Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Cat Norris: Kime


Yoko Geri Kekomi or perhaps Ura Mawashigeri?

This is a perfect moment of 'kime', pronounced key-may.

Kime (Japanese: 決め) is a Japanese word. It is the noun form of the verb "kimeru," which means "to decide," "to conclude," etc. In English, it's general meaning is "deciding."

Kime is very important in the japanese martial arts. In shotokan, applying the proper kime, the proper power at that one critical moment is all-important in deciding the conflict.

12 comments:

  1. Omoshiroi--arrigato gozaimasu!!

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  2. Fishducky! I didn't know you spoke Japanese.

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  3. Neither did I! Was that Japanese?

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  4. Cat Norris is one deadly catsassin. And the only Japanese I know is Google Translate.

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  5. Ahhh so. Google Tanslate, a wonderful tool is.

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  6. Learn something new every day! :)

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  7. Awesome! I need a little Kime in my life! Visiting you via rafflecopter blogfest and bookfair! Nice to meet you!

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  8. This just made my day! I love spunky kittens! Thanks for teaching me a new word. I'll see how many times I can use kime today in my daily conversations.

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  9. Great idea. I love this pic every time I see it.

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