Greetings:

After some discussion and even a little debate, I have decided to encourage the use of English in all posts.

The study of karate encompasses Chinese, Okinawan and Japanese ideas, skills and words...and seldom is there just no way at all to translate a concept into English.

IF or purpose is communication, then it behooves us to actually communicate in a language each understands.

Therefore, all participants are asked to write in English with the foreign term for the art in parenthesis, if desired. Less acceptable will be the use of foreign language terms with the English in parenthesis and NOT acceptable is the liberal use of other languages without any translation.

We have a wide and diverse audience here folks, not all our readers practice our arts or have the benefits of travel overseas...let's truly communicate, ok?