Sensei
So the sensei at the dojo is a very nice man. He's very compassionate, yet still firm when needed. He is what I would consider a classic warrior poet-type, if a little doughy in the gut.
But he's also from the East Coast. There's something very real and gritty about him. The two aspects of his demeanor by no means conflict. In fact, they balance each other quite nicely. However, it can be a little jarring sometimes.
My friend, Gunner, who has trained with Franco in the past, mentioned this to me on more than one occasion, but I experienced it myself for the first time tonight.
We were working on a choke hold, and I asked a question. In the course of answering the question, he said, "You know, it's been said throughout the martial arts world for a long time, that if you control the head, you control da' resta da' gaiee." I'll write the sentence again, but this time I'll kind of diagram it out for you to reveal the comedy being filtered out through my inability to be heard:
"You know, it's been said throughout the martial arts world for a long time, *Here, he sounds like an average person, very little accent. He's accessing the Senseithalomus, the part of the brain where wise sayings and their practical application are stored* that if you control the head, *still from the Senseithalomus* you control da' resta' da' gaiee *Here we see a rapid, unexpected shift to an East Coast accent and syntax*"
It took all my jujitsu power not to laugh at him. It helped that he was being really serious. Still, though, it was a struggle.
I just realized that there isn't really an end to this story, but I typed a g'fuckload already, so I'll be damned if I'm just going to erase it all. Instead, I'll end this endless story as I have ended so many other stories without end.
Aaaand, Scene.
But he's also from the East Coast. There's something very real and gritty about him. The two aspects of his demeanor by no means conflict. In fact, they balance each other quite nicely. However, it can be a little jarring sometimes.
My friend, Gunner, who has trained with Franco in the past, mentioned this to me on more than one occasion, but I experienced it myself for the first time tonight.
We were working on a choke hold, and I asked a question. In the course of answering the question, he said, "You know, it's been said throughout the martial arts world for a long time, that if you control the head, you control da' resta da' gaiee." I'll write the sentence again, but this time I'll kind of diagram it out for you to reveal the comedy being filtered out through my inability to be heard:
"You know, it's been said throughout the martial arts world for a long time, *Here, he sounds like an average person, very little accent. He's accessing the Senseithalomus, the part of the brain where wise sayings and their practical application are stored* that if you control the head, *still from the Senseithalomus* you control da' resta' da' gaiee *Here we see a rapid, unexpected shift to an East Coast accent and syntax*"
It took all my jujitsu power not to laugh at him. It helped that he was being really serious. Still, though, it was a struggle.
I just realized that there isn't really an end to this story, but I typed a g'fuckload already, so I'll be damned if I'm just going to erase it all. Instead, I'll end this endless story as I have ended so many other stories without end.
Aaaand, Scene.
posted by Ueberyak at 10:11 PM
4 Comments:
wow, too many posts in a short time. what to do? what to do?
it sounds like you have been spending far too much time being constructive while i have sat on my butt and watched an entire season of 24 in 4 days before going back to school. how can i relate?
i am going to start training for the first ever reno marathon soon and they are starting pick up basketball games for the teachers 2 days a week at 6am - and i have never been one to turn down ball, so maybe we will both be ridiculously in shape next time johnson ever gets another poker night together. you may be able to kill me with your bare hands, but i will hopefully be able to run 26 miles in 5 months.
That's pretty cool. 26 miles is just too far for me. We are planning to run a 10K in the early spring, though. 6 miles is a much more reasonable distance.
What's "running?"
Y'know how, when you were younger, you'd try to beat other people to the box of doughnuts to ensure that you get a chocolatie one? It's like that, only faster and less rewarding.
Post a Comment
<< Home