"The word Oss, of Japanese origin, has become almost a term car in the world of Karate, understood and used by practitioners of various nationalities, not only during the daily meetings, as well as to replace epressione "Thank you", "nice to meet you," "disagree," "I understand".
The sound must be issued by the lower abdomen, accompanied by a proper greeting that denotes respect, sympathy and trust.
The Oss, phonetic transcription, it is written with two Chinese characters. The first character, the literal meaning of "push", expresses the effort, the fighting spirit and ability to tackle any obstacle, dismiss it and move forward with a positive attitude and constant. The second, meaning "suffering", is the courage and spirit of perseverance, endurance of pain and strength in times of depression, with patience and without failure, while maintaining high morale.
The young have the physical and moral qualities necessary to deal with any test, and this is what characterizes the youth. However, each test must be met and exceeded only by a constant daily effort.
Talent is worthless without the effort.
Oss The word should not be given lightly.
His expression reflects an examination of your attitude, position, state of mind and their harmony, while pronouncing the word, keeping your upper body tilts the torso straight and your chin back.
movement, breathing and help run the joint so all to fill the belly with KI and strength.
will be up to each teacher to spread the meaning, value and how to say "Oss". "
From the book" Karate kumite Kyohan "- the master Hirokazu Kanazawa
