Karate was not created in China and it wasn’t perfected in Japan. Karate is original from Okinawa, a set of islands south of Japan and East of the South of China. The island traded with China materials, philosophy and arts. The Okinawans mixed South Chinese Kung Fu with their own style and created a style that roughly translated to “Chinese Hand”. Years later Japan invades Okinawa and it becomes a Japanese territory. The take their martial art and change it from “Chinese Hand” to Karate or “Empty hand” which has a more philosophical meaning than just fighting without weapons (Japan already has Jujitsu and Aikido and both style are empty handed fighting styles). The Japanese try to force the Okinawans to teach them their style so they have a choice: teach their style or go into hiding. So some teach the Japanese part of the style while others go into hiding and different schools opens. For any more information you can go to http://www.cidio.net
animalntaz on
September 6th, 2008 2:22 pm
When I was living in Hawaii, about a decade ago, I learned about 3 or 4 months worth of Okinawan Karate Do. I managed to get up to orange belt, but I thought that style was a little rigid and wasn’t for me. If I stayed in a little longer, I could have learned how to use weapons.
I think the idealogy of learning to do something as a point as not to use it, doesn’t adapt well for self-defense or when neccesary to use it. Now a days there doesn’t seem much use of it, when you don’t often encounter a defensive situation, or having to worry about getting charged for assault by the guy who deserved it. I think that something that means “empty hands” has become more of an empty sport.
I wonder about two words that are used the same way and almost are exactly the same. Why do we say them diiferently? Did they orig. mean something different?
The two words that I am requesting are
1) regardless
2) irregardless
Marina, Can you get to the bottom of this? Please?!
BillyB replied on September 6th, 2008 4:36 pm:
She read your mind on Oct16th last year…Regardless or irregardless of whether you were paying attention, check it out again. If you scare easily , don’t click the link.
davecodave on
September 6th, 2008 11:50 am
By the way,….Very impressive kicking Marina. Indeed !
davecodave on
September 6th, 2008 11:48 am
My favorite Karate move is when someone tries to poke me in the eyes with their two fingers, I put my hand on the bridge of my nose between my eyes to block it. (very “Three Stooges” like)
danielpool52 on
September 6th, 2008 7:25 am
3001 on the vote
wetsuit5 on
September 6th, 2008 6:32 am
@ 2981
#2 @ 1659
#3 @ 1207
Looking good, but not counting the chickens before they hatch.
2996 now.
Only 5 more votes needed to break 3000.
Who’s going to do it? It could be you.
kaibanator on
September 6th, 2008 6:13 am
Cool vid Marina!! Loved the sound effects
Homework : If I had to go by what martial art looked the coolest, I’d go with Capoeira. Capoeira looks more like break-dancing to me
For those who are interested in a show about martial arts, check out Human Weapon. I saw a few episodes of this show on cable, and it featured martial arts such as Kendo, Jujitsu and Tae Kwon Do.
From the episodes I have seen so far, Tae Kwon Do is the one to go for, especially if you are looking to test your limits. It looked more physically intense than I thought it would be.
My fave martial art related quote (From a show called Lano & Woodley) - “Careful frank, I know Karate, Jujitsu, and other martial art words.”
barmar on
September 6th, 2008 5:38 am
The political season has reminded me of the words I always wondered about: right wing and left wing. What are conservatives and liberals on the right or left of?
Liberals and Conservatives are, relatively speaking, considered to be on the “left” or “right” of “center”. With “center” being defined as occupying the “mainstream” of prevailing (contemporary) political thought.
barmar replied on September 6th, 2008 9:01 am:
But why are liberals on the left and not the right?
Because they’re not “right”, they’re “wrong”. As bestselling author and syndicated radio talk show host Michael Savage has so astutely and accurately observed: “Liberalism is a Mental Disorder”!
oh my god. marina….. i was looking through my images on my laptop and i found this.
it looks like kobe LOL: kobe lookalike
yozhik202 on
September 6th, 2008 3:21 am
Hey Marina,
With the recent events in Georgia I was curious why is there a Georgia in the US and south of Russia? Why do the Russians call it Gruziya and why do the Georgians call their country Sakartvelo?
robertmac_33 on
September 6th, 2008 2:49 am
Hey Marina just finished watching a load of your videos, after watching pant ees 1 + 2 I was wondering if you could tell me where the word Knicker/s comes from. we in the uk often use it as a word for womens underwear, but the word also appears in the name of an ice cream dessert - knickerbocker glory. Any ideas?? p.s when is your Calendar coming out?
Well It won’t be a secret when its on youtbe will it?
BillyB replied on September 6th, 2008 5:04 pm:
I like you James, so I hope you didn’t take it wrong, a lot of young guys could take some lessons from you, in how to treat a woman.
But leaving a little mystery is a good thing, let people figure stuff out.
Be cool…and if a woman tells you something that no one else hears, “that” is more precious than anything I can think of… at least anything I can remember. (free advice is worth what you pay for it I quess).
You’re a smart kid, I hope your parents are cool with your antics. Cheers
f: “what does X mean?”
m: (explains.)
f: “oh, i thought it meant something else.”
m: “yeah? what?”
f: “you know.”
m: “no, i don’t. what do you mean?”
f: “you know exactly what i was thinking of.”
m: “no, i don’t, otherwise i wouldn’t ask. so …?”
f: “ah, never mind.”
m: .oO(wtf?)
f: “forget about it, let’s just drop it.”
m: “umm … why don’t you just tell me?”
f: (drops it.)
annoying as hell. you can’t argue with that.
same conversation b/w males:
m1: “what does X mean?”
m2: (explains.)
m1: “oh, okay, i was thinking about Y.”
and that’s that.
anyway, here’s my question. what if a man tells you something that no one else hears? is that any less precious because a man told you, not a woman? maybe you didn’t mean it like that, correct me if i’m wrong.
BillyB replied on September 7th, 2008 8:17 am:
LOL. once you get to (f: “you know exactly what i was thinking of.”) as a man married for 25 years it ain’t going any farther than that… at that time.eg. today’s quote
“The man who goes alone can start today - but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.”
As far as a what a man tells you being precious, and this is a bit of a rash generalisation, I guy doesn’t usualy speak to you from the heart & doesn’t for lack of a better way to put it “feel” like he is giving away a piece of himself. Guys will weigh the value of info from another guy & if the value isn’t understood won’t drop it ’til it is. As you say a women doesn’t, generaly, understand that you may not “feel’ the value of her communication. Emotion & logic have trouble connecting.
