Use of Japanese Terminology.

[WC_Lun]

The first line in my post was a joke. Joe is just being jealous

[j_s_kelley]

From what I have heard, Mandarin is a very difficult language to learn anyway. I would be jealous too.

[WC_Lun]

I'm not having too much trouble with it, but I'm not learning conversasion Mandarin either.

[ladyfighter]

I use to know all kinds of commands in Korean.. it was fun when teaching the teens and juniors. However, it's just repeating the same thing(s) over and over again.. parents would sometimes complain, adults would sometimes get confused in class, because some commands/techniques sound very similar.. Now, other than the basic terms (ie. do-bok, do-jang, etc.) I don't use them.

[Jason]

In Judo, we all use Japanese terms. Takes a while to remember them, but we get their in the end. But if I was to be put into my Geography course, with no previous experience, I wouldn't know what attrition, hydraulic action, abrasions or solution is.

[j_s_kelley]

I suppose every field of study has their own "lingo". That is a good way to look at it. Learning to speak the lingo helps understand the activity. I work in the computer programming field and we are chock full of words that can be explained but to your average programmer have meaning without translation. Thanks for that insight.

[WC_Lun]

I think it gives you a taste of the society the art you are doing comes from also. To me that's another bonus.

[Sake Sipper]

Originally Posted by j_s_kelley

From what I have heard, Mandarin is a very difficult language to learn anyway.

The grammar is actually not too tough for a native English speaker to come to grips with, but the tones are a real pain.

[Chapel]

Originally Posted by ladyfighter

I use to know all kinds of commands in Korean.. it was fun when teaching the teens and juniors. However, it's just repeating the same thing(s) over and over again.. parents would sometimes complain, adults would sometimes get confused in class, because some commands/techniques sound very similar.. Now, other than the basic terms (ie. do-bok, do-jang, etc.) I don't use them.

Now that is an interesting phenomenon. I have found that once students get into the flow of class they will respond the way you want them to to any collection of syllables.