We used to run around the dojo in
Salisbury chanting a USMC running cadence. It was a lot of fun. What Lewis
Sensei told me it was.
i had a gal way out west, she said
karate was the best,
now she's someone elses wife and i'll be
running the rest of my life
1234.....1234...1 2 3
4
we will run to the east, we will run to
the west......karate is the best
1234...1234....1 2 3
4.
Now it is not terribly appropriate for the
kids. So I will have to think about this a bit and make some changes.
Something like:
I had a teacher way out West,
He said karate was the best,
Now he’s teaching someone else,
And I’ll be running the rest of my life,
1234,
1234,
1.. 2.. 3.. 4..
we will run to the east,
we will run to the west......
karate is the best
1234,
1234,
1.. 2.. 3.. 4..
Now the Marines have many, many running
cadences. Of course many of them are inappropriate for children. But the kids
like running around the class, so it might be fun to teach them a running
cadence.
Sorry I can’t sing it, with my voice.
But I am sure something like this will be
useful.
This is one example of Cadence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gMP7HPE_zE
Another example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWDuJpb-fSE
These are not the same as what Sensei had
us do, but capture the basic idea.
Of course this is just a suggestion, but
one that can be fun. And keep a small bit of the USMC history alive within our
Isshinryu.
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