At least thats how I think about it… helps me survive.
Stll women are a full of mystery, so anytime something makes sense it is treated as precious, ’cause its a little rare.
This reminded me of a video I watched a while back, called Afro Ninja!
My favorite martial art is Judo! In my opinion, one of the best self defense tactics ever. Get close, put down, fatality! and then just wait for the ambulance
Judo has some amazing techniques such as “here’s your arm back, to go”, “looky, you can fly”, “smell my… crouch”, what’s that on the ground” and “are you OK?”. Of course in Japanese they might sound a little different to you, but that’s basically what they mean.
Marina you should train yourself to be a jūdōka. Because Intelligence and rapidness beat brute strength and size, always! Just use the correct techniques, and you can get out of any situation!
Want to know how to train? We have a saying, “The best training for judo is judo”. You know what’s short for “Just do it”? … JUDO IT!
P.S: Cutest kimono I ever seen!
I recently wrote a paper on the word “chicano”.I came across the word “chicanery”.Is there a similarity between the two? what is the origin of “chicanery”.
danielpool52 on
September 5th, 2008 10:12 pm
Hello Marina could you investigate the origin of clairvoyant clairvoyance please
My previous post is part of the lyrics to a late 60’s surfin’ tune, but I can’t remember who sang it. Does anyone in “HotForWords” nation know the song? I didn’t get any results from googling it…
Thirty-five years ago, as a young stud, I would drench myself in Hai Karate cologne before I went to work at the local supermarket. That stuff turned me into a real chick magnet. I wish I had a bottle right now!
Seems like I’m slow these last few days. I should have posyed this on the “cologne” lesson - LOL
andy w on
September 5th, 2008 7:47 pm
Word Request: Rick Roll
The song isn’t even called Rick Roll, and yet everybody calls it that.
And also, if you want to do a little more to this word, then find out how people started Rick Rolling people in the first place. Why that song out of many many others?
Hi, Marina.
Thank you for doing the two most internationally famous Japanese words. I’m so glad.
My favorite martial art is “Kendo”. I think it’s much cooler than fencing.
“Ken” means sword, and “do” means spirit. (It’s the same word that is in “Judo”) So it means, the spirit of swrod. Sounds cool, ha?
After watching that, there needs to be a Hot for Words musical. If they could do one about a spelling bee, they can do one about word origins. Besides, it is a hot topic right now! Hot for Words, the musical…I can imagine it. Can’t you ?
bobsully on
September 5th, 2008 6:41 pm
You got great abs.
[ snatches the pebble from Marina's hand ]
tokah the great on
September 5th, 2008 6:21 pm
Lmao! You are so awesome to watch you crazy female! Anyways, my favorite form of martial arts is Shaolin Kung Fu.
shakeydacheese on
September 5th, 2008 5:59 pm
all different topic:
in all west-europe, the romans or at least their church esteblished the word “padre”.
(fr. pere; ger. Vater; eng. father…ect).
Even the familiar form “Papa” is wellknown
is there a mentionable reason why in english children say
“dad” or “daddy” ?
arturishere on
September 5th, 2008 4:15 pm
hmm, i would want to know where comes word “Automatic”
My hand is up, word request: tricky. As in, “If you can’t convince them with genius, baffle ‘em with it.” Tricky.
Extra points to anyone correctly identifying who said the above quote to whom. Never mind where it was said and heard.
mergatroidalreplied on September 5th, 2008 4:24 pm:
And simply to expound on the subject of martial arts a bit, I read somewhere that it was a form of jujitsu that was exported from India and developed in Asia that began all the different forms of martial arts we have today. Most people are under the impression and believe that martial arts is an Asian “thing,” but in actuality its origins trace back to India. This is all I recollect from something I read in the past …, I think I read it from Cecil. I’d check it out myself and then make this post cool, but I don’t have the time to go searching.
As you can see on this site, India is in Australia.
mergatroidalreplied on September 6th, 2008 8:35 am:
Bob, I found this book in the library while researching my own.
If one resides in New York State and are in need of an excellent book for your coffee table, this is it. These civil servants made an excellent book for the peonic [sic] citizenry
matalexwolf on
September 5th, 2008 4:01 pm
you nutter, excellent moves M. Kicking about with some Tai Chi three times a week, 5am, crack of dawn, all weather conditions, bare chested only a bit like yoga with me M, just fall over and fart alot — dont just look at the end of the finger, otherwise you will miss all the heavenly glory! Love asian extream dvds, so many to watch, tony ja, jet lee kick some serious busting moves. Practice Muay Tai with mate who is winchung expert, always get my but kicked but so much fun to do.
urickhunt on
September 5th, 2008 2:06 pm
Hello gorgeous, i have a couple of word requests to make. 1st word gorgeous, 2nd pleasure Thanks urick…
Worth checking out the film it comes from, got some really great comedy moments like that but also some excellent Kung Fu, the badly dubbed English version is a must.
I quite like the one above the monument to Pitt the Elder at Westminster Abbey. It’s in the North transept and contains a statue of Pitt mid speech with outstretched arm.
silvergodofgold on
September 5th, 2008 12:33 pm
I think David’s other self-defense mechanisms mentioned below could potentially ward off any would-be attackers. Especially number 2. Nice.
But I wouldn’t recommend doing so too long in public, or the Police might not find that too amusing. Maybe the defense is a weakness disguised as a strength?
You could call it the 2-D porcupine defense posture, or something like that. Some people just wouldn’t understand, eh? (That’s the point, right?)
Once when approached by an aggressor, I just smiled. Smiles can be quite disarming. Love can be a confusing feeling to an evolving soul. It’s my weapon of choice, nonetheless.
Me and my brother were interested in learning the origin of a common word used in some phrases and that word is ‘Blue‘ which is included in phrases like ‘Into the Blue‘, ‘Out of the Blue‘, ‘Feeling Blue‘. I suppose there are more that I cant think of at the moment… so our question is… why Blue? Why that particular colour? Why is it used in such phrases where you get into it, see something going out of it or feeling it?
posti on
September 5th, 2008 11:57 am
i would like to know about the wrods hocus-pocus
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 12:29 pm:
It wasn’t hocus-pocus that turned Pocahontas into Rebecca Rolfe.
jojokerus on
September 5th, 2008 11:47 am
Teacher! Teacher! Oh, oh! I have my hand up!
