Gasshuku (合宿)

April 4, 2008 |  by George McCall  |  general, kanji, kendo, misc

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Its starting to get hot here in Japan = gasshuku season is upon us.

If you have a look at the kanji for gasshuku its made of two commonly used kanji:

  • 合: meaning to combine or fit
  • 宿: mean to lodge

In the world of budo it refers to people of the same dojo staying somewhere together for a time in order to practise harder or more than usual.

Because its hot its also mandatory to drink vast quantities of beer/sake/shochu/etc … i’m beginning to think that this is the actual reason for holding a gasshuku anyway…

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