Osu!

[Gyakuto]

Remember we were going meet up when you visited the U.K.? It turns out I’m busy that week…washing my hair

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Remember we were going meet up when you visited the U.K.? It turns out I’m busy that week…washing my hair

I completely understand, but i am not a criminal, I’m a health care professional who is a law abiding citizen despite appearances to the contrary. I am ill mannered and uncouth by British standards I’m sure. You could always tell people you were just giving charitable advice to a needy individual. We could also find a dark corner of a low end pub to meet if that would make you more comfortable. My wife certainly uses both of the aforementioned tactics to avoid admitting her relationship to me.

 

[Fungus]

My first Taiji teacher was one of the pioneers of karate in Sweden, one of Blumings original students. He traveled to Japan to study with Oyama, as he told me he couldn’t stand the atmosphered at Oyamas dojo that was full of yakuza folks

Attila Meszaros? I think he was supposedly the one that started the first kyokushing club in sweden, in gothenburg sometime in the 60's, and if I don't remember incorrectly was a student of Bluming in Holland, after he had came back from Japan. This is all as per our history that is part of the gradings.

 

[HighKick]

In Shotokan karate it’s sometimes pointed out its connection to traditions of the Jigen-ryu sword school, interesting is that jigen-ryu fencers only bow when entering the dojo floor then when in the dojo everyone are considered enemies and only sounds leaving the mouths on the floor are very prolonged and terrifying kiais, no room for cozy oss breaks.

Not in my Shotokan experience. You bow in like most other styles, and we bowed out as well, but never was your school mates considered enemies, even when hard sparring. Now the Kiai sounds I fully agree with.
More of a traditional Shotokan school I suppose.