Can you do a bit on the word PATRIOT?
I heard the wind up of McCains acceptance speech and I thought one bit was exceptionally well put (and I quote):
“I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else’s. I loved it not just for the many comforts of life here. I loved it for its decency; for its faith in the wisdom, justice and goodness of its people. I loved it because it was not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for. I was never the same again. I wasn’t my own man anymore. I was my country’s.”
In particular I liked the “…not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for.”
I know Samuel Johnson had a thing or two to say about patriotism.
One fish is just a fish, but why are two fish called a ’school’?
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 12:11 pm:
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea!
pig-in-a-poke replied on September 5th, 2008 2:40 pm:
Joy to you and me.
I saw Three Dog Night a long time ago, twice, then with Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band. Loved all the performances.
Teacher, What is a Three Dog Night?
lividemeraldreplied on September 7th, 2008 12:07 am:
When it’s so cold in the igloo, you have to snuggle up with three dogs to stay warm.
b-meister on
September 5th, 2008 11:41 am
It’s called martial art because since they have to do with fighting. Martial comes from the word Mars who was the Roman god of war.
My favorite martial art is Sambo (which just so happens to be Russian) or Aikido from Japan. I would have said Krav Maga (Israeli) but that’s not actually considered a martial art because there are no rules and it’s non competitive.
prospero811 on
September 5th, 2008 11:16 am
Martial arts means the art of the warrior. Martial, I believe, has its root in the war god Mars. Arts are skills and talents that are learned over time and mastered - so, like painting, fighting is such a skill that can be learned and mastered. Ergo…martial arts….
There you go…another mystery solved by your trusty wizard, Prospero.
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 12:31 pm:
Empty hands… verrrry interrrresting!
Other martial arts that are very subtle and effective are…
steering the opponents concentration away from their aggression
1. point and say “look out!” to someone behind the aggressor… then go “beep beep” and run away like roadrunner in the cartoons.
2. lay down on the ground with your arms spread open and start singing “highway to hell” by ACDC.
3. carry around a wad of fake 20 dollar bills, throw them in to the air at the last moment, while his eyes go towards all the money, kick him in the nuts and punch him in the nose!
CaptainJackreplied on September 5th, 2008 2:50 pm:
Those are all karate styles!
#1 is Empty Mind
#2 is Empty Voice
#3 is Empty Wallet
But not with this video on Karate; it must be the slowest climber for a long time. Probably the single-word title is not inspiring people to click on it. You could say that when Marina was thinking of a sexy title for this video, she came up empty-handed.
sniperskaya replied on September 6th, 2008 9:52 am:
True. I was referring to her vid on Best Weekend. Sorry I didn’t clarify that.
pedantickarl on
September 5th, 2008 10:50 am
Marina’s video now has 2870 votes. She leads with a significant 1222 votes over the second place video. Another eight days to go.
I learn so much from you, you are amazing! I would like to request the word “kid”. I have two kids of my own and I was talking to my husband yesterday about the relevance of the word kid being used not only for our own kids but also for baby goats. And that got me thinking about why we call our children kids and if that came from the goats, and if it did why don’t we call our kids calves or foals.. just a thought lol
wetsuit5 on
September 5th, 2008 8:58 am
So you use Karate to stay in shape and have a fine toned body so that you have to use Karate to defend yourself.
But Marina, that a double whamee.
You have such a disarming smile.
hecky on
September 5th, 2008 8:24 am
Hi,
Nice video, I have learned Judo for about 7-8 years now.
What about the word - Piranha?
Hecky
randomluck on
September 5th, 2008 8:14 am
Hello Marina:
Thank you for the lesson!
Forms of Martial Arts I have trained in:
Gōjū-ryū
Tae Kwon-Do
Kali Sikaran
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Kung Fu
Kickboxing
Tae Kwon-do I liked the least. It has become more of a “sport” for competitions, and that’s not what I was there to learn.
Kung Fu was the most “graceful”, I can see why Hollywood uses variations of it for their movies. It just looks impressive and remains effective. I’m not that graceful and so I’m not that impressive to watch, but I am effective in it.
Kali Sikaran is weapons fighting, very effective if one gets the hang of it and loads of fun. Swinging sticks and weapons around also quickly builds upper body strength.
Gōjū-ryū is traditional Japanese karate. It was my first karate and one which sparked my interest in martial arts. It’s simple and effective, but not my personal favorite.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is submission grappling and ground fighting techniques. I really enjoyed this one. Learning this one causes cuts, abrasions, and bruises all over, so the training physically hurts. Well worth it though.
Kickboxing - Just a great way to stay in shape. Combines elements of all the above, so I don’t study in depth in any specific one and keeps me in shape enough to practice moves from all of them.
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 10:08 am:
It was just random luck that I read this post. Very interesting to read a synopsis of your martial arts experience as well as your personal take on each art. I’ve observed quite a few Tae Kwon-Do classes, but that’s the extent of my exposure to martial arts. If I were younger, I would give one a try. Too bad Suzanne Tamim, the Lebanese pop star brutally murdered in Dubai recently, didn’t have a background in martial arts. It might have saved her life.
randomluck replied on September 5th, 2008 7:40 pm:
Your never too old to start. I know of 50 and 60-year olds who pick it up. Increases flexibility and strength. True, they’ll never achieve what a 20-year old could achieve, but its about personal achievement, not competition.
wordsmith123 on
September 5th, 2008 7:43 am
how about the word ‘horny’? i’ve always wondered how that came to mean that you are in sexual arousal. Thanks, keep up the great work.
dezdkado replied on September 5th, 2008 8:08 am:
I think that word is already in the list… hit the Words/Lessons link and enjoy.
Hello Marina,
I pulled a hamstring watching you. You are the best, I laughed every time I thought of this show while I worked last night.
For the longest time I’ve always associated martial arts with the “far east”. But I don’t think they cover the whole field.
But Capman911 I believe hit it on the head with his answer- can I copy his homework?
My favorite martial art? I like boxing and fencing. Do they qualify?
Thank you, Marina, that was so much fun to watch.
yomero on
September 5th, 2008 7:06 am
How come there is no standard unit of measurement for the thickness of a ply.
Is two ply toilet paper is equal to a two ply tire. Does each industry set its own standard?
In the tire industry is a five ply Uniroyal tire equal to a five ply Goodyear tire?
Is two ply Kleenex equal to two ply store brand tissue?
Are plies from European plywood metric and are the plies equal the USA plywood industry?
