Thread: Tsuyoku naritai
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Old 06-15-2009, 02:54 AM   #3
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Re: Tsuyoku naritai

I think that tsuyoiku naritai fits when talking about wanting to become better at aikido.

I remember talking to sensei about this a couple of years ago.
If you think that someone has a strong aikido in a positive sense, you use the word tsuyoi. But if you think that someone has a strong (hard) aikido in a negative sense you can use the word katai.

If you want to complement on someone's aikido as being soft in a good way yawarakai is a good word. If you on the other hand want to describe it as soft (powerless) in a negative way the word yowai is the word to use.

/Mathias

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