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You're certainly more than welcome!

Should an instructor go against the rules/regualtions/by-laws of the Headquarters?

If I understand your question correctly, here's an answer from someone who is NOT an expert. When you have a name in English and have it embroidered in Japanese, the embroiderer usually converts it to katakana (as opposed to hiragana or kanji). Katakana is phonetic, meaning the characters represent sounds, like in English. I believe katakana is primarily for foreign words. There isn't a one-to-one relationship between Japanese sounds and English sounds, so there's some art to translating. If you have a way you want it written, definitely send it to the embroiderer. If not, the translator will sound out the English word and find Japanese sounds that match as closely as he can. For those who care, hiragana is phonetic writing for Japanese words, and kanji is more pictographic, meaning the characters look like the thing the represent. For example, I think the kanji for river, kawa, is a set of three wavy lines that look something like a river. The word for forest, hayashi, looks like two trees. Being pictographic, kanji characters are typically more complex than hiragana and katakana characters. I suppose a persons name could be translated into kanji, but that's not how it's usually done. My wife's name, Linda, means something like "pretty one". There's probably a Japanese word that means pretty much the same thing and there might be a kanji for it. She could use it, but I don't think I've ever heard of anyone doing this. Usually, people will just say it sounds like "Lee-nu-dah" or something and use the katakana for those sounds or whatever they think sounds closest. On the other hand, I suppose someone might translate Ohio River Karate Club using the kanji for River Karate Club and the katakana for Ohio. I hope this helps answer your question, or at least provides useful info for somebody. A very solid post! BTW, Eosin NOW does COLORED BELTS, not just black belts!

I've no doubt whatsoever that you'll do great and that you'll pass! Good luck and let us know how it goes. Remember, RELAX!!!!!

Yeah, It's right there... Well, I stand corrected. I sure did MISREAD that whole thing. That's what I get for staying up all night. Thanks for correcting my error and steering GaryMo on the correct path. I owe you one! GaryMo, I'm sorry for that error; it won't happen again. Also, forget what I said in my first post, follow Derwentbob's post! I'm going to go find me a bag big enough to put over my head!

Oh, my bad. You didn't want to know if this was a karate kata or not. You wanted to know who this was in the video...sorry.... Here ya' go... http://www.tribal-fusion.biz/ChloeBruce.html

First let me welcome you to KF! You're half correct. They're BOTH TO the outside! They both start from the inside, and then they both end on the outside, Chudan-Uchi travels upward to it's final completion, and Gedan Barai travels downward to it's final completion, therefore, Chudan-Uchi-Uke Gedan Barai utilizes simultaneously outside blocks.

Yeah, that's about as clear as one can get.

I like this idea, im sure some schools probably do it too I hear this arguement a lot, so lets toy with it a while. How will the test be different? Is the curriculum different for the under-aged jr black belt? If not, then I take issue with it. "Sorry, kid, but you're just not old enough to be a 'real' black belt. So what we'll do is wait until you turn 16, and you can do that jr black belt test all over again, and then, you will be a 'real' black belt. How does that sound?" I think that sounds like an instructor working a student over for more testing fees. And even if one doesn't charge testing fees, what has really been accomplished here. Its like the driving restrictions they put on kids when they start getting their license. Most of the time, the restrictions are just foolish. So, should an member of law enforcement ignore/violate the rules/regulations/law that make up the driving restrictions for kids? If the law says that a kid is to have an adult licensed driver with them while their driving, for example, and an officer of the law see's that a kid is driving without an adult in the car, possibly that officer should disregard the rules/regulations/law because that officer thinks that the rules/regulations/law is foolish? Aahhhh...no, I don't think so. No matter how foolish one might think a rule/regulation may or may not be of any said martial arts organization; it's their law, and I believe that that should be respected.

I'm now living back in Owasso, OK, a part of Tulsa County!

Nope, no Judo!

What's the exact problem your having with Heian Nidan? You should feel honored that you're being graded by Shihan Takahashi!

Oh yeah! Louis Ozawa Changchien, who plays Hanzo, has been in Kendo since he was 5 years old; he's a Nidan in Kendo...he's an expert swordsman!

ROFL

I've recently retired from teaching Shindokan Karate after all of these many, many, many years is one thing for sure...BORING! I've never been so bored in my life! I tend to the yard chores, I should win pretty house award or something with as much as I'm out there. I've already completed the honey-do lists. I do this and I do that. Yeah, I still practice everyday. But, that's not the same as teaching. There's still a void from not teaching. It diffently takes some getting us to, this retiring thing, but, I suppose I need a hobby or something to fill in the emptyness. The only martial arts schools around where I live are Korean based. Nothing wrong with that, but, just as soon as they find out that I'm Okinawan based, it's like I've got the plague. All I want is a place, other than my garage, to work out. I've played golf, I've bowled, I'm reading more now, and, well, I've done a lot, except sitting on my porch in a rocking chair....aaaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhh. That would drive me super nuts. For those instructors that are contemplating retiring; give it some real thought about it first. I did. But, I didn't think that I'd already be so bored out of my skull. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to KF!!!!

Nice video of Judo, although in my opinion, there's no ultimate style of the martial arts. The song is Like Light To The Flies by Trivium. I only knew that because it says that on the bottom of the video...LOL...sorry.

It's all good Akikazeninja...it's all good. There's nothing to be confused with!

Nearly isn't completely, but, I concur with you here that the heel must, even if it's an infinitesimal degree, lift to proper hip rotation.

As far as... Does the embrodery show through the back side on a Eosin belt? Check this Eosin FAQ link below and read FAQ #5... http://www.eosinpanther.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=faq Eosin is the best in the business...hands down imho!

I never do them online... I draw it out, make notes about what thread color I want each line, belt size, belt width, belt style, etc, and then I fax it to them. I concur with your method and the faxing!

I think that all-too-often we think of hitting a target that's stationary, like a heavy bag or a WaveMaster, when in reality a human target is far from that accommodating. Stupid, dumb human target....be still! But in actuallity, a very solid post Joe. Hence, the I'm in constant motion!

Hahahahahahaaha heheheheheheheheheeeee I did it again...another boo boo topic by Bob.

Saw it yesterday, and I liked it a lot. A unique story line plot. http://www.predators-movie.com/ Has anyone else seen it?

Do you mix it or just spread it in layers? and how on earth did you get that combo? When I make a sandwich peanut butter and mayo aren't the first things I think to mix! ROFL! First I put 2 heaping teaspoonful of pb; spread it out. Then I put 1 level teaspoonful of mayo on top of the pb; spread it out. Then ENJOY IT! My brother came up with this one day when we were teens, and we ran out of jelly and bologna...so...a little experimenting later and PRESTO...one lovely can't resist sandwhich....YAHOO! Oh yeah...toasted or not, it doesn't matter....it's all in the mood. = me drolling twice You ran out of jelly and bologna? Please don't tell me you were eating those two together Oooooo...that sounds pretty good. Thanks Danielle for a new sandwhich! = drooling