Would Aikido be less if explained in english
Would Aikido be less readily embraced in other cultures if all terms were translated into mother tongues of that country, not using the Japanese terminology in other than instuctor and dan level classes? I wonder?
As the time frame of WWII passes into history, so too does the memory and relevence of Aikido being the recast Budo of Morehei Ueshiba, O'Sensei? Children tend to lessen the importance of what the previous generation has learned, they want to relearn things in their own way. Will that time blur the meaning of Japanese language the same as it did Latin as the preferred language of the modern world? Will many of the terms for Aikido techniques be adapted into mother tongue languages and forgotten as the years pass, much like the reading of the bible in latin? Or is it this damned Meniere's disease (limited short term memory) that forces me to learn everything on gut level and let the terminology come over time that continues to force my mind to use English to Japanese tranlation without, directly, giving the term its own meaning? |
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Symptoms include (sources before lists): http://oto.wustl.edu/men/mn1.htm "Detailed description of symptoms 1) Periodic episodes of rotatory vertigo or dizziness. Periodic attacks of vertigo ( the so-called Ménière's "attack") is the most disruptive of the symptoms to the patient.... Often the patient will confine themselves to bed until the symptoms subside. The Meniere's patient has to deal with a lack of control of their situation, except for the limited control provided by taking anti-vertiginous drugs. Even when the symptoms have passed, they must face the stress and uncertainty of when the next episode will occur, and whether it will be more or less severe than previous ones. It is generally true that most people underestimate how disruptive episodic rotatory vertigo can be to an individual's life. " http://oto.wustl.edu/men/mn1.htm - "2) Fluctuating, progressive, low-frequency hearing loss 3) Tinnitus Tinnitus is sustained, loud "ringing" in the ears. 4) Aural fullness" _______________________________________ http://oto.wustl.edu/men/pressure/survsymp.htm - "Hearing Loss Tinnitus: Ringing or noises in ears Vertigo: spinning sensation Feeling of fullness in the ear " _________________________________________ http://oto.wustl.edu/men/pressure/survsymp.htm This one does mention memory problems. These mimic results of sleep deprivation and mental problems from it. ___________________________________________ http://members.idnsi.com/sgm/ "1) Periodic episodes of rotatory vertigo or dizziness. 2) Fluctuating, progressive, low-frequency hearing loss 3) Tinnitus 4) A sensation of "fullness" or pressure in the ear." ____________________________________________ http://www.vestibular.org/menieres.html Doesn't mention memory loss either, nor any mental problems. ____________________________________________ http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/otola.../menieres.html "What are the symptoms of Meniere's disease? The most debilitating symptom is vertigo, tinnitus loss of hearing pressure in the affected ear loss of balance headaches abdominal discomfort diarrhea " ___________________________________________ You have already seen these sites, I am sure. May I gently suggest that the mental problems may be from another, perhaps undiscovered problem? You seem unable to respond to what is actually going on in this forum, instead creating questions for which you already have an opinion or answer. This suggests an entirely different problem than an inner ear disorder. Good luck to you. mle |
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Thanks Emily.
My symptoms are so bad, I have had to reduce Aikido to once a week, mornings only. That with other nerve damage, Trigeminal neuralgia, creating the condition equal to, and I quote myself, "having the flu with a hangover on a ship in a hurricane," or ... here is what happens with 50% balance in one ear and trigeminal neuralgia turning that on and off. Electro stimulus and diet are helping, but good days are like most peoples bad days ... makes it tough to play nice, or get a good roll in Aikido some days? Anyway, I was refering to the instinctive learning of terminology in a mother tongue. The human mind tends to learn foreign languages in mother tongue then translate it from this base terminology? Would words work best, or maybe we should resort to numbered terminology? After my term of military in the early 70's, I tend to resist terminology or numbers, finding descriptive terms more accurate. As for mental problems, try counting backward from a hundred by odd numbers with nikkyo making you tap out? You could do it with practice, but it is easier without the pain? I wish I had that luxury tapping out? There is related memory loss from constant pain/noise and other personality changing symptoms for Meniere's ... the best list of symptoms I found were in Great Britain. They have recognized it longer than USA? Thanks for the post. I do appreciate the thought. (Yeah, I am much better informed than I let on. Ignoring Meniere's for twenty five years only make it worse, not go away. Thanks anyway.) FYI Chuck: Your Menieres now sounds like where I was fifteen years ago, two years before, I started MA. Watch out for ear infections from flu or bad colds. Get them early care. (Of course, my working outside ten months a year, even when sick didn't help, either. Don't let it damage you) |
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Classical as during the humanistic time, yes, but only together with ancient Greek (and biblical Hebrew), and only for scientists and the clergy. Classical as from 1600 until the industrial revolution, nope. Quote:
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