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Chuck Clark · 03-09-2003, 08:41 PM

I think it's important to define exactly what is meant by "harmony". Tomiki Sensei, I've heard, often read those characters as "The Way of Fitting."

Kano's "Best Use of Energy and Mutual Benefit" seems very "harmonious" to me.

03-09-2003, 08:41 PM	#3
Chuck Clark Dojo: Jiyushinkan Location: Monroe, Washington Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,138 Offline	I think it's important to define exactly what is meant by "harmony". Tomiki Sensei, I've heard, often read those characters as "The Way of Fitting." Kano's "Best Use of Energy and Mutual Benefit" seems very "harmonious" to me.
	Chuck Clark Jiyushinkai Aikibudo www.jiyushinkai.org