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James Kelly · 12-29-2005, 06:23 PM

To my ear, Smith Sensei does sound better, but we rarely use Japanese word order for names -- don't hear Yamada Kenji as much as Kenji Yamada -- so the native language argument may not be the best one.

My favorite though is John Cardinal Smith. How's that for old school word order.

12-29-2005, 06:23 PM	#21
James Kelly Dojo: Glendale Aikikai Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 109 Offline	Re: What's happened to Shudokan? To my ear, Smith Sensei does sound better, but we rarely use Japanese word order for names -- don't hear Yamada Kenji as much as Kenji Yamada -- so the native language argument may not be the best one. My favorite though is John Cardinal Smith. How's that for old school word order.