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ghp
14th March 2001, 23:50
I wrote this about two years ago and thought I'd share it now (you lucky people, you). Please feel free to add to or change it. No attempt to be cheeky toward anyone's religion, so a preemptive "gomennasai" if I do step on anybody's toes.
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OUR Sensei, who art at Honbu, honored be Thy Ryu.
Thy waza are fun, and shall be done
In Gaikoku as they are at Honbu.

Give us this Way, our daily shugyo.
And forgive us our mis-translations (from the original),
As we forgive poseurs who've never lived in Nippon.

Lead us not into creating our own "ryu,"
but deliver us from self-promotion (to 10th dan).
For Thine is the Dojo and the waza and the kata, forever.

Gassho
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15th March 2001, 00:25
Guy,

Snort! LOL


Tobs

Devon Smith
15th March 2001, 00:29
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gmellis
16th March 2001, 00:35
This is the one taught to me by my senpai:

"Sensei is my shepard; I shall not wine. He maketh me fetch ice-hard water from the pump outside in the dark winters: He leaveth me with bumps and bruises. He restoreth my sense of shame and futility: he leadeth me in the path of martial zealousy. Yea, though I walk this dark stone path freezing my goodies off, I shall fear no frostbite: for though art inside nuzzling next to a warm hearth fire; thy condemnations and looks of disgust when I return shall comfort me"

Every night before I go to bed. Like clockwork baby.

ghp
16th March 2001, 03:02
Greg,

I love that!!

:laugh:

--Guy