Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Aikido word: School 流

Pronounced ryu. Actually means stream or flow.

Also:
    • 古流 Koryu - old school/stream
      大東流 Daito ryu
  • Saturday, November 08, 2008

    Aikido word: Body 身

    Pronounced Mi as in Hanmi - 半身 , half body

    Also:
    • 当身 Atemi - hit to the body
    • 受身 Ukemi - accept with the body

    Friday, November 07, 2008

    Aikido word: Knee Walking 膝行

    Knee Walking 膝行 pronounced Shikko. Consists of two Kanji:
    • 膝 knee
    • 行 action

    Monday, October 27, 2008

    About war

        
    Some Facts About Stalingrad
    
      1.In 1942 and early' 43, in the city, the sky was
          bleached bed-sheet white each morning.
    2.All day long, as I carried the souls across it, that
    sheet was splashed with blood, until it was full and     
                    bulging to the earth.
        3.In the evening, it would be wrung out and
        bleached again, ready for the next dawn.
    4.And that was when the fighting was only during
                         the day.                  
                     
    -- "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak 
    

    Sunday, October 26, 2008

    Aikido word: Founder 開祖

    The Founder 開祖, pronounced Kaiso. Consists of two Kanji:
    • 開 open/begin start
    • 祖 ancestor/patriarch

    Wednesday, October 15, 2008

    90% of the Aikido on YouTube and such, is rubbish.

    OK, I am exaggerating, it is 99% rubbish.
     
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