Yah great woofter, I dunno.Originally posted by Kenzo
Yah we know it means push, it was a joke.
(Is "Yah" a word?)
Yah great woofter, I dunno.Originally posted by Kenzo
Yah we know it means push, it was a joke.
(Is "Yah" a word?)
If the plural of "goose" is "geese", then why isn't the plural of "moose" "meese?"
And what's the plural of "mongoose"?Originally posted by Gene Williams
If the plural of "goose" is "geese", then why isn't the plural of "moose" "meese?"
Of course, the collective noun for idiots is a Bruce...
I attended some Shotokan lessons and the word "ous" "osu" or "oss" (however its spelt) is supposed to mean yes, or ok.
An example is that the teacher will explain somthing then say "Do you all understand?" and the class reply "Ous"
I allways thought the word for "yes" or "ok" was "Hai" (dont know if thats the right spelling)
I actuallly wanted to laugh when i heard them replying "ous".
This word must mean yes otherwise surely it would not be used?
If it is incorrect please inform me so i can tell the teacher and make a fool of him.
Thanks
No, many styles of karate use "oss" in place of "hai" to mean "yes". As I said, salarymen use it too.
A quick check inthe Kojien says the term originated as a polite, coy way of saying "yes" or acceding to requests used by courtesans in the red-light district of old Edo.
Why are you so anal retentive that you become virtually apoplectic every time someone on this board says "gi"?Originally posted by Kimpatsu
Put another way, I've already told you what the correct word is. So why are you so perverse as not to use it?
Yours in Budo,
---Brian---
Because I'm a grammar nazi.Originally posted by Yagyu Kenshi
Why are you so anal retentive that you become virtually apoplectic every time someone on this board says "gi"?
More to the point, why do you actively desire to be wrong? Why so perverse?
One of my old kyokushin senseis once ranted after i said 'hai' rather than 'oos':
However, i think he may of been suffering from one head level round kick too many!Why do you insist on using that peasent term? The ancient warriers have given us this rich, bold and wonderful word, and you still insist on speaking like a peasent!
Huw Larsen
Number 1 member of the Default Collective of Misfits
"Os(u)!" has connotations more far reaching than just a simple "hai."Originally posted by S.Jubei
I attended some Shotokan lessons and the word "ous" "osu" or "oss" (however its spelt) is supposed to mean yes, or ok. An example is that the teacher will explain somthing then say "Do you all understand?" and the class reply "Ous"
I always thought the word for "yes" or "ok" was "Hai".
Like a group of Marines yelling "Hoorah," it's supposed to show spirit.
I wonder if karate's origins in Okinawa could explain why this term is used the way it is. I can't imagine its use as a "coy way of saying "yes" or acceding to requests used by courtesans in the red-light district of old Edo" being the root of its use in karate dojo, unless a lot of karateka had interesting night jobs for extra income.
Yours in Budo,
---Brian---
You think we don't yell "hai" like that in Shorinji Kempo?Originally posted by Yagyu Kenshi
"Os(u)!" has connotations more far reaching than just a simple "hai."
Like a group of Marines yelling "Hoorah," it's supposed to show spirit.
I said "...more than a simple 'hai'."Originally posted by Kimpatsu
You think we don't yell "hai" like that in Shorinji Kempo?
If yours are spirited, great. Don't be paranoid.
Yours in Budo,
---Brian---
Be more explicit.Originally posted by Yagyu Kenshi
If yours are spirited, great. Don't be paranoid.
I thought this thread was on gi or dogi who cares how you say it. anyway I always like the toyo gi.shorinji kempo is'nt that a cult? just wondering?
Ron Davis
Motobu ha Shito ryu Karate-do
Karate is not a sport, it is a way of life!
Toyo dogi.Originally posted by shisochin#1
I thought this thread was on gi or dogi who cares how you say it. anyway I always like the toyo gi.shorinji kempo is'nt that a cult? just wondering?
And no, Shorinji Kempo is not a cult.
I don't know if they make them any more but Tiger Claw was a good dogi. It lasted about three years of heavy trainning and washing.
Train hard and you shall get what you trained for...
Aaron Young
Shotokan