Mu Ryuk Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Hey ladies and gents, Tomorrow at noon I'm going to be trying out a Shotokan class. There is a Dojo about five minutes from my house on foot, run by a guy named Greg Dow. If I like it I'll take three classes a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon. This won't conflict with my Tang Soo Do at all...and of course it means...MORE TRAINING :D So...we shall see. Tang Soo! Passion transcends pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Great, you'll enjoy it! Remember kime!! .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorin Ryuu Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Mu Ryuk, I notice you are in Monterey, too. Did you ever want to get together and train sometime? Just to try out new ideas, discuss things, whatever. Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47MartialMan Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Great. Does Shotokan mean "Hall of Shoto", which is the name given to specific writings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 47MartialMan, Shoto was the penname of Master Gichin Funakoshi's poetry. It, like many Japanese words, is representative of an idea. In this case, the sound the wind made when moving through the trees on the mountain, where he lived. The very first dojo built for karate was called Shotokan, in this case Shoto being something like "The Hall of Shoto" or "Shoto's Hall". .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 good luck with it A True Martial Arts Instructor is more of a guide than anything, on your way to developing the warrior within yourself!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47MartialMan Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 47MartialMan, Shoto was the penname of Master Gichin Funakoshi's poetry. It, like many Japanese words, is representative of an idea. In this case, the sound the wind made when moving through the trees on the mountain, where he lived. The very first dojo built for karate was called Shotokan, in this case Shoto being something like "The Hall of Shoto" or "Shoto's Hall".Is that "somewhat" what I said? Thanks for a little more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I came from a TSD dojang, and I did Shotokan for a bit. I found that they are very similar (give or take a technique or two). The forms are the same, also (except for a couple of techniques), just pronounced in Japanese instead of Korean LOL. Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47MartialMan Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I had thought, on occasion, that many (not all) Korean forms were influenced from Japanese ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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