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Old 07-13-2005, 09:59 PM   #5
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Re: Ki Power!

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Mike Sigman wrote:
Speaking of cartoons, when I was a kid there were some Japanese comics that had these characters who had bowl-like indentations on their heads that they had to keep filled with water (from the rivers or ponds that they came from?), so they had to be careful and keep their posture upright or they would lose their power if the water tipped out. I often wondered if that idea of leaning over would weaken your powers was related to ki beliefs. Anyone ever seen these characters?
You're talking about the mythical "kappa" creature:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(mythical_creature)

As far as the use of the term "ki" in everyday Japanese language, here's something I wrote up a while back:

http://www.aikiweb.com/language/ki_phrases.html

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Michael Stuempel wrote:
Many, MANY years ago when I first came to Japan I heard a great pick-up line...directed at me <happy, happy, joy, joy>

It was: "Our KI's mesh".

I have no idea if this Japanese woman made it up or if it is a translation of a common Japanese pick-up line.
Nope -- not made up at all. Most likely, it was "ki ga au." Interesting enough, the "au" comes from "ai" as in "aikido"...

-- Jun

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