Erik Paulson's Combat Submission Wrestling - Fullerton, CA. Professional MMA in Orange County. Orange County MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, STX Kickboxing
Zija
Online Store
 |  |
Join The CSW Association Today!
Membership is $75.00 Annually.
Coming Soon!
- Premium Membership
- Affiliate Membership
Erik Paulson’s Personal Twitter & Facebook
Motion Master Bag
Quote by John Wooden
TRX Training!
Recommended by Erik Paulson! Click the banner below to go to the Fitness Anywhere site and check out this great piece of gear!
Tuff Teeth
I was just wondering what that Japanese was that Erik said as he knelt?
BEGINNING OF CLASS (TEACHERS ADDRESS):
HONJITSU NO KEIKO HAJIME MASU
MEANING:
TODAYS PRACTICE BEGIN
STUDENT REPLY:
ONEGAI-SHI MASU
MEANING:
RESPECT
ENDING OF CLASS (TEACHERS ADDRESS):
MOKUSO NAOTTE
MEANING:
MEDITATE RETURN
HONJITSU NO KEIKO OWARI MASU
MEANING:
TODAY PRACTICE FINISH
STUDENT REPLY:
ARIGATO GOZAI MASHITA
MEANING:
THANK YOU
What a great idea. I completely agree with Sifu Erik, in that there is not enough respect in MMA to-day. By blending an informal class with some formalities at the beginning and end of each class will help the student to learn respect, manners and etiquette in the Dojo.
I wish your Dojo was in my neighborhood!
Keith
bow in…train aind drill hard, pay attention…roll with your new tricks and try them…go til u cant anymore…rest, go again… meditate on ur new techniques, acess ur game, stregnths, weaknesses, what u need to improve on, breath, take a written or a mental note,…bow out and say thanks, high five ur training mates, remember thier names…rehydrate, shower,eat, go home, write, meditate…sleep thank you erik
Hi Coach, do you or anyone else know of a good Japanese to English web page where an idiot like me can learn better pronounciation of these and other japanese training terms. I meant to ask you to say them more slowly at this past seminar but forgot….Thanks Sir
Erik, I have admired not just your technique teaching, but also your outlook and philosophy. When I start and end my muay Thai classes, I always wai and give respects. I believe not only is it a great tradition, but in opinion it is a way to center oneself and get mentally ready for the work ahead. Even in drills and pad hitting we start off with the wai. It’s a signal to the training partners that each one is ready to work, an for me, a built in safety mechanism and a form of communication. I try to instill this respect in my students and want them to Spread this respect to others.