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I'm a translator.

I translated what sensei-Higaonna said in gasshuku in Wellington.

It was quite difficult because sensei has huge knowledge and he

explained part of them, so for us who don't have any background,

it is really difficult to understand.

But, I did my best.

These are my translation.

Translation

Techniques

“jyodan-uke” is not only block but also attack. Do it feel like breaking arm bone of the opponent.

“chudan-uke” should be sticky.

“gedan-barai” should be like a whip.

Do “Tsuki” imagining bullet. Tsuki goes twisting, twisting, twisting….and then reach the opponent.

When you do “shiko-dachi”, be straight back, open your legs, keep low and push your buttock to front.

Story

Even if you feel very hard when you are doing “shiko-dachi”, be patient and keep low because this is a kind of “Tanlen”.
The exactly meaning of “Tanlen” is making strength(like stamina, spirit and ability) stronger. Tanlen is similar to the English word “training” and “discipline”.
However, in my opinion, Tanlen implies hard and painful training in karate world. The more you feel hard and painful, the more you are going to be stronger.

Repeat practicing until your body memorizes the movement. Moving and acting without consciousness is important.
I suppose it is because when we face to real fighting, we can’t afford to make sure our moving.

Respect and be thankful to ancestors of karate because they made what karate is now. Thanks to their effort, karate is figured out and developed. Therefore, bow before training and kata is really important because the bow expresses the respect and thanks.
Sensei-Higaonna said he and all members in dojo pray to ancestors of dojo(There are pictures in dojo) using incense stick twice a month before training.

Sensei-Higaonna said try to “Onoreni katsu”. It means win to myself, overcome myself, then beyond my limit.
“Onore” means “myself”. “Ni” means “to”. “Katsu” means “win”.

On New Years Eve, in one country, there are people who plays Sanchin or Gekisai-ichi(I forgot which it is) 108 times. The number of 108 comes from the number of types of human desires.
I don’t understand what sensei-Higaonna try to say from this story.

Sensei-Higaonna’s teacher learned only one kata, Sanchin. However, he mastered most of Gojyu-ryu kata because he checked his teacher’s katas and caught them, so keep checking people who are good at kata and catch their technique.
Teacher taught him only basic things. Why? I guess it is because if we learn everything from teachers, we don’t try other possibilities, we don’t come up with “why?”. I suppose it is also important that do not only learning from teachers but also doubt it and think it is really correct or not by yourself.

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