goals in BMX?
SHOA: I want to make many friends all over the world. All you need to do is stay on BMX as you grow older.
DD: Do you have any future plans on heading to the USA and if so what are they? What are some of the thing you want to do and ride when you make the trip?
SHOA: I always want to go to America. Of course I want to go to Australia and England. The purpose is to ride with different people and ride in different parks.
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Follow Shoa on Instagram @SHOA_BMX
Japanese Translation (via Google Translate)
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SHOA๏ผ็งใฏไป12ๆญณใงใ๏ผ็งใฏ7ๆญณใงBMXใๅงใใพใใใ
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SHOA๏ผYouTubeใงKadenใฎใDubbyใStoneใฎใใใชใ่ฆใฆใ็งใ่ฉฆใใฆใฟใใใจๆใใพใใใ
DD๏ผใขใฏใทใงใณในใใผใใงๅฝฑ้ฟใๅใใไธไฝ3ไบบใฏ่ชฐใงใใ๏ผ
SHOA๏ผ1ไฝ๏ผไธญๆ่ผชๅคข๐ฏ๐ต2ไฝ๏ผๆบๅฃๅๅธ๐ฏ๐ต3ไฝ๏ผใฑใใณใปใใฉใต๐ฒ๐ฝ
DD๏ผไปๅนดๅใใฆใฎBMXใชใชใณใใใฏใๆฅๆฌใง้ๅฌใใใพใใใใใใใฏใฉใฎใใใซๆใใพใใ๏ผๅนดใใจใฃใใจใใซใใชใใฎๅฝใไปฃ่กจใใใจใใๅฐๆฅใฎ็ฎๆจใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ
SHOA๏ผใชใชใณใใใฏใฏ็งใซใฏ็ด ๆดใใใ่ฆใใพใใใใใใใฏ้้็นใงใใไปใ็งใฏใใฎ้้็นใซๅใใฆๆๅใๅฐฝใใใพใใ
DD๏ผBMXใซไนใใฎใๅฅฝใใชใใจใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
SHOA๏ผใใใฏๆฐใใใใชใใฏใๆฉ่ฝใใใจใใงใใใๅๆใซไธ็ไธญใงๅ้ใไฝใใฎใฏ็ด ๆดใใใใใจใงใใ
DD๏ผๆฐใใใใชใใฏใๅญฆใถใใจใธใฎๆใใใฉใฎใใใซๅ ๆใใพใใ๏ผ
SHOA๏ผใใใฏ่ชๅใไฟกใใใใจใงใใใใฎๅพใ็้ธๅฐ็นใซDDAIRBAGSใใใใฐใไฝใๆใใๅฟ ่ฆใฏใใใพใใใ
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SHOA๏ผไธ็ไธญใซใใใใใฎๅ้ใไฝใใใใงใใใใชใใใใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใฎใฏใใชใใๅนดใใจใใซใคใใฆBMXใซใจใฉใพใใ ใใงใใ
DD๏ผใขใกใชใซใซ่กใไบๅฎใฏใใใพใใ๏ผใใใใใชใใใใใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผๆ ่กใใใใจใใซใใใใใใจใไนใใใใใจใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
SHOA๏ผ็งใฏใใคใใขใกใชใซใซ่กใใใใงใใใใกใใใชใผในใใฉใชใขใจใคใฎใชในใซ่กใใใใงใใ็ฎ็ใฏใใใพใใพใชไบบใจไธ็ทใซไนใใใใพใใพใชๅ ฌๅใซไนใใใจใงใใ
