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Old 06-23-2007, 08:51 AM   #28
jennifer paige smith
 
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Re: Aggressive sensei or high expectations?

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Joshua Reyer wrote: View Post
If they're Japanese, the answer is "Yes." The Japanese term used in this kind situation is "aite" ??, which means both "partner" and "opponent".
We teach using the languge of aite also. We express this to mean 'mutual hand'.

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