martial arts greeting, respect , bowing...
2006-06-25 03:21:39 · 5 answers · asked by vorlon56 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
HEY A KARATE QUESTION!
2006-06-25 03:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by bay 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Osu" is just a very masculine and very colloquial Japanese greeting. It means something like "hey" or "wassup". It's not specific to budo, and wouldn't necessarily be appropriate in a traditional Japanese dojo.
Baseball players say it when they enter the clubhouse, and guys with "macho" jobs like construction workers greet each other that way. It's not a good way to greet a stranger or a senpai, but it's ok with guys you know and are on the same team with, etc.
2006-06-28 21:13:41 · answer #2 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard "Osu" used in aikido, only karate.
2006-06-25 07:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by rexski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to this link http://www.answers.com/osu it is only used in three styles of Karate - JIKC, Kyokushin, and Wado-ryu Karate - but there is something mentioned about osu in Aikido on this link - http://nemesys321.tripod.com/
2006-06-25 18:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Ask me, ask me! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osu is also used in Yoshinkan Aikido that i practice, but im not sure if its also used in other 'style' of Aikido or not.
2006-06-25 19:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by wondering why 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