ATTN: AikiWeb Has A New DRAGON :-)

Hello To All AikiWeb Members... As The New (Ryuu) On The Forum, I Have Joined To (Meiyo) The Current Members For Their (Yabou) And (Jounetsu), For The Art Of Aikido, And For The (Satori) And (Chie) That Can Be Found Within This Forum...

I Have Come To Extend My (Yuujou) To All Members, And (Kibou) To (Kanzen) My (Yokubou) And (yume) Of Becoming A Welcome Member Of The Aikiweb Forum, And To Create A (Sonkei) And (Yokubou) Among The Aikiweb Members To Attain The (Satori) We May Offer Each Other, And Offer My (Yuujou) To All Members Of This Aikiweb Forum.

Thank You For The (Jiyuu) To Express Myself, And The Opportunity To Offer My (Chie), And To (Kibou) That I Shall Become An Honorable And Respectful Member Of The AikiWeb Forum...

Honorably & Respectfully,

DRAGON Robert G. Kovacs
BoneBreakers Martial Arts Studio
Western North Carolina, USA

Transcription For English Only Speaking Aikido Artists:

Hello To All AikiWeb Members... As The New Dragon On The Forum, I Have Joined To Honor The Current Members For Their Ambition And Passion, For The Art Of Aikido, And For The Enlightenment And Wisdom That Can Be Found Within This Forum...

I Have Come To Extend My Friendship To All Members, And Hope To Perfect My Desire And Dream Of Becoming A Welcome Member Of The Aikiweb Forum, And To Create A Respect And Desire Among The Aikiweb Members To Attain The Enlightenment We May Offer Each Other, And Offer My Friendship To All Members Of This Aikiweb Forum.

Thank You For The Freedom To Express Myself, And The Opportunity To Offer My Wisdom, And To Hope That I Shall Become An Honorable And Respectful Member Of The AikiWeb Forum...

Honorably & Respectfully,

DRAGON Robert G. Kovacs
BoneBreakers Martial Arts Studio
Western North Carolina, USA

Hi Robert,

Welcome to AikiWeb.

Can I please ask you to use proper capitalization? Capitalization every word makes what you write very difficult to read. Thank you.

-- Jun

Bonebreakers?

Is this for real?!!

Should be easy enough to verify...

2nd dan TAE KWON DO 2nd dan Shotokan Karate-Do 4th dan Shodokan Aikido I Hold High Ranking Belts In 11 Styles Of The Martial Arts. I Began Training At Age 3 In Tang Soo Do & Continued On. Obsessed Since Birth In All Styles Of The Martial Art's, Philosophy & History. Personal Quote: "Age, Attitude & Experience Go A Long Way In This Life"... Be Honest At All Times, With One's Self, And All Others. A Lie Will Haunt You For Life, So, Never Lie. Be True To Your Self, Your Wife & Your Children, Always!

Robert G. Kovacs wrote: Thank You For The Freedom To To Offer My Wisdom,

this is the bit I'm waiting for....

wow

Hi folks,

Can we please conduct ourselves with respect? Thank you.

-- Jun

sorry

Jun Akiyama wrote: Hi Robert, Welcome to AikiWeb. Can I please ask you to use proper capitalization? Capitalization every word makes what you write very difficult to read. Thank you. -- Jun

Sorry Jun, Old habits die hard... I'll try to keep the caps off for you, :-)... Thanks For the respectful stand you took for me,
Dragon Kovacs

Raul Rodrigo wrote: Bonebreakers?

Yup, BoneBreakers Martial Arts Studio...
Nice to meet you... :-)

Alec Corper wrote: Is this for real?!!

Hello,
Yes, I am for real, Answer your question?
Nice to meet you,
Dragon Kovacs

Ron Tisdale wrote: Should be easy enough to verify...

Hello Ron,
Nice to meet you... Verify away my friend, I'll still be here to answer you if I can, help you if I may, Have a nice day, :-)
Dragon Kovacs

Can you tell us why you call yourself dragon? Is that an official title of some sort?

Michael Fooks wrote: this is the bit I'm waiting for....

Hello Michael... Insulting me already?
Wise quote of the day..., Open mouth, Remove foot, :-).
Nice to meet you,
Dragon Kovacs

Nicholas Pagnucco wrote: wow

Hello Nicholas,
Thank you, :-)
Many years, blood sweat & tears...
Nice to meet you,
Dragon Kovacs

Jun Akiyama wrote: Hi folks, Can we please conduct ourselves with respect? Thank you. -- Jun

Thank You Jun, :-)
Nice to meet you, Sorry about the caps, old habit, My opinion?
If I must write, All words should be treated with the respect they deserve, :-)
With respect,
Dragon Kovacs
p.s. Is this the children's forum? Disrespect me for who I am?
I don't understand? Where is the adults forum???
Please let me know... Thanks! :-)

Raul Rodrigo wrote: sorry

Sorry? I'm glad to meet you...
Write me anytime, :-)
Dragon Kovacs

Robert G. Kovacs wrote: Hello Michael... Insulting me already? Wise quote of the day..., Open mouth, Remove foot, :-). Nice to meet you, Dragon Kovacs

what makes you think I'm insulting you? I'm genuinely curious.

Michael Fooks wrote: what makes you think I'm insulting you? I'm genuinely curious.

As am I. Would you care to tell us a bit about your aikido background, Mr. Kovacs?


R

Mr. Kovacs, welcome to AikiWeb. I look forward to hearing your perspectives.

Robert G. Kovacs wrote: Thank You Jun, :-) Nice to meet you, Sorry about the caps, old habit, My opinion? If I must write, All words should be treated with the respect they deserve, :-)

On that note, I myself believe that all words should be treated idiomatically. Just so you know, 名誉 meiyo, 夢 yume, and 希望 kibou, are nouns, and 完全 is a noun/adjective. "Honor" as a verb would be 尊敬する sonkei suru, and "desire" as a verb would be 望む nozomu. "To perfect" would be 完成する kansei suru. "To dream" would probably be best rendered as 志す kokorozasu.

野望 yabou is likely not the word you're looking for, as it has negative connotations. I think 大志 taishi, or 大望 taibou are more along the lines of what you're thinking of.

What you want to create here is 敬意 keii, not sonkei.

There is a Japanese forum, unfortunately much too quiet. If you want to further practice your Japanese, I hope you will post there as well.