tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.comments2024-02-12T08:46:26.595+00:00ShugyoAndy Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487592175723217904noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-6194466133933845502024-02-12T08:46:26.595+00:002024-02-12T08:46:26.595+00:00Hi and thank you for sharing all this information....Hi and thank you for sharing all this information. I only find this blog recently and I'm very much enjoying reading it and learning from it. I tried today to access files at the links that are in the post, but the links are broken. Is there any chance that it would some new version of these link? <br /><br />Thanks again! Kostashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216390104022775015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-41792170282820415282023-08-15T08:53:39.937+01:002023-08-15T08:53:39.937+01:00Thanks for the post.Thanks for the post.Martial Arts School in Rego Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400187919198106492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-45548856983581032962023-05-31T20:34:49.271+01:002023-05-31T20:34:49.271+01:00This concept it is amazing!
This concept it is amazing!<br />Silvio Sergiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523790129169642906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-71590423386040234642022-02-21T08:26:36.923+00:002022-02-21T08:26:36.923+00:00Well...came here for a different word.. but learne...Well...came here for a different word.. but learned alot more then that.. pleasantly surprised :3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563233702596750674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-33657381264304514752021-12-30T09:07:41.295+00:002021-12-30T09:07:41.295+00:00Dear Andy, please excuse this pragmatic question.....Dear Andy, please excuse this pragmatic question... can you help me with a link to the facebook discussion? Naturally, we have this "problem" with some of ourfemale students and practical hints would be great.michael wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13366940613578864868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-69904059137647246392021-12-30T09:03:48.395+00:002021-12-30T09:03:48.395+00:00Thank you very much for sharing those thoughts and...Thank you very much for sharing those thoughts and the Paul's video. Very inspiring!michael wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13366940613578864868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-59929354335733225442021-07-23T09:42:39.392+01:002021-07-23T09:42:39.392+01:00Reading this article has made me a better iaidoka,...Reading this article has made me a better iaidoka, and without a doubt, a better human being. Thank you for this!Mohammad Nasereddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118010610610524983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-77341884578327936192021-07-09T16:02:31.965+01:002021-07-09T16:02:31.965+01:00So this is almost exactly why I started learning J...So this is almost exactly why I started learning Japanese (and thanks for all the hardwork, mine is vastly improved). A realisation that the 'mythical' Japanese term didn't mean what I thought it meant, its just meant something like 'return'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734659681207342512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-56073773872742262322021-07-08T21:16:10.148+01:002021-07-08T21:16:10.148+01:00I'll take a slightly contrary position. I agre...I'll take a slightly contrary position. I agree that imbuing Japanese words with deep mystical meanings is a pitfall that many of us have fallen into at one time or another. I'm an advocate of using a lot of Japanese vocabulary in my budo practice and teaching though.<br />When I started judo (many, many eons ago) the rank tests included a demonstration portion and a written portion. Much of the written portion was Japanese judo vocabulary. Not to make it magical or to create a special jargon separating those who could parse "de ashi barai" and those who couldn't. It was to create a shared vocabulary among all those who train in judo all over the world.<br />The usefulness of having a shared vocabulary started to become clear when I trained at a dojo that had the occasional international visitor. Even if we didn't share a common language, we shared a common judo vocabulary. We could communicate tremendous amounts of information about each other's judo with our shared vocabulary of Japanese judo terms.<br />The value of this was driven home when I moved to Japan prior to learning Japanese. I was lost in almost every situation i found myself in if I didn't have a translator. Until they took me to a dojo so I could do some judo. Bowing into that room felt like coming home. I knew the social rules, and I knew the language. I could keep up with all the warm-ups because we used the same terms in the US that are used in Japan. Teachers were able to easily communicate corrections to my lousy technique quickly and clearly because I had learned that required vocabulary as a beginning judo student. I still had trouble asking where the bathroom was, or ordering a post-keiko beer, but I could ask some fairly subtle questions about judo and understand the answers because we all shared the same vocabulary.<br />Look at any global activity and there will be a shared vocabulary. I think the bigger problem is that we in the budo world beyond judo don't take the time to learn the fundamental vocabulary of our arts. I encourage my students to learn a little basic Japanese. Not so much to demystify the Japanese vocabulary, but so they can communicate with anyone they encounter in the budo world. Especially the teachers from Japan who are kind enough to sit on a trans-Pacific flight just for the privilege of helping us improve our budo.