Go Kan Ryu, the rape of Karate

**Wounded Ronin** · Posted On: 7/08/2005 9:56am

Another Japanese language question...

They're calling the founder "kancho". Now, the truth is, even though my dad is Japanese, I do not speak or read Japanese, so I have to ask...

Dosen't "kancho" refer to the act of jamming your finger up someone's rectum as a prank?

**Zeddy** · Posted On: 7/08/2005 10:06am

Originally Posted by Alhazred

Were you instructed to make your strikes by fully extending the limb and locking the joints? My understanding of how the body works (which is, admittedly, limited,) says that a good full-power strike without doing that won't really strain the joint. It's also pretty silly, considering how easy it is for the arm to be grabbed and snapped like a twig if you lock it.

Instruction varied greatly, especially when you take some the ranks into account. Some said not to lock out the joint, but when people keep telling you to go harder and faster, and you're only striking air... Eventually you will start locking the joint out, particularly on kicks if you're trying to snap them.

Originally Posted by Alhazred

I can't say the ranking seems totally rediculous, but in context, certainly looks like it...I'm going to be testing for brown belt in September or December, after only 6-8 months, but I go to class so much that 3 months for me is the amount of training and instruction most people take a year to do. Their minimum number of classes seems rather...small for every rank.

I can't say for sure, I graded once a year or so. I was pretty slack. For a young teenager, more than once a week is a lot.

Originally Posted by Wounded Ronin

Another Japanese language question...

They're calling the founder "kancho". Now, the truth is, even though my dad is Japanese, I do not speak or read Japanese, so I have to ask...

Dosen't "kancho" refer to the act of jamming your finger up someone's rectum as a prank?

Ah, can't really say anything about the prank meaning. I'm still studying the language, and I don't think that's going to turn up in the textbook.

However according to a dictionary here kanchou does have a number of meanings, depending on the kanji used. It could mean anything from the superintendent or director (most likely) to a spy or the captain of a warship.

It could also mean a superintendent priest, chief abbot, or to give an enema.

Ph34r the power of mistranslated language.

**xingyifa** · Posted On: 7/08/2005 10:09am

Ronin
Might I suggest:
Paizuri- titty fucking
or
Tamakeri-ball kicking

A few of those strung together with "way of" at the end could be really offensive to native speakers...:)

**Shams** · Posted On: 7/08/2005 10:23am

Graded once a week !!!!!!! Took me 2 years to get to brown belt 3rd kyu (considering I'm pretty hardworking 3hrs everyday) and they say its gonna take me another year to atleast attempt to test for black belt.....Not that they just want me to keep on paying (Offered me scholarship saying I dont need to pay if I dont want to..buy hey i'm glad to pay for such fun ).Oh yea about the joint lock thing ....I think I should quit punching the air me joints hurt.

**Zeddy** · Posted On: 7/08/2005 10:30am

Originally Posted by Shams

Graded once a week !!!!!!! Took me 2 years to get to brown belt 3rd kyu (considering I'm pretty hardworking 3hrs everyday) and they say its gonna take me another year to atleast attempt to test for black belt.....Not that they just want me to keep on paying (Offered me scholarship saying I dont need to pay if I dont want to..buy hey i'm glad to pay for such fun ).Oh yea about the joint lock thing ....I think I should quit punching the air me joints hurt.

Once a week? What the hells?

Punching the air I think is okay if you want to work on form or just to get the heart rate up. After that it's focus mitts for accuracy, heavy bag for power.

Kicking the heavy bags still hurts my shins, but at least I don't get joint pains.

Well, not as often anyway.