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Cliff Judge wrote:
Lineage from Daito ryu and technical curriculum are both totally culturally contextual
"Physics" is either universal, or also culturally contextual.
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Everything is culturally contextual. That doesn't really address what I'm saying, though.
What I am saying is that, contrary to what Christian asserted, it's possible for a definition of aikido to be non-universal without using setting, mode of dress, or social customs as criteria. A definition of aikido based on lineage, physical principles, and technique is still functional and still non-universal.