|
Onegaishimasu
Hi folks,
I'm a yoshinkaner here, so bear with me...
In standard aikikai practice, people often say onigaishimasu to each other when requesting a partner to train with (please help/teach/instruct me, right?). Is this typically said by the jr. to the senior only, or by both partners, or by whoever is asking, and the one who accepts says nothing?
Based on the meaning, I usually say it in aikikai settings regardless of the rank of the person I'm asking to train with for a couple of reasons:
1) since I don't usually train in the aikikai, I figure just about everyone is my senior there
2) even if I am senior (or by some strange trick of fate, actually have something usefull to share) I have no problem asking for instruction from a jr.
Can some people from various associations here (in the states) and in japan enlighten me as to common practice and true meaning?
Thanks,
Ron (yoshinkan impaired / inhanced [your choice] aikidoka)
|