DokterVet Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 You could just speak english. That might help. 22 years oldShootwrestlingFormerly Wado-Kai Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaschtroumpf Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 unless techniques are called in Japanese during your exams, in which case you better start learning the meaning of the japanese.My kid (7 year old) was confused when he was still a white belt, until I told him to remember it his way:Jodan: you hit at the jaw (jaw-dan, get it?)Chuudan: you hit at the stomach, because what you chew gets to your stomach (Chew-dan)Gedan: it's the the other one, i.e. below the belt. I have a mnemonic for it but it's not suitable for a 7 year old it's approximat but my kid never made a mistake after that.In my dojo during sparring (unless it's free sparring) the attacker announces the target (and possibly the technique) and the defender repeats it, only then can the attacker make his move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eiichi Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 You could just speak english. That might help.Or you could learn to speak Japanese. It always helps to be bilingual. "The true essence of karate, the perfection or ideal for which we strive, cannot be expressed or passed on through the spoken or written word. It is intangible in nature" Chojun Miyagi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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