What is the story behind the word ply? I’m not going to lose any sleep over this but I just was wondering.
Anyone please feel free to contribute
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 10:09 am:
Ply simply means a layer - Two ply tissue has two layers, plywood is a composite wooden sheet made of odd numbers of layers of veneer laid at right angles to each other to eliminate the weaknesses of natural wood.
Good request for Marina to investigate.
hutchiee on
September 5th, 2008 6:30 am
I like the minimalistic white background, it’s surreal ( word suggestion surreal )
I learned two things new today - empty hand fighting, and that Marina has a navel ring.
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 10:10 am:
She’s in the Matrix.
orion_ss1 on
September 5th, 2008 6:07 am
When I studied Shotokan the patch we had on our gi-s was a fist with a dove on top of the wrist. In the Navy we called our job ‘Peace Through Superior Fire Power’. Same thing.
If you really want peace, you can either rely on the good intentions of others or you can rely on your own strength. Plan A is good, but its good to have a Plan B just in case Plan A fails.
fianchetto1 on
September 5th, 2008 5:40 am
No martial arts for me….I am a lover, not a fighter.
“Keep your friends close…keep your enemies closer.”
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
Ciao,
Fianchetto1
celebornmars replied on September 5th, 2008 5:58 am:
The first sentence you quoted is not an apology of peace actually. When you are close to your enemy, you can study him more easily, which is useful for a future fight.
fianchetto1 replied on September 5th, 2008 6:40 am:
Also useful to determine better stategem to deal with him while still your enemy (and therefore dangerous) until you learn how to best create the opportunity to befriend him
I appreciate your reply, friend
fianchetto1 replied on September 5th, 2008 6:41 am:
sorry….strategem….
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 10:14 am:
I’ve known a few Tae Kwon-Do instructors. They are guys you would not want to engage physically. However, all of them were affable gentlemen. Like John McCain, just because they are not afraid of a fight doesn’t mean they want to pick one. I think strength can promote peace and security.
CaptainJackreplied on September 5th, 2008 2:58 pm:
Thats why some people study Tai Chi karate. Tai Chi is the epitome of “internal”. For the most part (Chen style Tai Chi is not entirely slow), it is a slow moving style which stresses proper breathing and posture to facilitate the flow of chi. Tai Chi does, however, have self defense applications, but they have been stressed less and less as time goes by.
You can gain the benefits of learning a Martial Art without doing any fighting. Im kind of like you and don’t really like the fighting part. I guess thats why I do very well in my Katas.
I taught tae kwon do and women’s self defense when I was in college. Chicks dig the uniform!
lividemeraldreplied on September 5th, 2008 10:16 am:
To be honest, I don’t know why. The uniforms are pretty baggy. Maybe it’s the hard bodies that women imagine are inside the uniforms that women find most appealing?
CaptainJackreplied on September 5th, 2008 3:02 pm:
I know what you mean about chick digging uniforms.
My favorite martial art is taekwondo, which I have studied for over 4 years now. Whereas it is also a form of Karate, it originated in Korea (or so I have studied).
wetsuit5 on
September 5th, 2008 5:09 am
My favorite Martial Art is having HotForWords be my Agent 99 and I’ll be her Max.
Muhaaaah!!
pig-in-a-poke replied on September 5th, 2008 2:49 pm:
Natasha would have been the perfect role for Teacher.
yomero replied on September 5th, 2008 3:35 pm:
PIP, Your Three Dog Night request is a good one, I suspect you already know the answer. If not maybe someone from the cold far North will tell you. The TDN band explained it once in an interview which I read in Rolling Stone Magazine.
ptm368 on
September 5th, 2008 5:09 am
Teacher-
Another great lesson, as usual (and you did a better job than Pat Morita in “The Karate Kid)… As far as that James Brown lyric goes, I think it’s really “I don’t know karate, but I know Ka-Razor” (James was a bit more “street” than the rest of us)… Say hi to Kobe for us…
wetsuit5 on
September 5th, 2008 5:05 am
@ 2835 (Sailing away)
#2 @ 1648 (Why did I cheat!)
#3 @ 1102 (Contest? Isn’t that over?)
quiggles on
September 5th, 2008 4:58 am
Hi Marina!
I have been a long biz trip and have been out of the loop. So sorry. You have been busy! Thanks for so many great lessons! I like your front kick; you’ve clearly had some training! I studied goju-ru for years as a kid. It’s a Japanese form based on the White Crane style of Kung Fu. I like the spiritual side and its fun exercise. It’s also handy in a scrape when retreat is not an option. The term martial arts is one of many tributes to Mars, the god of war. I don’t like that so much because I think of karate as a path to peace. But then the best defense is a strong offense! Hmmmm. I may be delving into politics here….
Great work and many thanks to you and HFW! I’ll try and be in better touch.
DD04092008PAPADELTATANGO1734
Ok this is so weird. Im emailing Rick from HFW site and we are chatting about our experience in Karate. This is just weird….
This was my creed that we had when I was in Karate.
I come to you with only “KARATE” - empty hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honor; should it be a matter of life or death, of right or wrong; then here are my weapons - “KARATE” - my empty hands.
I studied Kempo Karate and Gun Fu. I learned how to break boards, bricks, and river rocks with the palm of my hand. Kata, a form of dance you might say is one of my favorite things to do in Karate. I learned a black belt level Kata that won me first place in our local dojo. I was just amazed that I beat out other black belts that had been in the style longer than I had. I even beat out the neighboring school that put on the competition.
Quiz, what style of the Martial Arts came about because Karate was banned in the _______ country? Hint: It looks more like dancing than Karate.
On of my instructors, Grand Master Archibeque was in the same class as Bruce Lee. I remember he said Bruce was really fast on his feet. Archi could not block his kicks.
With your permission Grand Master Marina, I shall bow out of this homework assignment for obvious reasons.
Marina, where did you get your information that karate was perfected in Japan?
Speaking of homework. I have to run and go teach my students. We are doing navigation with charts. No GPS here. This is old school style.
CaptainJackreplied on September 5th, 2008 1:32 pm:
GOOD JOB BOB! Thats correct! This style of Martial Arts is very difficult to defend yourself from. Most styles don’t include ‘What if the person is upside down or cartwheeling?’ in their training. I really like this style because it looks like Break Dancing.
There was a movie made about this type of MA. Anyone remember the name of the movie?
