I wasnāt questioning your undoubted perfect, almost native-like Japanese language skills, Hyoho šš½ The screenshot was for the benefit of those few following the thread who are not deeply entrenched in all things Japanese
When I hear someone say theyāre a ākarrody green beltā or a āthird degree black belt masterā I inwardly cringe a little. Just state the kyu grade (as belt colours vary between arts) and Dan level.
No argument there.
I had no idea Kano had a background in competitive swimming. I am also not familiar with how competitive swimming was done back then in Japan. What I do know is that when you do swim competitively you don't wear anything that would weigh you down unnecessarily as that would result in slower times. That's why they make specialized bathing suits designed for racing as opposed to the standard bathing suit. Water dynamics were the same back then as they are now.
But you don't wear belts with bathing suits, they have drawstrings to keep them in place. And to the best of my knowledge that's how it's always been.
When I was a swimmer, the color of our speedos denoted the team we were on, not what rank we were.
That's the point.
I never said that he had a background in competitive swimming. You do realize that you can see an idea somewhere and incorporate it as your own without ever doing the other thing, right?
Interesting, but those aren't the kind of trunks you would wear for competitive swimming, way too much drag.
He's a nice guy, I like him. But I've noticed from the time that I joined this forum that he doesn't seem to follow discussions very well.
In fairness, we use a "belt" on some trench coats, too. It seems to be the term used for most things worn somewhere around the waist.
If he's talking about dan bars, I guess, but I hope the lack of dan bars is what he means by "plain." Because if we're talking about embroidered calligraphy, then...
Another one of these words lost in translation. Funny thing is Japanese actually define the difference. ćć«ć Beruto is commonly used but has no application to MA.
This a Japanese man wearing a belt. They seem to know the difference.
When it comes to learning motor skills, thereās definitely something to be said for experience/number of repetitions and that takes time. āLiving with the movementsā, allowing the cerebellum/basal ganglia to smooth the movements by inhibiting extraneous muscle contractions takes active repetition, with thought, goal-setting, self-assessment etc and hence time. The idea that you can āhothouseā learning motor skills to a high level of proficiency is the stuff of McDojoās and their āintensive courses to black belt in just 6 month @ $499 (actual black belt not included. Terms and conditions apply)ā.
On occasion, when I view the rare, very old footage of āmastersā and their students performing Karate and Iaido, Iām often struck by the low level of performance. Different times, different standards, little training science principles.
Well, it seems a lot of people do care! To many, fighting is not the pointwho cares about a Black belt ... some canĀ“t fight to save their lives
Yes because of all these weird new commercial styles ā¦.Bibbledybobbledy Ryu (which split into Biddledydwibbledybobbdy Ryu)
