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cathal
Black Belt
Joined: 20 Nov 2003
Posts: 2237
Location: Atlantic Canada
Styles: Shotokan (Ryukyu Kobujutsu, Iaido)
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| Did you know that Shoto was Funakoshi's pen name? Shotokan means "Shoto's House". |
I thought that Shotokan meant 'house of pine waves.'  |
Shoto is actually the meaning you're thinking about. It's actually more of the sound the wind makes when it moves through the trees. Shotokan is the house where it resides. 
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Orion
Blue Belt
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Posts: 309
Location: Norfolk, England
Styles: Shotokan Karate
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
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| Did you know that Shoto was Funakoshi's pen name? Shotokan means "Shoto's House". |
I thought that Shotokan meant 'house of pine waves.' |
Hmm. That is odd. I just read that yesterday and I thought it was interesting so I posted. Turns out, my book a different interpretation. Bah! |
I read that somewhere as well Syphax.
Did you know that Chuck Norris doesn't bowl strikes, he just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint.  sorry wanted to reply to Syphax but didn't have a fact.
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Stlthofnight
Blue Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 250
Location: somewhere
Styles: Ground Level Martial Arts (ecclectic karate based), Starting Isshin Ryu, some Wushu, and BJJ
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I think this should be revived!
Did you know that Ankoh Itosu once broke down an entire wall systematically by no other means than punching?
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granitemiller
Orange Belt
Joined: 22 Feb 2008
Posts: 179
Location: Pittsburgh
Styles: Shotokan
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Did you know that Chuck Norris is one-half Cherokee
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Stlthofnight
Blue Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 250
Location: somewhere
Styles: Ground Level Martial Arts (ecclectic karate based), Starting Isshin Ryu, some Wushu, and BJJ
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sweetness!
Did You know Bruce Lee was born in San Fransisco?
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granitemiller
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Joined: 22 Feb 2008
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Location: Pittsburgh
Styles: Shotokan
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Did you know Jackie Chan was in Enter the Dragon?
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Traymond
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 26 Nov 2008
Posts: 997
Location: Michigan
Styles: Sensei of Brasshand Style, but practicioner of many
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Did you know that O Sensei Morihei used the pen name Tsunemori before he died.
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tufrthanu
Brown Belt
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 686
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Styles: American Tae Kwon Do, Sin Moo HKD, WHF HKD, Song Moo Kwan TKD
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I had always heard Mas Oyama's real name was Yung I Choi. Perhaps that is wrong. Here's one, a blood groove is misnamed. The groove is to lighten the sword while maintaining strength not to allow you to remove it from the suction of the body. Another is the first site of martial arts in a big budget American film was James Cagney doing Judo in Blood on the Sun.
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