Who's this guy?

[JoDuncan]

Howdy people.

Saw this video on Youtube
Oh Wanderful Kendo! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmiLKHvy9qE&NR=1)


No comments on the presenter, or content... I was just wondering who the Sensei was; anyone know?

cheers

[turboyoshi]

link doesn't work for me. Did you copy it correctly? could you give us keyword to search for?

sean

[Oroshi]

His name is Namikawa Masami.

[JoDuncan]

You knows them all don'ts ya Oroshi!

Cheers.

Turboyoshi, type in "Oh Wanderful Kendo!" the link seems to work for me.

[rottunpunk]

link works for me too

only cause he speaks japanish jo
im sure you're the best person on here to translate rab c nesbitt for us :D

now can we talk about the yank?
i watched all of these at one point, hillarious
also put me of eating fishfood for a bit
the poor wee mites
:p

[Seiza_Seizure]

What a beautiful looking Dojo. Anyone know more about it or its location?

[Oroshi]

It's the Kyoto Kyū-Butokuden. I believe it's the oldest dojo in Japan, and a national cultural treasure.


EDIT:
im sure you're the best person on here to translate rab c nesbitt for us :D
Give me Kagoshima-ben any day!

[JoDuncan]

Ah, brilliant faux pas there Debz assuming that I, an East-coater would understand the foul tongue of those savage Western Scots!




.... i could translate like, but still, any chance to use the phrase "faux pas" and sound like a right wanker is a chance i am not going to waste! ;) :D
hehe

[Inner_Silence]

I dont think that it is the first kendo class of the "braya" guy he must have taken one or two classes before

[Oroshi]

I dont think that it is the first kendo class of the "braya" guy he must have taken one or two classes before

He says he did kendo for two years when he first came to Japan 13 years before.

[nonamehandle]

don't want to start another debate on "kanji on zekken" debate. just curious. the western guy in the vid has kanji on his zekken. is he a naturalized japanese? anyone make out what the kanji is saying and whether it refers to the guy's name?

[Oroshi]

It's phonetic. It says 'Nathan,' though it's probably not that accurate (寧尊 is pronounced ネイソン, but Nathan is usually ネイサン).

His full name is "Brian S. Nathan," which they write "武頼庵 S. 寧尊" - it seems part of a 'Japanised gaijin' shtick, and almost comically eccentric.

[ZealUK]

It's the Kyoto Kyū-Butokuden. I believe it's the oldest dojo in Japan, and a national cultural treasure.


EDIT:

Give me Kagoshima-ben any day!

うんだもしたん！

おはんはかごっま弁しがならん

[nonamehandle]

thanks Oroshi,

not sure how the japanese public take it, but 寧尊 is certainly a very respectful name, the meaning is very elegant. most certainly would not mind if they had that name as a pen name or a literati name and if they were given that name, they would be very happy i'd think.


It's phonetic. It says 'Nathan,' though it's probably not that accurate (寧尊 is pronounced ネイソン, but Nathan is usually ネイサン).

His full name is "Brian S. Nathan," which they write "武頼庵 S. 寧尊" - it seems part of a 'Japanised gaijin' shtick, and almost comically eccentric.

[absenteekendoka]

His Japanese sounded allright too......though I am used just to getting yelled at for the most part...so i guess most of it would sound fine :)

[Oroshi]

not sure how the japanese public take it, but 寧尊 is certainly a very respectful name, the meaning is very elegant.
I'd be inclined to agree. I know a Chinese guy called 寧. However the whole name seems a little over the top!

By the way, for 'Brian' in my previous post read 'Bryan.' It's his surname.

[skilled]

what is the meaning ?

[nonamehandle]

By the way, for 'Brian' in my previous post read 'Bryan.' It's his surname.

? do they sound different for the brits who speak american :laugh:? or used differently depending on whether surname. etc? i suppose for the americans brian "can" be pronounced as "bree eun" but most just pronounce it as bryan.

[Oroshi]

うんだもしたん！

おはんはかごっま弁しがならん
そんないけれど、そんな、よったいにしゃべったら、てめいよわったぜなぁ。

[Oroshi]

? do they sound different for the brits who speak american :laugh:? or used differently depending on whether surname. etc? i suppose for the americans brian "can" be pronounced as "bree eun" but most just pronounce it as bryan.

It's pronounced the same, but I spelled it wrong! His actual name is Nathan Bryan.

what is the meaning ?
The meaning of 寧尊... very roughly, 寧 is 'peaceful' or 'polite' and 尊 is 'respectful' or 'precious.' I'm sure someone else can give you a better translation than that, though.

[ZealUK]

そんないけれど、そんな、よったいにしゃべったら、てめいよわったぜなぁ。

これどこの方言？

おいもずんばいかごっまべんわからんけど。鹿児島弁の言葉はてげてげできるけど僕の発音はぜったい鹿児島と 妻が言った。

[Oroshi]

そうけな？

こりゃ飛騨弁やさぁ。高山に住みしな、ちぃと習った。

飛騨弁で「てめい」は「私」ってこと、そして「そこ」は「あなた」ってこと。「やさしい」は「いや」ってこ と。この方言は標準語と全く違うもんで、面白くてよからずやさぁ。





(For anyone wondering what we're saying, we're just writing inconsequential stuff in really strange Japanese dialects).

[Andrew S]

And to think some of us (Aussies, Kiwis etc) get mocked by the Japanese for not speaking "real" English.

[Manuka]

And to think some of us (Aussies, Kiwis etc) get mocked by the Japanese for not speaking "real" English.

Aussies - sure, but never Kiwis :laugh:
Strewth we do not speak 'strine

[Andrew S]

Strewth we do not speak 'strine
And we, mate, don't mix our vowels :wink:

"I was feeling pretty listless, skidded on some chip dip, slipped, tripped, and ripped my knitted windcheater." - try saying that with a NZ accent. :D