equaninimus Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 The "half moon" is an in-yo (the japanese interperetation of the yin-yang symbol). It is also present in the Okinawan flag. There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm!
jeffrogers Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 Very Interesting, article you wrote sai. It makes since both storys. Thanks for sharing. Also I think on the same lines as one of the poseters wrote about the hard one shot one kill type moves in Shotokan. Very straight on respesent the hardness or ferociousness of the tiger. I enjoyed this. -Jeff
Gyte Posted May 30, 2004 Posted May 30, 2004 (edited) Honestly, I don't like the tiger being a symbol of Shotokan. There is hardly any connection between Shotokan and a tiger. They should have chosen a waving pine tree instead. That would make better sense than a tiger. Edited October 24, 2004 by Gyte "Practising karate means a lifetime of hard work."~Gichin Funakoshi
longarm25 Posted October 3, 2004 Posted October 3, 2004 Nice article PhilRyu Kyu Christian Karate Federation"Do not be dependent on others for your improvement. Pay respect to God and Buddhabut do not reley on them." Musashi
Menjo Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 Wow, I never really knew a stready, probable and definate answer to the shotokan symbol, Thanks "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
lapulid2 Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Honestly, I don't like the tiger being a symbol of Shotokan. There is hardly any connection between Shotokan and a tiger. They should have chosen a waving pine tree instead. That would make better sense than a tiger.If im not mistaken, Kahn or in this case kan means king or ruler. so, Shotokan would translate roughly into "the king among the waving pines". if you were to stumble upon such a creature such as a tiger in a forest while meditating on karate, you would so inspired, i know i would, as to adopt its image as your mascot. The King among the Waving Pines and picture a tiger walking among the pine trees under a moonlit sky...the tiger doesnt seem like such a bad idea now does it? <-----------the art of people folding!
Menjo Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 also the way you have been taught can change your or influence your view on these types of topics. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
jkeeling Posted November 10, 2005 Posted November 10, 2005 Honestly, I don't like the tiger being a symbol of Shotokan. There is hardly any connection between Shotokan and a tiger. They should have chosen a waving pine tree instead. That would make better sense than a tiger.If im not mistaken, Kahn or in this case kan means king or ruler. so, Shotokan would translate roughly into "the king among the waving pines". if you were to stumble upon such a creature such as a tiger in a forest while meditating on karate, you would so inspired, i know i would, as to adopt its image as your mascot. The King among the Waving Pines and picture a tiger walking among the pine trees under a moonlit sky...the tiger doesnt seem like such a bad idea now does it?This is a completely different "kan". The "kan" of "ShotoKAN" means "hall" or, basically, "studio". It basically just implies that this is the place where "Shoto"-type karate is practiced.The "rolled tiger" is a play on words in japanese. The tiger itself was not meant to be a symbol of Shotokan. It was just an interesting piece of artwork chosen for the cover of a book. Jon Keelinghttps://www.jkasv.comhttps://www.hoitsugan.comhttps://www.shotomag.comhttps://www.tokaidojapan.com
Menjo Posted November 10, 2005 Posted November 10, 2005 Honestly, I don't like the tiger being a symbol of Shotokan. There is hardly any connection between Shotokan and a tiger. They should have chosen a waving pine tree instead. That would make better sense than a tiger.If im not mistaken, Kahn or in this case kan means king or ruler. so, Shotokan would translate roughly into "the king among the waving pines". if you were to stumble upon such a creature such as a tiger in a forest while meditating on karate, you would so inspired, i know i would, as to adopt its image as your mascot. The King among the Waving Pines and picture a tiger walking among the pine trees under a moonlit sky...the tiger doesnt seem like such a bad idea now does it?This is a completely different "kan". The "kan" of "ShotoKAN" means "hall" or, basically, "studio". It basically just implies that this is the place where "Shoto"-type karate is practiced.The "rolled tiger" is a play on words in japanese. The tiger itself was not meant to be a symbol of Shotokan. It was just an interesting piece of artwork chosen for the cover of a book.yep, agreed "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
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