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Thank you, Sensei! The "sue me" thing is excellent - I had such a good laugh that I don't have to worry about remembering the expression. Now I only have to worry about whether am I able to say it with a straight face :)
Oh, I see... rolled up straw. I only see those things when our tradition-keeping horsemen put up a show with their target practice (bow and arrow). So, as it isn't rolled up, and isn't straw anymore (the most I've seen, had some kind of leather on...
Julia -
The proper thing to do would be to say "Sumi masen" - which translates as "Sorry" or "Excuse Me". An easy way to remember this is a little humor - "Well - Sue Me!"
Gomen nasai would be another expression that you could use as it translat...
I almost added that too (that the hand target is called makiwara), but I was wondering if that applies for hand-held targets also, or only to fixed posts...
Sensei Forrester, I just saw you on the other topic, and remembered that this is the place to ask questions...
I would like to know how to apologize properly to one who is your "very" superior in karate... Actually, I don't know how to put it wel...
A place to ask questions about Japanese language
Well, those symbols are kanji, and well, they are originally Chinese characters,but they are used also in Japanese writing. You can find out more about them at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji. You hand target says: KARATE. The upper symbol is ...
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- Styles or Arts
- shotokan karate - sensei Peter Arpad, 3rd Dan
- School or Teacher
- Okinawa Sport Club, Sf. Gheorghe, Romania
- Experience
- beginner - second blue belt (4 kyu)
- Birthday
- August 15, 1974
- Biography
- I'm 35 now, so in time I've done some things - handball, gymnastics, swimming, skating, skiing, jogging, body-building, aerobics (even kick-box aerobic ;)- all with the sole purpose of enjoying the movement and staying reasonably fit. And sooner or later I got bored with everything (except jogging, swimming, skiing - those that get me out of the house). I just "tried out" a shotokan karate class, one year ago - and, for the first time in my life, I felt that I found something that has more to give than just and enjoyable pastime. So, better late, than never - I'm trying to get the most out of it.
In the daytime, I try to make my living as a corporate trainer, trying to get my firm over the recession (as training expenses are one of the first that get cut off), and trying to improve myself at what I'm doing. And I feel that practicing karate has lots to do with it. There are lots of lessons that can be translated into "real life" lessons.
- Quote
- "Rain may fall and wind may blow, but there still be many miles to go"
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Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 5:46am on November 4, 2009,
Theo de Jong said…
- A joke on paper ore when you hear it, they seems to be diffrent.
I recognise it.....hahaha
- At 11:32am on November 3, 2009,
Theo de Jong said…
- That dog of Wim is not a bodyguard, hé see everybody as a toy to play with.
He is acting like a puppy. He thinks everybody like's him also.
The problem is, the most people do
regards, Theo
- At 2:42pm on October 31, 2009,
Wim Jordi said… - Hello Julia,
Thank you for your message! But Julia, my dog is not my bodygard. He just loves people and wants to hug them.The formal owner tried to train him to become a policedog and during that period, he was been beaten a lot. So he became affraid for people. But I gave him lots of love and tenderness so that he overcame his fear for people. Like I said before, now he loves people and wants to hug everybody. Again thanks for your message and greetings from Wim and Quero (the dog)
- At 7:36am on July 22, 2009,
Art for Art's sake... Sake? said… - That's great. I've been dealing with a couple of injuries that have kept me from training. I hope to get back on the mat soon.
- At 5:27pm on July 15, 2009,
Art for Art's sake... Sake? said…
- Hi, love your page. How is training treating you?
- At 7:58am on February 3, 2009,
Berserk said… - Hi Julia. Welcome to the Society.
P.S. Nice dog.
- At 3:33pm on September 26, 2008,
Lawrence Jessup said… - Hey Julia;
Ilove hearing from beginers, they always ask the questions we forgot the answers to.
- At 8:12pm on September 24, 2008,
Dale said…
- Hi Julia,
Im Dale.
- At 9:36am on September 24, 2008,
Bart Scovill said… - That's cool. We were all beginners in the beginning. : ) You'll find some very knowledgeable and experienced martial artists here, so feel free to ask questions or share your experiences. It's easy for some of us that have been at this a while to forget the magical feeling of just starting out.
- At 2:15pm on September 22, 2008,
Jonathan Forrester said…
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