CaptainJackreplied on September 5th, 2008 1:43 pm:
Hey Bob thanks for the link about the origin of Karate and the big island of Okinawa of the Ryuku Islands chain. Yea I have read about this many times and was taught to me in class. But I
Muay Thai
Extraordinary Lesson! You rock!
I loved this…
LOL
My favorite martial arts are Aikido, Hapkido and Judo!
I would love to know the word origin of Tai Chi or even
Krav Maga??
You rock!
warmly,
Nelson
speculative screenwriter/Insurance Agent.
(New Hollywood Vegas, Michigan!)
SOS Teacher!
Video Word Request
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLyEdsv0TWc
Talk Like a Pirate Day is fast ahead!
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
Cheerio
Karate was not created in China and it wasn’t perfected in Japan. Karate is original from Okinawa, a set of islands south of Japan and East of the South of China. The island traded with China materials, philosophy and arts. The Okinawans mixed South Chinese Kung Fu with their own style and created a style that roughly translated to “Chinese Hand”. Years later Japan invades Okinawa and it becomes a Japanese territory. The take their martial art and change it from “Chinese Hand” to Karate or “Empty hand” which has a more philosophical meaning than just fighting without weapons (Japan already has Jujitsu and Aikido and both style are empty handed fighting styles). The Japanese try to force the Okinawans to teach them their style so they have a choice: teach their style or go into hiding. So some teach the Japanese part of the style while others go into hiding and different schools opens. For any more information you can go to http://www.cidio.net
When I was living in Hawaii, about a decade ago, I learned about 3 or 4 months worth of Okinawan Karate Do. I managed to get up to orange belt, but I thought that style was a little rigid and wasn’t for me. If I stayed in a little longer, I could have learned how to use weapons.
I think the idealogy of learning to do something as a point as not to use it, doesn’t adapt well for self-defense or when neccesary to use it. Now a days there doesn’t seem much use of it, when you don’t often encounter a defensive situation, or having to worry about getting charged for assault by the guy who deserved it. I think that something that means “empty hands” has become more of an empty sport.
I seriously would only get beat up by you.
I wonder about two words that are used the same way and almost are exactly the same. Why do we say them diiferently? Did they orig. mean something different?
The two words that I am requesting are
1) regardless
2) irregardless
Marina, Can you get to the bottom of this? Please?!
She read your mind on Oct16th last year…Regardless or irregardless of whether you were paying attention, check it out again. If you scare easily , don’t click the link.
By the way,….Very impressive kicking Marina. Indeed !
My favorite Karate move is when someone tries to poke me in the eyes with their two fingers, I put my hand on the bridge of my nose between my eyes to block it. (very “Three Stooges” like)
3001 on the vote
@ 2981
#2 @ 1659
#3 @ 1207
Looking good, but not counting the chickens before they hatch.
2996 now.
Only 5 more votes needed to break 3000.
Who’s going to do it?
It could be you.
Cool vid Marina!! Loved the sound effects
Homework : If I had to go by what martial art looked the coolest, I’d go with Capoeira. Capoeira looks more like break-dancing to me
For those who are interested in a show about martial arts, check out Human Weapon. I saw a few episodes of this show on cable, and it featured martial arts such as Kendo, Jujitsu and Tae Kwon Do.
From the episodes I have seen so far, Tae Kwon Do is the one to go for, especially if you are looking to test your limits. It looked more physically intense than I thought it would be.
My fave martial art related quote (From a show called Lano & Woodley) - “Careful frank, I know Karate, Jujitsu, and other martial art words.”
The political season has reminded me of the words I always wondered about: right wing and left wing. What are conservatives and liberals on the right or left of?
Liberals and Conservatives are, relatively speaking, considered to be on the “left” or “right” of “center”. With “center” being defined as occupying the “mainstream” of prevailing (contemporary) political thought.
But why are liberals on the left and not the right?
Because they’re not “right”, they’re “wrong”. As bestselling author and syndicated radio talk show host Michael Savage has so astutely and accurately observed: “Liberalism is a Mental Disorder”!
oh my god. marina….. i was looking through my images on my laptop and i found this.
it looks like kobe LOL:
kobe lookalike
Hey Marina,
With the recent events in Georgia I was curious why is there a Georgia in the US and south of Russia? Why do the Russians call it Gruziya and why do the Georgians call their country Sakartvelo?
Hey Marina just finished watching a load of your videos, after watching pant ees 1 + 2 I was wondering if you could tell me where the word Knicker/s comes from. we in the uk often use it as a word for womens underwear, but the word also appears in the name of an ice cream dessert - knickerbocker glory. Any ideas?? p.s when is your Calendar coming out?
Misscupcake just gave me permission to remix her video!! YAY
LOL you dont have to publicly announce it !!
hehe
James is too young to have or keep secrets… his own or anyone elses
Well It won’t be a secret when its on youtbe will it?
I like you James, so I hope you didn’t take it wrong, a lot of young guys could take some lessons from you, in how to treat a woman.
But leaving a little mystery is a good thing, let people figure stuff out.
Be cool…and if a woman tells you something that no one else hears, “that” is more precious than anything I can think of… at least anything I can remember. (free advice is worth what you pay for it I quess).
You’re a smart kid, I hope your parents are cool with your antics. Cheers
f: “what does X mean?”
m: (explains.)
f: “oh, i thought it meant something else.”
m: “yeah? what?”
f: “you know.”
m: “no, i don’t. what do you mean?”
f: “you know exactly what i was thinking of.”
m: “no, i don’t, otherwise i wouldn’t ask. so …?”
f: “ah, never mind.”
m: .oO(wtf?)
f: “forget about it, let’s just drop it.”
m: “umm … why don’t you just tell me?”
f: (drops it.)
annoying as hell. you can’t argue with that.
same conversation b/w males:
m1: “what does X mean?”
m2: (explains.)
m1: “oh, okay, i was thinking about Y.”
and that’s that.
anyway, here’s my question. what if a man tells you something that no one else hears? is that any less precious because a man told you, not a woman? maybe you didn’t mean it like that, correct me if i’m wrong.
LOL. once you get to (f: “you know exactly what i was thinking of.”) as a man married for 25 years it ain’t going any farther than that… at that time.eg. today’s quote
As far as a what a man tells you being precious, and this is a bit of a rash generalisation, I guy doesn’t usualy speak to you from the heart & doesn’t for lack of a better way to put it “feel” like he is giving away a piece of himself. Guys will weigh the value of info from another guy & if the value isn’t understood won’t drop it ’til it is. As you say a women doesn’t, generaly, understand that you may not “feel’ the value of her communication. Emotion & logic have trouble connecting.
