MEANING OF OSU
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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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