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Went to watch another class at my dojo today.


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I got bored so I went to watch another class there today. I noticed somethign that I hadn't before. The Dojo is extremely japanese. I saw one of the instructors who was not japanese obviously english speaking talking to a kid named daniel and he kept calling him danile-san. They counted in japanese. Greeted eachother in japanese. Practicially all of the language except the teaching was done in japanese. Is your dojo like this?

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At my dojo, they count in japanese when practicing kicking, punching etc. But never "daniel-san". Obviously, all the techniques have japanese names, and maybe this has some implication on it. I also know that, in some dojos(including mine) a yellow belt requirement is being able to count to ten in japanese, which I think is a good idea, to help keep the tradition a little ya know?

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Well I'm taking japanese in highschool next year so I guess either way it works.

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Wish my school offered japanese, I hear alot about japanese being offered in american schools, funny there isnt more in Canada, seeing as how there's more Japanese then there is Canadians.

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My classes are done in Korean. Well the counting and the techniques. I think some stuff is supposed to be said in Korean, but my instructor doesn't stress it (like sah bum nim = instructor). So it's not weird for schools to use the language of the country their art came from. It's pretty normal.

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They have 4 month classes. I have to wait until May. 12 to get into the adult white belt class.

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ive been looking for a dojo that traditional for a long time and have yet to find one, nice catch!

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It could be a good idea to start a bit of stretching, push-ups and sit-ups before u start. It will ease the transaction when u start.

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