Jjokbari
A banner in Korean reads: "Dokdo! Don't worry. The ghost and jjokbari-catching ROK marines are here. — Local association of retired ROK marines"[1]
Korean name
Hangul 쪽발이 or 쪽바리 Revised Romanization Jjokbari McCune-Reischauer Tchokpari
Japanese name
Kana チョッパリ Rōmaji Choppari

A pair of Japanese traditional footwear,Geta. Geta separates thumb toe and the other four toes.

Jjokbari (Korean: 쪽발이) is a racial slur in Korean which refers to Japanese people or people with Japanese heritage.^[2] According to one survey, it was Korea's second-most commonly used slur against Japanese people, ahead of waenom and behind ilbonnom. (both roughly means "Japanese bastards").^[3]

Origin[link]

jjok means a "piece" and bal means "feet" in Korean, and when combined it roughly translated to "split feet" or "cloven hoof". This refers to the fact that Japanese people wore Geta, a traditional Japanese wooden sandal, which separated the big toe from the others when wearing it. Unlike Korean-style straw shoes which completely cover the foot, Japanese-style straw shoes consisted only of a sole and straps to bind it to the foot, leaving the top part of the foot exposed. Because of that, Koreans thought Japanese shoes are incomplete compared to theirs.^[4] Alternatively, Jjokbari may came from the sound made by a person wearing geta when they are walking.^[5] A third theory explains that jjokbari could also mean "pig's foot".^[6][7] This is from a comparison between the appearance of a pig's cloven hooves and the feet of a person wearing tabi or geta.

In Japan[link]

The term has also been borrowed into Japanese language spoken by ethnic Koreans in Japan, where it is rendered Choppari.^[5] Its usage by Koreans in Japan is roughly comparable in social context to that of honky in the United States.^[8] The form ban-jjokbari (literally, "half jjokbari' ") originated as a derogatory reference to Japanised Koreans during the Japanese colonial period in Korea; later, it came to be used by people in Korea to refer to ethnic Koreans in Japan.^[9] The Japanised pronunciation of this form, ban-choppari, is also widely used by Koreans in Japan, either to refer to Japanised Koreans or to people of mixed Japanese and Korean descent.^[5][10]

See also[link]

• Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea
• Zainichi Korean language

References[link]

Nobunari Oda
Oda at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard
Personal information
Full name	Nobunari Oda
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1987-03-25) March 25, 1987 (age 25) Takatsuki, Osaka
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Coach	Lee Barkell Noriko Oda
Former coach	Nikolai Morozov
Choreographer	Sébastien Britten
Former choreographer	Lori Nichol David Wilson Nikolai Morozov
Skating club	Kansai University SC
Current training locations	Osaka Barrie (Canada)
Began skating	1990
World standing	5 (As of 21 November 2011 (2011 -11-21)[update])[1]
Season's bests	13 (2011–2012)[2] 4 (2010–2011)[3] 6 (2009–2010)[4] 5 (2008–2009)[5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	244.56 2006 NHK Trophy
Short program	87.65 2009-2010 GPF
Free skate	163.33 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard
Medal record Competitor for  Japan Men's Figure Skating Four Continents Championships Gold 2006 Colorado Springs Men's Singles Grand Prix Final Silver 2010–2011 Beijing Men's Singles Silver 2009–2010 Tokyo Men's Singles Bronze 2006–2007 Saint Petersburgh Men's Singles World Junior Championships Gold 2005 Kitchener Men's Singles

Nobunari Oda (織田 信成, Oda Nobunari^?, born March 25, 1987 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.^[6]

Personal life[link]

Oda is a direct descendant of Oda Nobunaga,^[7] a daimyo during Japan's Sengoku period who conquered most of Japan.

In April 2010, Oda married his longtime girlfriend, Mayu,^[8] and their son, Shintaro, was born on October 1, 2010.^[9] Originally scheduled for April 23, 2011, the wedding was postponed^{[clarification needed]} due to the rescheduling of the World Championships.^[10]

When he finishes his skating career, Oda wants to become a school teacher.^[11]

Career[link]

Oda trains in Osaka, Japan with Noriko Oda and in Barrie, Ontario with Lee Barkell.^[12] He trains in Canada three or four times a year for 1½ months at a time,^[13] at the Mariposa School of Skating. He also formerly trained in Hackensack, New Jersey under coach Nikolai Morozov. Oda is known for his jumps and his smooth flow across the ice with deep knee bend.^[14]

Early career[link]

In the 2001–2002 season, Oda placed 4th at the Japan Junior Championships. He was invited to compete at the senior Japan Championships, where he placed 16th.

Oda made his Junior Grand Prix debut on the 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. He won the silver medal in Slovakia behind Russian Alexander Shubin, who would go on to win the Junior Grand Prix Final that season. Oda finished 7th at the event in Italy. He won the bronze medal at Japan Junior Championships and was invited to the senior Japan Championships, where he placed 4th.

In the 2003–2004 season, Oda won two medals on the 2003–2004 Junior Grand Prix and qualified for his first and only time to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed 8th. He placed 2nd at Junior Championships and qualified for the team to the 2004 World Junior Championshps, where he placed 11th. He placed 5th at the Japan Championships.

In the 2004–2005 season, Oda again competed on the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix circuit and won the bronze medal in Ukraine behind compatriot Yasuharu Nanri and American Dennis Phan, both of whom would go on to medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Oda won the Japan Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at Japan Championships. He went on to win the 2005 World Junior Championshps.

