A perspective from Duke Meade. A student of Sato Kinbei, one of Japan's most well respected Jujutsu masters.
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Studying with Ohno Sensei in Seattle
Published on 2011-10-06 13:12:00
I had never been to Seattle until I was invited by Ohno Sensei. Seattle was a nice place, different from Columbus, Ga. I guess what makes Seattle so special for me is that she lives there.I spent three weeks there being trained by her. It was very fantastic!She taught me how to dance Japanese traditional dance, singing and playing the Shamisen.Each sesion begain and ended in a bow.Her energy level was never ending and I was so tired at the end of each day.To help compensate her for all the lesso
Quitting the Dojo
Published on 2011-10-06 12:06:00
After you have been training at a Dojo and you decide you want to quit for some reason , there are two ways to do this , the graceful and dignified way and the ungraceful and undignified way. Here are some examples of the graceful and dignified way to quit:No. 1 Go to the Dojo tell your Sensei why you want to quit , then thank him for training you.Now here are some examples of the ungraceful and undignified way.No. 1 Quit dont come to the Dojo and do not say a word about it to your sensei .No. 2
黒帯び Kuro Obi (Black Belt)
Published on 2011-09-06 09:48:00
I remember when my Sensei awarded me a Black Belt. I was very suprised because I thought to receive it would mean I was a great fighter with powerful skills. So I was kind of in a shock because I knew I did not have great skills and had no powerful skills! It was a joke? Guess not because the next week I was wearing a black belt. Wow!The reason why is that in Japan, a black belt is a basic mark of distinction of a member of the Dojo that has developed enough basic skill that will allow him to ge
