Wow, I didn't expect all this activity. I'm pleasantly surprised to see we're nice and active again, though since I didn't expect to post here so soon, I don't have that new GT summary ready >_<. I do have a lot to say, though, so I guess I'll get started.
For one, I take it from your post, Kairi, that you want to join the club, and if that's the case, then welcome! It's always nice to have new members here ^_^. Though with what you said in your post (with regards to your name) I have to make a little correction:
When forming your name, you were talking about characters in Hiragana, though in Japanese, you wouldn't be using that alphabet to write your name. Japanese names are usually written with Kanji, while non-Japanese names (such as yours) are written in Katakana, the alphabet for writing foreign words.
Now, the two alphabets (Hiragana and Katakana, that is) have similar pronunciations, though the characters that represent those pronunciations are totally different. I'd try showing you what I meant, but as I can't type Japanese characters on my computer, I can't. For example, the Katakana symbol of the "letter" shi in Hiragana would look nothing like the "letter" for shi in the Hiragana alphabet.
Also, since there really isn't the long "a" sound in the Hiragana or Katakana alphabets (as there is in your name, Katelyn), we'd have to write it something like the following:
Ki-to-re-no (phonetically pronounced Kee-toh-REH-noh). I'm no expert when it comes to writing names in Japanese, though, so I could be wrong with the exact letters I used (for example, maybe the letter ka, pronounced "kah," would be used instead of ki, but as I was trying to get the long "a" sound in there, I wrote it like that).
Now, for another example, I'll try my name out. My name is Justin, for those who didn't know. I'd start with ja, then I guess something like so. To my knowledge, there isn't really a way in that alphabet to get the "t" sound, so I'd probably go with the symbol de and end it with the symbol for "u." (pronounced like when you say “oops”)
Putting it all together, we'd get Ja-so-de-nu (Phonetically, ja-soh-deh-new). Again, I'm not sure exactly which characters would be used, that's just me making an educated guess. As I said, I'm not really an expert on translating people's names, so...yeah. I had a friend who was Japanese (he was born there, so he knew the language--both written and spoken--very well), but he moved back a few years ago. He did write my name out for me on a piece of paper once, though I don't know where it is (I could have checked the characters to see if I was right or not, but I don't really know where I put it >_<).
Anyway, moving on, to address the most recent topic of people screaming their moves. Here's my take on that:
Now, I'm no martial arts buff, but I'd say it probably has to do with intimidating your opponent. In Karate (as well as other forms of martial arts), you usually shout Kii-ahh (yes, I wrote that phonetically, as I don't know how to actually write it -_-) to intimidate your opponent. Now, if you're attacking a person, shouting at them will probably throw them off a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if that factored into why they screamed their moves out before using them.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if it was somewhat along the lines of what Usagy was saying about "letting your enemy know the move you're going to kill/defeat them with." We all know that characters in the DBZ universe all have some egos (even Goku, who exhibits his in a different way than others), and probably want to let their opponents what's going to hit them. For example, in the Piccolo Daimaoh saga currently running on CN, we see Piccolo's face of shock when he sees Goku stand to do the Kamehameha wave, as he thinks he's going to do the Mufaba Wave--the attack that defeated him.
Because of him knowing (or thinking he knew) that the same attack was coming at him, he was frozen with fear, which again goes back to what I said before about trying to make your opponent lose his concentration. Again, another example is when Goku and Tien originally fought in their first Tenkaichi Budokai in DragonBall against each other. When Goku saw Tien use the Dodon ray on him for the first time, he was in shock, as it was the same move Tao Pi Pi had used against him.
Again, I'm no expert on martial arts (though from what I know, I believe you, Usagy, practice some form of it, so maybe you could be of farther assistance in this field), but those are just some of my hypotheses as to why they'd be calling out their moves.
Lastly, before I go (because I'm a little short on time), I just figured I'd mention that I have heard everyone's request so far about Neko Majin Z and Neko Majin Z 2. It may take me a few days to get them sent, but rest assured, I haven't forgotten (...yet...let's hope I don't ^^)
Bye
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