How to improve your karate etiquette 

We hope to be good ambassadors for our country! Hello, Razorback!

Thank you so much for this additional terminology - I will definitely be teaching it to our students, so that they can continue growing their knowledge. It is a great honour for us when Japanese practitioners comment on our videos - we always try to respect the people who gave the world karate, and we would never want to stomp all over that gift by making up new rules.

Absolutely! We all put our foot in our mouth at least once, but as long as we are willing to learn, there will always be someone willing to teach us. I still get nervous if I have to do the announcing at a big gashuku lol

And we are fortunate to have the students we have! Sure, sometimes they butcher the terminology, but at least they are trying :D

And now the furniture is finally getting round to the comments! Always a a delight to see your name in the comment threads :)

Absolutely - this is what separates martial arts from thuggery. This is my main problem with UFC etc - not that it is more or less effective, but it creates a self-aggrandizing, egotistical culture, and that's not ideal for young people to look up to. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!

We are always so happy when Japanese speakers and practitioners come across our little channel! We always default to the origin, as to do so is to appreciate martial arts without appropriating them. We will definitely be incorporating these words into our dojo right away, and get ready for when we host Kikugawa hanshi at the end of the year. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

Well said! And we found that generally the Okinawans are quite forgiving, but it just shows character and respect when we try our best to do things the right way. What an incredible opportunity - it's such an amazing experience to go back to the birthplace of karate :)

Thank you so much! It is a tricky topic to tackle, so we are glad it was well received :)

I was told that they use nana and yon because the regular words sound like the words for death.

I also thought it might be as much - I know 'shi' is death, and it is probably the same for shichi. But I have never seen anyone use 'shi dan', though a couple have used shichi-dan on certificates, websites etc.

It also helps new students especially know everyone's names

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre I think that it may be a combination of reasons. I also heard that during the early days of radio, when the sound wasn't good, they would say them to avoid misunderstandings. I can't verify that one though.

Thank you so much! It was a fun one to make and edit :D

Glad you enjoyed it, Sensei Nicky!

Thank you, Sensei Davina :D

And when the gaijin are really bad, they have to sit in keiza (which I only ever encountered in Aikido, and I don't miss it at all)

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre old karate custom from Ryukyu kingdom time obliges to kill any you see in seiza. Because these are invaders. Or I was mistaken by Bubishi. 😎

Always DWYSS

Leave your troubles at the door. Love that.. Ego also is a good idea. Awesome knowledge share, as always!

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