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Yep kgcobra320 I think the same way you do... In fact in Costa Rica the former JKA dojos merged into a new organization, where sensei Wei Yui Yi (I'm sure if I spelled it the right way) and he is actualy moving forward our karate into the martial original form it used to be (as I said in my previous post)

I agree. I would like to add that if you want to be under the organization you follow what it says. Perhaps it would have been a good idea to talk to the head of the origanization and get permission to use the name before offically naming it. I believe that, traditionally, that is what would have been expected. Is the 8th dan oriential? Sometimes getting permissions is expected as a cultural kind of way. I hope that all goes well with your school. Perhaps we were jsut too naive... Yep he IS oriental (from taiwan actually) Thanks a lot to everybody!

I agree. I would like to add that if you want to be under the organization you follow what it says. Perhaps it would have been a good idea to talk to the head of the origanization and get permission to use the name before offically naming it. I believe that, traditionally, that is what would have been expected. Is the 8th dan oriential? Sometimes getting permissions is expected as a cultural kind of way. I hope that all goes well with your school. Perhaps we were jsut too naive... Yep he IS oriental (from taiwan actually) Thanks a lot to everybody!

I would do the same if I had enough karate knowledge but i'm just a 4 kyu... and he knows a lot and is really good at karate Did I mentioned that he is (as much as I know) the higher black belt in Costa Rica?

Sorry I couldn't answer earlier There aren't such things as franchises in Costa Rica for MA, so basicaly it's an organization that certificates the students ... too many years ago (like 12) we were part of ANASKA and they formed part of JKA so our belts would have worldwide recognition, right now we are part of ISKY (International Shotokan Ryu Karate Yi Sin Mun) wich is somehow a new organization headed by Wei Jui Yi. About the names we choose Byakkokan Shotokan Karate Do as the name of the dojo, and the new name is Karate Yi Sin Mun Naranjo "Naranjo" is the name of the city I live... Thanks a lot for your answers, I haven't finished reading all, but I'm on it

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Hi! I've a little question... Recently at my dojo we thought about givin' our dojo a name, after a little research and some time we found one we all like. We even bought some jackets with the name on it. But sensei's sensei ( ) (an 8th dan, president and founder of our karate association) even knowing we spend money in the jackets told sensei to change the name of the dojo and he even told him the name he MUST use... And of course we can't use the jackets... So this is my question... Who should name the dojo? It's something pretty personal and should somehow represent the people at least what the owner thinks... Thanks a lot for your answers I'd like to hear opinions from some black belts if it's possible...

Yep, Samurai X is great but i don't like the series... i prefer the OVAS

Naruto!!! it's far better than any DB... http://www.naruto-kun.com/ http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/

Sorry, I clicked early :P The last line should say: It makes sense to me that a Tiger, particularly a White Tiger had been chosen

Please take a look at this: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml#tiger It makes sense to me that a Tiger, particularly a White Tiger

Kata shouldn't be too fast, It must last somehow a determined time, but as someone already said, Technique is fundamental, add to it power, and you should have a great kata, don't rush in your moves, do the combinations fast, but don't rush. Please refer to the introduction of M. Nakayama, Superior Karate books, he sais there are 6 important things in kata: Order Start and End Meaning of the movements Objective of the movements Rithm and coordination Breathing (I'm translating from a spanish version of the book , you may find them with different names...) Any way you may try to find videos, and compare...

ROTFL!!

Please read this, it's a nice aproach to the kiai and breathing stuff http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/clubs/taido/files/breathing.pdf

Please, read the thread first and then came back Is it important to learn the terminology in the original language?? http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=27529&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Mmm I found this on Internet: "Tradition: A meme; custom or practice taught by one generation to another, often orally" [1] which is just the way Karate have passed to us, but anyway Yes, one can make the traditions and change them as well... And yes martial arts have changed a lot since the old times, but they are somehow "alive" and they must adapt themselves, and that's maybe the reason that traditional stuff is not as important as before... I'm not givin up yet, but I'm trying to have an open mind ... Mmmm I'm not sure about it... How about Shaolin Monks or japanese farmers trying to survive... anyway it's true that many militaries have adptem them becouse they are efffective but that's not a reason to let traditions out of them. Mmmm but you can't guarantee that there won't be another school, or that maybe they move to other place and must go to other school... In that case they will find a disadvantage ... and that's what happens when you leave the standards and that's why they're important, as the example for musicians... Sensei is more of a guide through life and pointer of the way. Isn't that the spirit of karate?? It's true what you say, It's (almost) imposible to us westerns to fully comprehend the japanese but well we sholdn't give up so easily... we are learning a way of living so we must learn and adapt it to us... By the way I prefer this translation of Jikishin kore dojo: If you have an honest mind, everywhere is a Dojo Thanks to you for you're responses as well, hope we can comprehend each other's vision of karate [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradition

Nice example Cheeky!

The idea is somehow nice, bot holograms represent images only, not phisical stuff... I'd ratter use the training as in Frank Herbert's DUNE... using machines... LOL

It's true, but anyway you just need to hear it a tousand times and you memorize it, but it's something important to follow the tradition and yes it's easier to hear the names using a known language. But I bet you don't say "Peacefull Mind One" when you're refering to Heian Shodan or "To Penetrate a Fortress, Minor Version" for Bassai-Sho. The terminology is a common reference so anyone can be 100% sure (sometimes since diferent arts use different names ) of what the sensei is saying... By the way you're still being called sensei from time to time or you prefer to be called "Teacher"?? I'm not trying to insult but I'm sure you're still atached with a great part of the tradicionalism and japan terminology.

I've seen sthe same thing in my dojo, fortunately Sensei is not having trubles to keep the dojo open, and in fact he's choosing who can and who can't apply for an exam...

Hi! I'm new in this forum, I've practiced Shotokan since a couple of years and I've seen lots of changes since my first lesson... I'm from Costa Rica, and I've been in three different dojos, of three different Associations -by the way, I must apologize for my poor english - and I've seen different -how to say it?- "understandig?" of the spirit of karate, some more rude, other more sport related, and one more "martial" as in live/death situations. My own point of view is that Karate is a way of life, even more I hate sparring, i prefere to practice kata than fighting... I like to think that Karate is a way to know myself better and to discipline my mind... but... this is my particular point of view, and a personal conviction, I've never seen anything but the "Dojo kun" (i'm not sure how to call it in english) that five phrases which were given to me years ago. I've told my sensei that I've never seen anything else, anything more... "spiritual??" in Shotokan which is the only martial art I ever practiced. And he told me that it was true, something have been missed since karate left japan and reach my country... Right now, the karate we're practicing in C.R. is becoming more "martial" as it used to be, and not as tournament focused as it is now (I'm sorry to say this, I'm not trying to say Shotokan is bad, I love it and I'll defend it with all my strenght) but as I can see you have a clearer vision of it, I know you'll see why I'm confused and I'm sure since we're all comrades I'll get a "non defensive" answer but an explanation... I'd like to know if perhaps in other dojos the vision of karate is explicit in this mind related stuff and is not a personal seek as in mine... Thanks a lot for your answers, and for your understanding. ------------------------- Karate ni sente nashi