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Bruce, et al
Just a though I had, which I am sure you may have had already but Just wanted to ask for my own curiosity (I am not a cat, so I am ok)
It seems you and the others have an almost impossible task in attempting to create the universal minimum standard, or universal terminology...
So, how about, in order to help folks get closer or understand each other..
I thought about creating a universal translator... ?
Chances are that everyone teaches virtually the same techniques, you and I mentioned a "fig-4" armlock in one post.. Now I teach this lock/throw position in three/four different basic ways, but they are all "fig-4 lock" Others may call this a Chicken wing, or Hot-dog lock or "number 4" or whatever......?!?! It doesnt matter what it is called or ways it is taught within different Kwans, essentially it is the same technique...
Now, if we had pictures or video's somewhere (a website) showing the basic movement/technique people could submit names/terminology they use either in English or in Korean/Japanese..
That way people would start to recognise what others were talking about even if they used different names...
I call Dollyo Chagi "turning Kick" or "Roundhouse" others may possibly have other names, if they could see pictures or video of the technique they could start to communicate, just like two people of different nationalities/cultures... We both speak English, But You say Hood and Trunk of a car, we brits call the Hood the "Bonnett", and the trunk is called the "boot" We don't use the same names, but once we are both aware of the basic names we and others use we can communicate... You would know what i meant when I said my car broke down, I popped the Bonnett and got some water out of my boot....
Maybe people would be happier submitting and contributing to the idea as they would not need to change or adopt anyone else's terms/ideas, the site could simply be used as a resource...
Not as any source of what is or is not "Hapkido" not political or alligned with any Kwan or group, those who want to use it, use it, those who don't, don't..
I personally would be very pleased to organise, help, work with, set up or contribute in any way to a project like this....
It may already have been done, it may be a stupid Idea.... But it is something I would like to do, I think this might be of great benefit to people...
Any thoughts anyone ?
Marc
Just a though I had, which I am sure you may have had already but Just wanted to ask for my own curiosity (I am not a cat, so I am ok)
It seems you and the others have an almost impossible task in attempting to create the universal minimum standard, or universal terminology...
So, how about, in order to help folks get closer or understand each other..
I thought about creating a universal translator... ?
Chances are that everyone teaches virtually the same techniques, you and I mentioned a "fig-4" armlock in one post.. Now I teach this lock/throw position in three/four different basic ways, but they are all "fig-4 lock" Others may call this a Chicken wing, or Hot-dog lock or "number 4" or whatever......?!?! It doesnt matter what it is called or ways it is taught within different Kwans, essentially it is the same technique...
Now, if we had pictures or video's somewhere (a website) showing the basic movement/technique people could submit names/terminology they use either in English or in Korean/Japanese..
That way people would start to recognise what others were talking about even if they used different names...
I call Dollyo Chagi "turning Kick" or "Roundhouse" others may possibly have other names, if they could see pictures or video of the technique they could start to communicate, just like two people of different nationalities/cultures... We both speak English, But You say Hood and Trunk of a car, we brits call the Hood the "Bonnett", and the trunk is called the "boot" We don't use the same names, but once we are both aware of the basic names we and others use we can communicate... You would know what i meant when I said my car broke down, I popped the Bonnett and got some water out of my boot....
Maybe people would be happier submitting and contributing to the idea as they would not need to change or adopt anyone else's terms/ideas, the site could simply be used as a resource...
Not as any source of what is or is not "Hapkido" not political or alligned with any Kwan or group, those who want to use it, use it, those who don't, don't..
I personally would be very pleased to organise, help, work with, set up or contribute in any way to a project like this....
It may already have been done, it may be a stupid Idea.... But it is something I would like to do, I think this might be of great benefit to people...
Any thoughts anyone ?
Marc