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Old 05-22-2002, 03:31 AM   #11
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Question AIKIDOIST OR AIKIDOKA?

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Originally posted by virginia_kyu
I would like to start a petition drive to end the use of Aikidoka for the following reasons.
1) Apparently the term "ka" implies a profession in the art so unless you make your living doing Aikido you are not an Aikidoka, Thank God!
KAMI : No. The term KA implies "a student", not "a professional", in the sense you mean.

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Originally posted by virginia_kyu
2) Aikidoka simply sounds ridiculous
KAMI : People think and feel differently, Thank God! I like "Aikidoka" and find "Aikidoist" simply insufferable...
But I also believe in the motto "To each his own"...
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