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Post by shotopants on Aug 13, 2004 17:51:58 GMT
Is Shotokan a "hard" style full of dynamic, explosive techniques or is it something different?
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Post by searcher2 on Aug 13, 2004 18:45:56 GMT
Shotokan is a building that was destroyed during World War 2.
Everything bearing the name is a tribute to the man who inspired the building.
Behind the fascetious answer is a real meaning.
John
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Post by shotopants on Aug 14, 2004 8:39:59 GMT
That's very helpfull  |
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Post by AngelaG on Aug 16, 2004 13:30:24 GMT
IMO Shotokan is whatever you want to be. At the moment it is a handy way to pigeon hole people into styles. Go into many forums and people will tell you that Shotokan practitioners traditionally don't do bunkai, Shotokan practitioners traditionally don't grapple, Shotokan practitioners traditionally don't do throws, Shotokan practitioners move like robots and have no idea about real self defence. Well in that case I have no idea what style I do! ;D It's a name for a set style, but people forget that things move forward. We should be constantly striving to be better karateka and developing our art. If we don't evolve we'll become stale; and those that stay still are doomed to die out. |
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Post by Aefibird on Aug 17, 2004 17:44:59 GMT
Great post, Angela.  |
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Post by AngelaG on Oct 1, 2004 9:16:57 GMT
What is karate? What are people's interpretation behind the words 'empty hand'?
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Post by RDKI on Oct 1, 2004 17:46:56 GMT
That is if you take the meaning of karate as "empty hand"
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Post by AngelaG on Oct 1, 2004 19:17:43 GMT
That is if you take the meaning of karate as "empty hand" Precisely! So what do you take it to mean? |
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Post by RDKI on Oct 1, 2004 21:13:42 GMT
The original kanji for "kara" represented China but was changed in 1936 to a different character meaning "empty, void or sky" because the Japs didn't like it. I prefer the original
Also, it was common for Okinawan karateka to also be skilled with weapons (kobudo) so empty hand wouldn't really apply
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Post by Xerxes on Nov 1, 2004 17:42:38 GMT
Also, it was common for Okinawan karateka to also be skilled with weapons (kobudo) so empty hand wouldn't really apply Well the meaning of Karate-do is "The Way of the Empty Hand" so therefore it would apply. Even if the Okinawans had kobudo weapons. |
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Post by RDKI on Nov 1, 2004 20:18:37 GMT
Read the rest of the point rather than one line and you will see what I was talking about.
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Post by thingy on Nov 2, 2004 16:41:53 GMT
Read the rest of the point rather than one line and you will see what I was talking about. I think this has to be my favourite post on this forum so far. |
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Post by thingy on Nov 19, 2004 11:14:27 GMT
Ok, I have decided I need educating in this.
So "Kara" represented China, did the "Te" still represent hand?
Is this what T'Pau were singing about while ago?
I need to know.
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Post by RDKI on Nov 20, 2004 14:38:30 GMT
Yes Thingy, the "te" still denoted hand and while i'm not entirely sure Carol Decker was around in 1936, you never do know  |
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Post by AngelaG on Nov 20, 2004 16:10:27 GMT
1936? Surely she'd have to have been around way before that as it was changed before then? Classic song... must..find...bar...with... 80's...music!! ;D |
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