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Old 02-15-2001, 03:55 AM   #58
Dan Hover
Dojo: Bond Street Dojo/Aikido of Greater Milwaukee
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yes you two are both right the we usually use the word Budo to mean martial arts, but that doesnt make it correct. In fact if you read up on the meaning of Bu and Satome has written an excellent essay on it, in the principles of Aikido. He is quite adamant about the common misusage of the term. What we find comfortable and easy to say doesnt denote correctness. we take the hard left instead of the easy right, and this is why we train to begin with. To make the sacrifices that go with living a martial way, a "do" form. Like I said it is more common to say budo and mean Martial arts, but budo is so much more.

Dan Hover

of course that's my opinion, I could be wrong
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