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kewms · 11-21-2011, 01:27 PM

Maybe the use of Chinese is similar to the use of Latin for medical terms and scientific names. Not more or less precise, necessarily, but a common vocabulary across countries and training traditions.

Katherine

11-21-2011, 01:27 PM	#53
kewms Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,318 Offline	Re: A Primer on Aikido, Aiki and IS Maybe the use of Chinese is similar to the use of Latin for medical terms and scientific names. Not more or less precise, necessarily, but a common vocabulary across countries and training traditions. Katherine
kewms Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,318 Offline