The roots of this slang are filled with a lot of mystery as the people who say it typically don't know where it came from. More often, martial artists will claim that it may have come from the word onegaishimasu. Wherever it came from, Westerners have become very fond of using it any chance they can. Traditional styles think its a joke, and from the video above, so do the Japanese. To maintain etiquette in the dojo, "Hai" or "Ei" are more appropriate responses (hai being more formal). Osu!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
"Osu!"
The roots of this slang are filled with a lot of mystery as the people who say it typically don't know where it came from. More often, martial artists will claim that it may have come from the word onegaishimasu. Wherever it came from, Westerners have become very fond of using it any chance they can. Traditional styles think its a joke, and from the video above, so do the Japanese. To maintain etiquette in the dojo, "Hai" or "Ei" are more appropriate responses (hai being more formal). Osu!
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