2005–2006 season[link]

He turned senior for the 2005-2006 Olympic year, when he was guaranteed a senior Grand Prix assignment after he won the World Junior Championshpis. Oda made a splash immediately as a senior, winning the bronze medal at his first event and winning the 2005 NHK Trophy over favorites Daisuke Takahashi and reigning world bronze medalist Evan Lysacek. Oda qualified for the 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final and placed fourth.

Oda was proclaimed the winner of the Japan Championships ahead of Takahashi, until a glitch in the computer software was discovered and he fell to second place; he had done too many combinations. The Japanese federation decided to split the international assignments between Oda and declared-winner Daisuke Takahashi, sending Oda to the 2006 World Championships, and Takahashi to the Olympics, in as much as Japan had only one spot for each competition after the withdrawal of Takeshi Honda from the 2005 World Championships and Takahashi's 15th place finish at that competition. Oda placed fourth at his first World Championships, earning Japan two spots to the 2007 Worlds.

2006–2007 season[link]

The following season, Oda placed 1st at 2006 Skate America over American Evan Lysacek, and he finished 2nd at the 2006 NHK Trophy to compatriot Daisuke Takahashi. He qualified for the Grand Prix Final and won the bronze medal. At the Japan Championships, Oda won the silver medal for the second consecutive year. He went on to compete at the 2007 Winter Universiade in Torino, Italy, where he won the silver. At the 2007 World Championships, held in Tokyo, Oda once again performed too many combinations and placed 7th overall.

Arrest[link]

On July 26, 2007, Oda was arrested by the Osaka prefectural police for driving his moped^[15] under the influence of alcohol.^[16][17] No life had ever been at risk,^[18] and Oda apologized for this infraction.^[19] Due to this incident, Oda was quickly removed from the cast of an upcoming ice show in Japan.^[19]

On August 2, 2007, the Japan Skating Federation, itself wracked by scandal,^[20] announced that it had suspended Oda from national competition until the end of October and from international competition and exhibitions^[21] until the end of December,^[22][23][24] effectively withdrawing him from his two Grand Prix assignments (Skate Canada and Trophée Eric Bompard), while allowing him to compete at Nationals and try to earn a spot to the 2008 World Championships.^[25] The federation also sentenced Oda to perform community service.^[20] Oda accepted the punishment meted out by the federation,^[26] and paid the fine of ¥100,000.^[27]

2008–2009 season[link]

After sitting out the 2007–2008 Grand Prix season, Oda announced his withdrawal from the Japan Championships on December 24, 2007, citing mental stress.^[28][29]

Oda switched coaches to Nikolai Morozov in the summer of 2008. He began the 2008–2009 season at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy, which he won. He went on to the 2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial, which he also won. Oda was assigned to the 2008 NHK Trophy, and won that as well. Oda was not eligible for a second Grand Prix assignment and therefore could not qualify for the Grand Prix Final.

Oda won at the Japan Championships in December 2008. He, thus, qualified for the 2009 Four Continents and the 2009 World Championships, where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. He landed his only quad (toe) of the season at Worlds.^[11]

2009–2010 season[link]

Oda at the 2009 Grand Prix Final.

Oda was assigned to the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard and to the 2009 Cup of China in the 2009-2010 Grand Prix season. He won both of his Grand Prix events and was the top qualifier for the Grand Prix Final, where he claimed the silver medal behind Evan Lysacek. At the 2010 Japanese National Championships Oda won the silver medal behind Daisuke Takahashi. That placement earned him a spot to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2010 World Championships.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Oda scored 84.85 in the short program. In the free skate, he experienced a fall resulting from a broken lace, and was given three minutes to fix his boot with a two-point penalty.^[30] Upon resuming the long program, Oda landed a final double Axel and scored 153.69 in that segment of the event, ultimately placing 7th overall in men's singles.^[31] Oda then moved on to the 2010 World Championships, where he was considered a medal contender. However, he had a terrible short program in which he performed only single jumps and thus failed to qualify for the free skating portion of the event.^[32]

Oda left his coach, Nikolai Morozov, at the end of the 2009-10 season,^[8] returning to former coach Lee Barkell.^[33]

2010–2011 season[link]

For the 2010-2011 ISU Grand Prix season, he was assigned to the 2010 Skate Canada International and to the 2010 Skate America. He won the silver medal at both events, finishing behind Patrick Chan at Skate Canada and Daisuke Takahashi at Skate America. He qualified for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final where he won the silver medal. At the 2011 World Championships, he was second after the short program but dropped to sixth overall after the long program in which he did an extra triple toe, resulting in a loss of about 13 points.^[34]

In May 2011, Oda was diagnosed with a partial tear of his left patella tendon in his left knee, requiring six weeks of complete rest.^[35]

2011–2012 season[link]

Oda began his season at 2011 Cup of China, winning the silver medal. He was 7th at 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard. He withdrew from his national championships due to his left knee injury^[36] and was subsequently not named to the team for the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships.

Programs[link]

Oda performs an Ina bauer during his exhibition at the 2008 NHK Trophy.

Competitive highlights[link]

Oda (center) with the other medalists at the 2009 Cup of China.

• Oda did not compete in the 2007–2008 season.

References[link]

External links[link]

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