At least thats how I think about it… helps me survive.
Stll women are a full of mystery, so anytime something makes sense it is treated as precious, ’cause its a little rare.
The word Martial comes from the name Marina, as a tribute the one all knowing master of all arts! =)
I thought the word was invented by Martial Earp.
HAHAHAHAHA =))
Extraordinary!!!
I do know crazy
This reminded me of a video I watched a while back, called Afro Ninja!
My favorite martial art is Judo! In my opinion, one of the best self defense tactics ever. Get close, put down, fatality! and then just wait for the ambulance
Judo has some amazing techniques such as “here’s your arm back, to go”, “looky, you can fly”, “smell my… crouch”, what’s that on the ground” and “are you OK?”. Of course in Japanese they might sound a little different to you, but that’s basically what they mean.
Marina you should train yourself to be a jūdōka. Because Intelligence and rapidness beat brute strength and size, always! Just use the correct techniques, and you can get out of any situation!
Want to know how to train? We have a saying, “The best training for judo is judo”. You know what’s short for “Just do it”? … JUDO IT!
P.S: Cutest kimono I ever seen!
No new video yet?
I’ve noticed SOMEONE is a LITTLE busy.
I recently wrote a paper on the word “chicano”.I came across the word “chicanery”.Is there a similarity between the two? what is the origin of “chicanery”.
Hello Marina could you investigate the origin of clairvoyant clairvoyance please
My Dearest Marina:
Could you please investigate the origin of the word “flummoxed” for me?
Your obedient student,
SurfinRI
Surfs up at Misquamitcut
From Narragansett to Old Cape Cod,
If you don’t dig Surfin’ you’re a clod!
My previous post is part of the lyrics to a late 60’s surfin’ tune, but I can’t remember who sang it. Does anyone in “HotForWords” nation know the song? I didn’t get any results from googling it…
Check out TropiCoolUniverse.com
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=i1426pDG510&feature= related
a real star http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3U4stiHC9WI elvis
a real star yes he was that ELVIS was the biggest ever
Marina,
It is the style called Miagi Doo from the Karate kid.
It realy works as a defense.
I utalized the style years ago when I blocked a series of shots as my opponet got faster and faster .
I used it for defence and didn’t get hit once.
Although my oppenent was so fast that I didn’t get a chance to go on offense.
So I never threw a shot but Joe claimed to be a black belt.
Greg
Try not to mis spell Marital Arts.
Hai Karate
Be careful how you use it
Thirty-five years ago, as a young stud, I would drench myself in Hai Karate cologne before I went to work at the local supermarket. That stuff turned me into a real chick magnet. I wish I had a bottle right now!
Seems like I’m slow these last few days. I should have posyed this on the “cologne” lesson - LOL
Word Request: Rick Roll
The song isn’t even called Rick Roll, and yet everybody calls it that.
And also, if you want to do a little more to this word, then find out how people started Rick Rolling people in the first place. Why that song out of many many others?
Thanks.
Rick Roll?
Hi, Marina.
Thank you for doing the two most internationally famous Japanese words. I’m so glad.
My favorite martial art is “Kendo”. I think it’s much cooler than fencing.
“Ken” means sword, and “do” means spirit. (It’s the same word that is in “Judo”) So it means, the spirit of swrod. Sounds cool, ha?
After watching that, there needs to be a Hot for Words musical. If they could do one about a spelling bee, they can do one about word origins. Besides, it is a hot topic right now! Hot for Words, the musical…I can imagine it. Can’t you ?
You got great abs.
[ snatches the pebble from Marina's hand ]
Lmao! You are so awesome to watch you crazy female! Anyways, my favorite form of martial arts is Shaolin Kung Fu.
all different topic:
in all west-europe, the romans or at least their church esteblished the word “padre”.
(fr. pere; ger. Vater; eng. father…ect).
Even the familiar form “Papa” is wellknown
is there a mentionable reason why in english children say
“dad” or “daddy” ?
hmm, i would want to know where comes word “Automatic”
My hand is up, word request: tricky. As in, “If you can’t convince them with genius, baffle ‘em with it.” Tricky.
Extra points to anyone correctly identifying who said the above quote to whom. Never mind where it was said and heard.
And simply to expound on the subject of martial arts a bit, I read somewhere that it was a form of jujitsu that was exported from India and developed in Asia that began all the different forms of martial arts we have today. Most people are under the impression and believe that martial arts is an Asian “thing,” but in actuality its origins trace back to India. This is all I recollect from something I read in the past …, I think I read it from Cecil. I’d check it out myself and then make this post cool, but I don’t have the time to go searching.
weird. i always thought india was in asia …
… totally.
When it got to France, they called it savate
As you can see on this site, India is in Australia.
Bob, I found this book in the library while researching my own.
If one resides in New York State and are in need of an excellent book for your coffee table, this is it. These civil servants made an excellent book for the peonic [sic] citizenry
you nutter, excellent moves M. Kicking about with some Tai Chi three times a week, 5am, crack of dawn, all weather conditions, bare chested only a bit like yoga with me M, just fall over and fart alot
— dont just look at the end of the finger, otherwise you will miss all the heavenly glory! Love asian extream dvds, so many to watch, tony ja, jet lee kick some serious busting moves. Practice Muay Tai with mate who is winchung expert, always get my but kicked but so much fun to do.
Hello gorgeous, i have a couple of word requests to make. 1st word gorgeous, 2nd pleasure Thanks urick…
Everybody loves Kung-Fu fighting…..
but my personal favorite is Calligraphy, it’s the best….
Don’t believe me…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5GslQ6ZP-w
LOL… Little girl to father “The paper is over here”
LOL
Good find Cashy! I loved that! 
Worth checking out the film it comes from, got some really great comedy moments like that but also some excellent Kung Fu, the badly dubbed English version is a must.
Think of a niche
I quite like the one above the monument to Pitt the Elder at Westminster Abbey. It’s in the North transept and contains a statue of Pitt mid speech with outstretched arm.
I think David’s other self-defense mechanisms mentioned below could potentially ward off any would-be attackers. Especially number 2. Nice.
But I wouldn’t recommend doing so too long in public, or the Police might not find that too amusing. Maybe the defense is a weakness disguised as a strength?
