2007 training starts next Saturday 3 February
A reminder to all that training starts 3 February.
See you then!
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Welcome 2025! Beginners' Course | New Fee & Term Structure
あけましておめでとうございます！ This year, Reiwa 7, is the year of the Snake. Our first Beginners' Course starts on Saturday 1 February and runs until 15 March. Click here to enrol. Previously we trained during school terms and had breaks during school holidays. This year we will be training throughout the year, except for public holiday weekends when there will be no scheduled training. Click here for these dates. Training fees will now be paid monthy. The fees are $60.00/month ($30.00/month for HC card holders and FT tertiary students). This covers all training sessions - typically 4 x Saturday and 4 x Wednesday trainings. For families, only the first two members pay fees. Other members of the same family train for free. Visitors to Nanseikan from other dojo can pay either by cash or PayID on the day. Casual training fees are $10.00 per training. Visitors 5th dan and above are exempt from fees.
Ben, are these kids being taught (or corrected on) bowing technique? I've heard that Westerners "bow with an accent". To what degree is there variation amongst Japanese, particularly regional? In other words, can someone tell roughly which region or socio-economic background you're from by your bow?
ReplyDeleteMy impression is they're probably being taught the basics of bowing, like we teach our beginners in kendo. Most Japanese kids don't know this stuff. BTW you should check out http://www.ogasawara-ryu.gr.jp/english/index.html
ReplyDeleteIt is one of the oldest schools of martial arts but is most famous for its etiquette. In fact I've read that nearly all forms of Japanese etiquette come from this ryu. The old nanna i that in the pic could well be from there.
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