Yes, that would have been best. If you had created a thread with that title and posted it in the general defense section, then there would have been people that agreed as well as people who disagreed with what you write. The discussion that went on would have been interesting.
But when you give a specific name to something and post it in a particular section, then you open yourself up to meeting that standard. In this case, what is Karai and what is the process of learning kata like it.
If you had given a judo name for something and not met the standards of the kodokan, you would be facing the same problem from a different group of members. But in the sections where you just talk about general things, no one gives you grief. But in sections where there are set standards for terms and such, the discussion is a bit more exact.
If you remember this, then we can have good discussions and learn from each other. Just don't use terms unless you meet the definitions of those that use them.