You could call it the 2-D porcupine defense posture, or something like that. Some people just wouldn’t understand, eh? (That’s the point, right?)
Once when approached by an aggressor, I just smiled. Smiles can be quite disarming. Love can be a confusing feeling to an evolving soul. It’s my weapon of choice, nonetheless.
http://www.planetx64.com/index.php?option=com_cont ent&task=view&id=1409&Itemid=19,,,,,,,,,,,, whats google up too, 2nd paragraph?
Hi Marina!
Me and my brother were interested in learning the origin of a common word used in some phrases and that word is ‘Blue‘ which is included in phrases like ‘Into the Blue‘, ‘Out of the Blue‘, ‘Feeling Blue‘. I suppose there are more that I cant think of at the moment… so our question is… why Blue? Why that particular colour? Why is it used in such phrases where you get into it, see something going out of it or feeling it?
i would like to know about the wrods hocus-pocus
It wasn’t hocus-pocus that turned Pocahontas into Rebecca Rolfe.
Teacher! Teacher! Oh, oh! I have my hand up!
Can you do a bit on the word PATRIOT?
I heard the wind up of McCains acceptance speech and I thought one bit was exceptionally well put (and I quote):
“I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else’s. I loved it not just for the many comforts of life here. I loved it for its decency; for its faith in the wisdom, justice and goodness of its people. I loved it because it was not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for. I was never the same again. I wasn’t my own man anymore. I was my country’s.”
In particular I liked the “…not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for.”
I know Samuel Johnson had a thing or two to say about patriotism.
Dear Marinochka,
One fish is just a fish, but why are two fish called a ’school’?
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea!
Joy to you and me.
I saw Three Dog Night a long time ago, twice, then with Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band. Loved all the performances.
Teacher, What is a Three Dog Night?
When it’s so cold in the igloo, you have to snuggle up with three dogs to stay warm.
It’s called martial art because since they have to do with fighting. Martial comes from the word Mars who was the Roman god of war.
My favorite martial art is Sambo (which just so happens to be Russian) or Aikido from Japan. I would have said Krav Maga (Israeli) but that’s not actually considered a martial art because there are no rules and it’s non competitive.
Martial arts means the art of the warrior. Martial, I believe, has its root in the war god Mars. Arts are skills and talents that are learned over time and mastered - so, like painting, fighting is such a skill that can be learned and mastered. Ergo…martial arts….
There you go…another mystery solved by your trusty wizard, Prospero.
Trusty Wizard, you are truly Oz-some!
Hi Marina,
Funny ending!!! LOL
Empty hands… verrrry interrrresting!
Other martial arts that are very subtle and effective are…
steering the opponents concentration away from their aggression
1. point and say “look out!” to someone behind the aggressor… then go “beep beep” and run away like roadrunner in the cartoons.
2. lay down on the ground with your arms spread open and start singing “highway to hell” by ACDC.
3. carry around a wad of fake 20 dollar bills, throw them in to the air at the last moment, while his eyes go towards all the money, kick him in the nuts and punch him in the nose!
Those are all karate styles!
#1 is Empty Mind
#2 is Empty Voice
#3 is Empty Wallet
#4 is Doelander, Oleander, Poelander, Smoeleander, Woelander, Joelander……………………………well i know all the oleander styles of Oleander fighting.
Marina, at least you’re kicking the stuffing out of your competition on YouTube.
But not with this video on Karate; it must be the slowest climber for a long time. Probably the single-word title is not inspiring people to click on it. You could say that when Marina was thinking of a sexy title for this video, she came up empty-handed.
True. I was referring to her vid on Best Weekend. Sorry I didn’t clarify that.
Marina’s video now has 2870 votes. She leads with a significant 1222 votes over the second place video. Another eight days to go.
You make karaoke and karate very, very sexy!
Privet Marina,
I would love to learn the etymology of tea/chai. It seems to be one or the other in quite a number of languages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_uzRweGghg
2845 on the vote looking good for marina
Marina, Do you have any funny stories about being in the back seat of one of these cars? http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PFjMi5EIaeM/ROjUAxsjABI/AAAA AAAAAjA/wkLSlDXaPLE/Lada+2103+13
:shock: 
I learn so much from you, you are amazing! I would like to request the word “kid”. I have two kids of my own and I was talking to my husband yesterday about the relevance of the word kid being used not only for our own kids but also for baby goats. And that got me thinking about why we call our children kids and if that came from the goats, and if it did why don’t we call our kids calves or foals.. just a thought lol
So you use Karate to stay in shape and have a fine toned body so that you have to use Karate to defend yourself.
But Marina, that a double whamee.
You have such a disarming smile.
Hi,
Nice video, I have learned Judo for about 7-8 years now.
What about the word - Piranha?
Hecky
Hello Marina:
Thank you for the lesson!
Forms of Martial Arts I have trained in:
Gōjū-ryū
Tae Kwon-Do
Kali Sikaran
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Kung Fu
Kickboxing
Tae Kwon-do I liked the least. It has become more of a “sport” for competitions, and that’s not what I was there to learn.
Kung Fu was the most “graceful”, I can see why Hollywood uses variations of it for their movies. It just looks impressive and remains effective. I’m not that graceful and so I’m not that impressive to watch, but I am effective in it.
Kali Sikaran is weapons fighting, very effective if one gets the hang of it and loads of fun. Swinging sticks and weapons around also quickly builds upper body strength.
Gōjū-ryū is traditional Japanese karate. It was my first karate and one which sparked my interest in martial arts. It’s simple and effective, but not my personal favorite.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is submission grappling and ground fighting techniques. I really enjoyed this one. Learning this one causes cuts, abrasions, and bruises all over, so the training physically hurts. Well worth it though.
Kickboxing - Just a great way to stay in shape. Combines elements of all the above, so I don’t study in depth in any specific one and keeps me in shape enough to practice moves from all of them.
It was just random luck that I read this post. Very interesting to read a synopsis of your martial arts experience as well as your personal take on each art. I’ve observed quite a few Tae Kwon-Do classes, but that’s the extent of my exposure to martial arts. If I were younger, I would give one a try. Too bad Suzanne Tamim, the Lebanese pop star brutally murdered in Dubai recently, didn’t have a background in martial arts. It might have saved her life.
Your never too old to start. I know of 50 and 60-year olds who pick it up. Increases flexibility and strength. True, they’ll never achieve what a 20-year old could achieve, but its about personal achievement, not competition.
how about the word ‘horny’? i’ve always wondered how that came to mean that you are in sexual arousal. Thanks, keep up the great work.
