Hakama

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="05d785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Isshinryu Karate Do, Stamford Dojo</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concepts"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Various Forms of Sight for the Marti"><U><B><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id164.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mizo no Kokoro"><U><B><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="1b41b1b3.jpg"> <div> Please (Email on the Contact Page) send in your definitions, ideas, concepts, or constructs which have to do with the mental and philosophical development of oneself in martial arts.  We will edit these and place the best ones here for our readers from which to learn.</div> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concepts"><U><IMG SRC="482641e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1b41b1b3.jpg"> <div> <B>Hakama</B></div> <div> The seven folds in the <I>hakama</I> (five in the front and two in the back) is alleged to represent the following qualities of the <I>samurai</I>:</div> <div> <I><B>Yuki</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >--</FONT> courage, valor, bravery  </div> <div> <I><B>Jin</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >--</FONT> humanity, charity, benevolence </div> <div> <I><B>Gi</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >--</FONT> justice, righteousness, integrity </div> <div> <I><B>Rei</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >--</FONT> etiquette, courtesy, civility (also means bow/obeisance) </div> <div> <I><B>Makoto</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >--</FONT> sincerity, honesty, reality </div> <div> <I><B>Chugi</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >--</FONT> loyalty, fidelity, devotion </div> <div> <I><B>Meiyo</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >--</FONT> honor, credit, glory; also reputation, dignity, prestige</div> <div> <B>Masayuki </B><B>Shimabukuro</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Palace Script MT" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kyoshi, Muso Jikiden Eishen Ryu Iaido</B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concepts"><U><IMG SRC="482641e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>