hos?

[Sam]

one of my friends visited a gosoku ryu dojo today... he said after every instruction it seemed all the students said 'hos' to the teacher... what does this mean? I wasnt there, but he was wondering and isnt a member so I'm asking for him....

anyone know what this was about?

 

[RBaddorf]

They were probably saying "ous" (rhymes with moose). It is a term used in the Japanese military and some martial arts. It is used as a greeting, to mean "I understand", and is overused in many American Dojos. It is by some considered to be rude or course, and when I was in Japan, only heard it used amongst males. Or course that was 20 years ago, so you might want to check with someone that is over there now.


Ron

 

[Kenpodoc]

Search for Oss and you can find extensive discussion in the past as well as references to off site sources. I believe it's spelled Osu in Japanese.

Respectfully,

Jeff :asian:

 

[Ceicei]

one of my friends visited a gosoku ryu dojo today... he said after every instruction it seemed all the students said 'hos' to the teacher... what does this mean? I wasnt there, but he was wondering and isnt a member so I'm asking for him....

anyone know what this was about?

I think it is OSU. There are threads on this subject (found as OSS) on MartialTalk.

- Ceicei