I think that word is already in the list… hit the Words/Lessons link and enjoy.
Hello Marina,
I pulled a hamstring watching you. You are the best, I laughed every time I thought of this show while I worked last night.
For the longest time I’ve always associated martial arts with the “far east”. But I don’t think they cover the whole field.
But Capman911 I believe hit it on the head with his answer- can I copy his homework?
My favorite martial art? I like boxing and fencing. Do they qualify?
Thank you, Marina, that was so much fun to watch.
How come there is no standard unit of measurement for the thickness of a ply.
Is two ply toilet paper is equal to a two ply tire. Does each industry set its own standard?
In the tire industry is a five ply Uniroyal tire equal to a five ply Goodyear tire?
Is two ply Kleenex equal to two ply store brand tissue?
Are plies from European plywood metric and are the plies equal the USA plywood industry?
What is the story behind the word ply? I’m not going to lose any sleep over this but I just was wondering.
Anyone please feel free to contribute
Don’t try to apply logic to it.
Ply simply means a layer - Two ply tissue has two layers, plywood is a composite wooden sheet made of odd numbers of layers of veneer laid at right angles to each other to eliminate the weaknesses of natural wood.
Good request for Marina to investigate.
I like the minimalistic white background, it’s surreal (
word suggestion surreal 
)
I learned two things new today - empty hand fighting, and that Marina has a navel ring.
She’s in the Matrix.
When I studied Shotokan the patch we had on our gi-s was a fist with a dove on top of the wrist. In the Navy we called our job ‘Peace Through Superior Fire Power’. Same thing.
If you really want peace, you can either rely on the good intentions of others or you can rely on your own strength. Plan A is good, but its good to have a Plan B just in case Plan A fails.
No martial arts for me….I am a lover, not a fighter.
“Keep your friends close…keep your enemies closer.”
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
Ciao,
Fianchetto1
The first sentence you quoted is not an apology of peace actually. When you are close to your enemy, you can study him more easily, which is useful for a future fight.
Also useful to determine better stategem to deal with him while still your enemy (and therefore dangerous) until you learn how to best create the opportunity to befriend him
I appreciate your reply, friend
sorry….strategem….
I’ve known a few Tae Kwon-Do instructors. They are guys you would not want to engage physically. However, all of them were affable gentlemen. Like John McCain, just because they are not afraid of a fight doesn’t mean they want to pick one. I think strength can promote peace and security.
Thats why some people study Tai Chi karate. Tai Chi is the epitome of “internal”. For the most part (Chen style Tai Chi is not entirely slow), it is a slow moving style which stresses proper breathing and posture to facilitate the flow of chi. Tai Chi does, however, have self defense applications, but they have been stressed less and less as time goes by.
You can gain the benefits of learning a Martial Art without doing any fighting. Im kind of like you and don’t really like the fighting part. I guess thats why I do very well in my Katas.
I taught tae kwon do and women’s self defense when I was in college. Chicks dig the uniform!
To be honest, I don’t know why. The uniforms are pretty baggy. Maybe it’s the hard bodies that women imagine are inside the uniforms that women find most appealing?
I know what you mean about chick digging uniforms.
My favorite martial art is taekwondo, which I have studied for over 4 years now. Whereas it is also a form of Karate, it originated in Korea (or so I have studied).
My favorite Martial Art is having HotForWords be my Agent 99 and I’ll be her Max.
Muhaaaah!!
Natasha would have been the perfect role for Teacher.
PIP, Your Three Dog Night request is a good one, I suspect you already know the answer. If not maybe someone from the cold far North will tell you. The TDN band explained it once in an interview which I read in Rolling Stone Magazine.
Teacher-
Another great lesson, as usual (and you did a better job than Pat Morita in “The Karate Kid)… As far as that James Brown lyric goes, I think it’s really “I don’t know karate, but I know Ka-Razor” (James was a bit more “street” than the rest of us)… Say hi to Kobe for us…
@ 2835 (Sailing away)
#2 @ 1648 (Why did I cheat!)
#3 @ 1102 (Contest? Isn’t that over?)
Hi Marina!
I have been a long biz trip and have been out of the loop. So sorry. You have been busy! Thanks for so many great lessons! I like your front kick; you’ve clearly had some training! I studied goju-ru for years as a kid. It’s a Japanese form based on the White Crane style of Kung Fu. I like the spiritual side and its fun exercise. It’s also handy in a scrape when retreat is not an option. The term martial arts is one of many tributes to Mars, the god of war. I don’t like that so much because I think of karate as a path to peace. But then the best defense is a strong offense! Hmmmm. I may be delving into politics here….
Great work and many thanks to you and HFW! I’ll try and be in better touch.
Sayonara, Quiggles
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Ok this is so weird. Im emailing Rick from HFW site and we are chatting about our experience in Karate. This is just weird….
This was my creed that we had when I was in Karate.
I come to you with only “KARATE” - empty hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honor; should it be a matter of life or death, of right or wrong; then here are my weapons - “KARATE” - my empty hands.
I studied Kempo Karate and Gun Fu. I learned how to break boards, bricks, and river rocks with the palm of my hand. Kata, a form of dance you might say is one of my favorite things to do in Karate. I learned a black belt level Kata that won me first place in our local dojo. I was just amazed that I beat out other black belts that had been in the style longer than I had. I even beat out the neighboring school that put on the competition.
Quiz, what style of the Martial Arts came about because Karate was banned in the _______ country? Hint: It looks more like dancing than Karate.
On of my instructors, Grand Master Archibeque was in the same class as Bruce Lee. I remember he said Bruce was really fast on his feet. Archi could not block his kicks.
With your permission Grand Master Marina, I shall bow out of this homework assignment for obvious reasons.
Marina, where did you get your information that karate was perfected in Japan?
Speaking of homework. I have to run and go teach my students. We are doing navigation with charts. No GPS here. This is old school style.
Quiz answer: Capoeira
GOOD JOB BOB! Thats correct! This style of Martial Arts is very difficult to defend yourself from. Most styles don’t include ‘What if the person is upside down or cartwheeling?’ in their training. I really like this style because it looks like Break Dancing.
There was a movie made about this type of MA. Anyone remember the name of the movie?
History of Karate
Hey Bob thanks for the link about the origin of Karate and the big island of Okinawa of the Ryuku Islands chain. Yea I have read about this many times and was taught to me in class. But I