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Old 12-29-2002, 04:03 PM   #9
Thalib
 
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"Ai" could be translated to harmony. But "Aiki" is something very much different. We must not ignore the "Ki" part in translating "Aiki". When explaining "Aiki", I would prefer the translation "harmonizing/uniting with Ki".

Respectably, "Ki-Ai" then translates to "uniting Ki".

Even many Japanese to this day that are not familiar with "Aikido" would pronounce it "Gakkido".

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