Gassho!
That's great news, congratulations! :-)
Good luck with the new branch!
Kesshu,
______ Jan.
Type: Posts; User: JL.; Keyword(s):
Gassho!
That's great news, congratulations! :-)
Good luck with the new branch!
Kesshu,
______ Jan.
Gassho!
Thanks for the answers so far!
I'll hold of just a tad longer with my own views and post this rebuttal instead – again without saying what I think of it myself. Nothing like a little...
Gassho!
I have dealt with this question for a number of years now, and recently stumbled upon this article.
While the author's unfortunately anonymous and the article's somewhat repetitive, it's...
Gassho!
Here in the west we tend to use the Japanese term dojo very broadly for both any place where we train and the groups we train in. When in Japan, I heard that this isn't necessarily the...
"Karlstad Shibu – The Movie" (aka "Killing Machine You Softly"), coming soon to a theatre near You. I'm game! :D
JL
Arigato!
Imagine how much it would help to understand Japanese! :(
JL
Gassho!
Two questions about nidan hokei that might be typos:
- Week 19 has "gyaku tembin dori" which seems to mean okuri tembin dori (from the description and also from the overview at the back,...
Hello Nathaniel!
Kenshi is the official term, Shorinji-ka isn't a word (that I know of). :)
Your guess about the monk's robes is spot on: Shorinjikempo is based on Kongo Zen Buddhism and...
Gassho!
They had the kamoku, but not the tokuhon at hand. Which makes sense, then, I suppose.
Kesshu,
______ Jan.
Gassho!
This actually came up at this year's German seminar with Aosaka-sensei and Satoh-sensei (another hachidan from Japan): They both agreed that it should actually read haro gyaku geri and...
Gassho!
Okay, so this idea is more about attracting people than getting 'street fighting skills'?
Kesshu,
______ Jan.
Gassho!
Welcome to eBudo, Sensei! :-)
This is certainly one of the most original ideas I've heard regarding this topic and because of that alone it's certainly worth a try.
I don't see yet if...
So very dull! :D
JL
Gassho!
Ah, yes, now I get it. Arigato!
Funny: I would've interpreted that exactly the other way round (i. e., the difference is in the execution – snapping vs. striking – not the angle or...
Gassho!
I've seen that, too.
Yes, that's weird, isn't it.
Kesshu,
______ Jan.
Gassho!
But that's ude ushiro neji age, so not the same thing. In that case the arm is being driven backwards and upwards, which doesn't make sense for just the wrist (i. e. you can't drive the...
Gassho!
Haven't looked at this in a while, so there's some new (and old) questions:
So what is this attack, exactly? The grab appears clear, then follows a twisting upward movement – to the...
Gassho!
Personally, my appreciation for SK as it is today is completely independent from where it comes from.
I'm just generally very interested in the historical side of things – it's my area of...
This is probably the interview in question. The story is second hand and doesn't come across as very convincing, I'm afraid. It would really be great to have first hand sources from people who were...
Gassho!
Thanks for the answer and especially for the interview source!
This version is by and large what I've heard several times before, namely the claim from Hakko Ryu that Kaiso incorporated...
Gassho!
According to Kaiso, it comes from Chinese martial arts. Are there sources that prove otherwise, since this was stated as fact, rather than opinion?
Kesshu,
______ Jan.
Gassho!
This is not directly in response to what's shown in the video, but it's pertinent to the general topic: During last week's German Gasshuku one of the Japanese sensei (Satoh-sensei, Fukuoka...
Gassho!
Sorry for the late reply. I had a great time at the German gasshuku last weekend, though. :)
Well, not really, I'm afraid. While the basic premise (productive, enjoyable and (most of...
Gassho!
Again, I agree with most of that. :-)
But:Here, I think, You're mistaken. At least, no randori I've ever been involved in had the same intensity level of an at least half-contact...
Gassho!
I mostly agree with Fernando-san's post, so I'll just add some odds and pieces without a coherent narrative.
Anyone familiar with the history and founding of Shorinjikempo knows that...