<br />It doesn't take a lot of vocabulary. I doubt I knew more than 200 Japanese terms from my judo training, and I don't think it would take that many for any other art.The Budo Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17829768452637120001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-87961946247922410332021-05-25T19:57:42.708+01:002021-05-25T19:57:42.708+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rambling Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405685926688570362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-34154894692660950862020-10-26T11:43:00.997+00:002020-10-26T11:43:00.997+00:00You have, yet again, cut through the BS and arrive...You have, yet again, cut through the BS and arrived at the heart of the matter. Some seem to equate ‘The Force’ with budo practise and believe it manifests in their very locale. Thanks for your insight.<br />BKA 10061Ryutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954618230026827490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-54961262488536929512020-10-25T21:54:57.773+00:002020-10-25T21:54:57.773+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Komimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288925634571193418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-19751907108867338472020-10-23T22:16:42.032+01:002020-10-23T22:16:42.032+01:00It is very good article to help improving our Budo...It is very good article to help improving our Budo.<br />Thanks Andy.<br />RamtinRamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382966526475061351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-12614409280230526012020-10-01T00:03:15.322+01:002020-10-01T00:03:15.322+01:00Thank you sensei 🙇🏻♂️Thank you sensei 🙇🏻♂️Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17251766615381604969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-58236392807717771812020-04-14T21:38:40.493+01:002020-04-14T21:38:40.493+01:00Thank you sensei, for all this valuable informatio...Thank you sensei, for all this valuable information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485185373973560160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-6254908297260654862020-03-25T18:11:00.981+00:002020-03-25T18:11:00.981+00:00Thank you Andy!Thank you Andy!Gábor Galyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381554091019591014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-37477155557618001762019-08-17T09:11:26.341+01:002019-08-17T09:11:26.341+01:00That has always been my view too
That has always been my view too<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17450722536811802654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-82392097406576332712019-05-29T16:12:52.328+01:002019-05-29T16:12:52.328+01:00MDH
I agree, in fact ironically that rule should ...MDH<br /><br />I agree, in fact ironically that rule should apply more for the lower grades (which have a shorter duration between them) than for the higher grades.Andy Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155527059459588876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-3514261798271450332019-05-28T16:02:42.997+01:002019-05-28T16:02:42.997+01:00I'd argue that people should read this the mom...I'd argue that people should read this the moment they've earned their previous grade.MDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158509143993754874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-49256646410335251962019-03-15T10:16:48.559+00:002019-03-15T10:16:48.559+00:00Photo's that prove Japan is not like any other...Photo's that prove Japan is not like any other country.<br />Enjoy!<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj1VfnJdRNwAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271833118188585569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-30688291628201116722018-04-11T18:07:30.360+01:002018-04-11T18:07:30.360+01:00Brilliant, i have found a few Kotsu's and im a...Brilliant, i have found a few Kotsu's and im always looking for more.<br />Ryuto=banare<br />Kasumi=hikitsuke<br />etc etc markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544997339563673375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-34336424559441552622018-03-20T23:12:42.517+00:002018-03-20T23:12:42.517+00:00Thank you Andy! Tanoshi desu.Thank you Andy! Tanoshi desu.Gábor Galyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381554091019591014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-19421368175354457052018-02-28T12:30:50.661+00:002018-02-28T12:30:50.661+00:00Thanks for the valuable information and insights y...Thanks for the valuable information and insights you have so provided here... <a href="https://nbc.ua/" rel="nofollow">тренинги в Киеве</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-55564419306503372442017-04-14T22:08:42.716+01:002017-04-14T22:08:42.716+01:00Dear Andy Watson: thank for your document! I have ...Dear Andy Watson: thank for your document! I have a question, though. In your intro you advice to read the previous version too. Is there any way to lay hands on it? I'll appreciate that. Sincerely I.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227812662693965531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380831531289624078.post-68258506230289460352017-04-04T14:27:42.991+01:002017-04-04T14:27:42.991+01:00Thanks for the positive feedback guys. Glad you en...Thanks for the positive feedback guys. Glad you enjoyed it.Andy Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487592175723217904noreply@blogger.com