Life as a Kenshi in India

[Nina]

Very interesting article: http://www.shorinjikempo.or.jp/wsko/b-report/203.html , especially the chapter about research...
Do you think that those topics come normally to short in training or do you deal with such topics?
Or are you not interested in that?

[Tripitaka of AA]

It's a great article, from a far-flung outpost of Shorinji Kempo. I imagine that there are a great many obstacles to running a successful club somewhere so different. I wondered about the history of the branch, and the backgrounds of the Instructors, but I like how the article chose to focus on "the kenshis"[sic].

[Nina]

It's a great article, from a far-flung outpost of Shorinji Kempo.

Is it more far-flung then our dojo? :confused:

[Tripitaka of AA]

How many miles to the nearest other Dojo?
On what kind of roads, etc?

Then again, some of the US Dojo have neighbours just a few hours away (by plane!).

In London, you could walk to three or four in an afternoon.

[Nina]

On what kind of roads, etc?

So you measure in miles to the next dojo?

[Nina]

Sorry, I think we talked at cross-purposes...Sounds strange :confused: ...

[Tripitaka of AA]

Hi Nina...

Heeheehe, I think I have confused you with my odd English phrase "far-flung".

Far-flung adj. 1. Widely distributed. 2. distant, far away.

It comes from the sense of having thrown something as far as you can. Probably goes back to when farmers used to scatter their seeds by throwing them, in which case the crops might grow in "far-flung corners of the field". If you look around, you'll eventually find references to "the far-flung corners of the Earth".

If you consider just how far Chennai is from any other branch you'll see what I was getting at.


I imagine the Kenshi in Berlin can throw things as far as the best... I'm sure you are excellent at flinging each other :)

[Nina]

Yes, I mixed something up...:o
Thanks for the clarification...

[sheb]

Very interesting article: http://www.shorinjikempo.or.jp/wsko/b-report/203.html , especially the chapter about research...
Do you think that those topics come normally to short in training or do you deal with such topics?
Or are you not interested in that?I think this is a good thing ... to try to expand ones horizon.

[Luar]

A former member of our branch and good friend is the branch master at Mumbai and when he visits us, he always tells us the most amazing story about his dojo and the eagerness of his students who come from absolute poverty. Imagine if one day WSKO chose India to host the International Taikai - I think we will all learn a lot.

[Tripitaka of AA]

Thanks for reminding us of that Raul, I knew someone somewhere had mentioned the instructor, but couldn't remember...
Mumbai is the new name for what we used to call Bombay, isn't it? So what are we supposed to call "Bollywood Movies" now, "Mullywood"?

And Chennai is the new name for what we used to know as Madras, right?
So that means there are two branches in India, yes?

[Luar]

Thanks for reminding us of that Raul, I knew someone somewhere had mentioned the instructor, but couldn't remember...
Mumbai is the new name for what we used to call Bombay, isn't it? So what are we supposed to call "Bollywood Movies" now, "Mullywood"?


Yes it is and the branch master's name is Robin Alter. He is quite a character. He told me that he is a marked man in India because he refuses to overpay the cabbies who are infamous for changing their prices once you arrive at your destination even though you had already agreed to another price.

[Luar]

The Madras Branch has several new videos on YouTube of a recent outdoor demonstration.