Burn My Time
~Josh Houghtelin
I’m Learning Karate
I have taken up a mixture of private and group lessons to learn Shin Nagare Karate at Chiles Martial Arts here in Clinton. I’m training with Sensi Eric privately before the group lessons to help accelerate the learning process of the basic skills. The Chiles Martial Arts studio teaches mostly practical martial arts although I’ve expressed an interested to Sensi Eric about learning the more flashy Karate. I will learn good self defense and then progress into more acrobatic (read: less practical) kicks and spins.
I have only been in class a couple hours so I don’t have any pictures or video but that stuff will come soon. I get to learn 8 to 16 hours a month with as much practicing outside the Dojo as I want. I’m excited. I’ll post pictures of my Sensi and some videos after I stop doing everything completely wrong.
Learn some Japanese vocabulary with me
Hover over the word to see the meaning.
Karate
Dojo
Sensei
Senpai
Gi
Hajime
Kiai
Numbers: Eech Ni San She Go Rok Shich Hatch Ku Ju
Before they will allow me to wear the white belt I must have these following actions memorized.
Ketsu Kei (ket-soo-kay)
Rai (ray)
Yoi (yoy)
Zenkutsu tachi (zen-koot-soo taw-chee)
Kiba tachi (kee-ba taw-chee)
Nami taw (naw-me taw)
Zarrai (zar-ray)
Titsui (tit-soo-ee)
Saken (say-kin)
Uraken (yer-a-kin)
Tsuki (soo-ke)
Gedan uke (gee-don ookee)
Jodan uke (jo-don ookee)
Mae Geri (my-gary)
2 comments
After living four years in Japan I know a few of these words. Ahhhhh, did you forget your mom was born there as well. She can’t speak a lick of Japanese I’m sure.
I have a friend who owns a karate studio in Canada, I’ll have to ask her what type of karate they teach. Right now she is in Europe but should return soon.
Love Ya
Posted by Grandma Moran, on July 6th, 2007, às 5:05 pm. #.
Bonzai is personal fav its cool to say after goin bruce lee on somebody lol. jk i im no hater and i dont know any karate but mabye ill watch some texas ranger and pick up a few pointers. grandpa says keep up the good effort. i agree that kinda effort is good.
Posted by chris houghtelin, on July 16th, 2007, às 4:18 pm. #.
