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MEANING OF OSU

THE PURPOSE OF KARATE TRAINING IS TO TRAIN THE BODY. TO MAKE IT STRONG AND POWERFUL. THIS IS NOT TO BE APPROACHED ON ITS OWN. THE BODY IS TRAINED BY TRAINING THE MIND. WHEN THE MIND AND BODY ARE STRONG THIS IN TURN PRODUCES A STRONG SPIRIT, A STRONG SPIRIT PRODUCES A HARMONIOUS INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS OUR GOAL. ACHIEVING THIS GOAL REQUIRES A LOT OF PATIENCE. EACH TIME WE SAY OSU, WE ARE REAFFIRMING OUR DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH OUR KARATE TRAINING. OSU IS AN AFFIRMING WORD OF DEVOTION. OSU MEANS TO PRESERVE. 

OSU IS A COMBINATION OF THE WORD: OSHI WHICH MEANS "PUSH", AND SHINOBU WHICH MEANS "TO ENDURE". KARATE IS NOT LEARNED OVERNIGHT. IT TAKES YEARS TO PROPERLY LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS. 
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  • Home
  • Class Schedule
  • About Us
  • Dojo Locations
    • Rainford High School
    • De La Salle High School
    • Cowley Sixth Form
    • Unity Muay Thai
  • Instructors
    • Sempai Connor Tutty
  • Syllabus
    • 9th Kyu
    • 8th Kyu
    • 7th Kyu
    • 6th Kyu
    • 5th Kyu
    • 4th Kyu
    • 3rd Kyu
    • 2nd Kyu
    • 1st Kyu
    • 1st Dan
    • 2nd Dan
  • Dojo Etiquette
  • Dojo Kun
  • Meaning of OSU
  • Yudansha
  • Contact