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I've often found cases where in Japanese writing, someone decides to refer to a "Ysan" or "Kshi" or the like, using one Roman character within the mess of nihongo.

When is this customarily done,...

Could you explain what you mean by this? What did you have to unlearn?

Does anyone here know?

I see. How does this work, though? If I understand correctly, Uchinaagushi is fundamentally syntactically different from Japanese?

Given that some consider it more a separate language than merely a dialect, does it have a separate script? Or is it written as Japanese with katakana?

Thanks for pointing me in that direction.



Oh ok. I wasn't so much looking for anything in particular in terms of finding different karate instruction, but asked more out of curiosity of what...

Ah, yes, Google-jitsu has tireless stamina, but doesn't always entirely hit the right kyusho. From what was written there I'm left with the impression that he specializes in teaching karate with an...

I've read of a Matsubayashi Shorin ryu karate instructor known as Toshishiro Oshiro who once published a video purportedly on Uchinadi. Does anyone know if that Uchinadi is genuine? Does Uchinadi...

Thanks for that lesson, Mr. Reyer--that was pretty extensive.



The word choice seems to be in traditions that predate judo, kendo, or any kind of point sparring (regarding your reference to a...

I suppose that's as good a guess as any (didn't think of anything better myself); scrolls would be cylindrical if rolled up. But I was under the impression that written material was generally counted...

Why are martial arts techniques often considered cylindrical objects (countable with -hon) rather than some abstract form of miscellany (perhaps countable with -tsu)?

In my inerrant clueless...

Why are/were reverse-grip resheathing methods used, and what advantages and disadvantages do they involve?

They're from Brazil, eh? I can already imagine it...

"My frenn, it's coriu biujitsu!"

Sorry, I couldn't help it. :D

Well, they could all circumvent the iai-jutsu vs. iai-do vs. iai-hyoho vs iai-... debate by referring to it all as "iai-nuki". :D

Sorry, I just had to. No insult to the sword artists here is...

What are good information sources for abdominal training methods for martial artists? I'm aware how these days "core strength", while certainly legitimate and important, has become a buzzword du jour...

I understand.

So if a non-Japanese person (or, in light of Mr. Goldsbury's post, a person who is effectively not associated with the Japanese land or culture) used the phrase "wagakuni", would it...

Don't know. I was under the impression that the use of shuriken (even those of more unusual shapes) was not limited solely to ninjutsu.

Incidentally, I also wasn't really interested in the...

What was the purpose of this design vis-a-vis the more ordinary forms of shuriken?

What is the context via which ware-ware would be normally used?

Is waga-kuni a reference to Japanese natives?


I would suppose so, but I was under the impression one was never to use a title...

Please pardon the post bump.

Does anyone here know?

How are the words 'ware' and 'ware-ware' used, and how are they different from 'watashi' and 'watashitachi' or 'ore' and 'oretachi'? (I'm under the impression that the second pair is 'neutral' or...

Karate. I might have the technique name wrong--it's a roundhouse kick wherein the kicker then pivots his attacking leg's knee downward to hinge the kick downward on a diagonal, pivoting through on...

A question from the clueless: Why is it used?

Granted, it's an adjective more often used to describe Chinese martial arts, not budo, but I occasionally hear or read of people talking about internal martial arts.

I've been stuck in a plateau (fine, it's a rut. Plateau would be more appropriate if the level in question was actually high :p ) as far as dynamic flexibility goes. Where would I learn more about...