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Old 04-11-2010, 08:33 AM   #156
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Re: Video definitions, "Aiki" and other terms.

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Greg Steckel wrote: View Post
However, my point was simply that if you broke Aiki into Ai and Ki, and took those terms in a very broad sense, you could loosely support more than one view on aiki - simple semantics here.
Ok, but what's the point to your point? If we increase the boundaries of what 'aiki' can mean, more people will hold a correct definition of 'aiki'? Indeed, simple semantics, but I don't see what's the use of that. Except perhaps to be able to say to people: "Sure, you do aiki[do] too," which is kind of belittling. (Not implying that is your purpose, btw. It's the best reason I can think of. )

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Granted, that once you start using aiki in a certain context, than there needs to be a commonly understood and agreed upon definition to facilitate a smooth exchange of information.
Do you think aikido is a specific enough context?