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Tamguatlay Posted 17 years ago
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Centered being/ centeredmess - are they correct terms?
Training, as well as concentration, is important in aikido because, while it may be easy to create a centered being when inside a gymnasium, it is different when the aikido exponent is in a real situation.
Is 'centered being' correct? What the writer means is that we must have a firm centralized stance when confronted in a real situation.
Aikido aims to teach its practitioners to maintain their composure and their centeredness so that they are able to defeat their attackers when their lives are at stake.
I cannot find centeredness in my dictionary. Is the word correct? What word would be appropriate?
Is 'centered being' correct? What the writer means is that we must have a firm centralized stance when confronted in a real situation.
Aikido aims to teach its practitioners to maintain their composure and their centeredness so that they are able to defeat their attackers when their lives are at stake.
I cannot find centeredness in my dictionary. Is the word correct? What word would be appropriate?
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"Centered being" is a rather esoteric phrase but it's OK if it's an established concept in the jargon of aikido or similar arts. However, someone not already familiar with the subject might not be entirely sure what it means. Your explanation of "firm centralized stance" is not very clear to me -- I wouldn't really know what a "centralized stance" is here, or even whether it refers to a physical or mental state (though the original phrase, "centered being", to me very much suggests a mental state).
- "Centered being" is a rather esoteric phrase but it's OK if it's an established concept in the jargon of aikido or similar arts.
- However, someone not already familiar with the subject might not be entirely sure what it means.
- Your explanation of "firm centralized stance" is not very clear to me -- I wouldn't really know what a "centralized stance" is here, or even whether it refers to a physical or mental state (though the original phrase, "centered being", to me very much suggests a mental state).
- Although some people might find "centeredness" ugly, it is in my view a legitimate word.
- Again, though, uninitiated readers might have only a vague idea of what it means here.
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"Centered being" is a rather esoteric phrase but it's OK if it's an established concept in the jargon of aikido or similar arts. However, someone not already familiar with the subject might not be entirely sure what it means. Your explanation of "firm centralized stance" is not very clear to me -- I wouldn't really know what a "centralized stance" is here, or even whether it refers to a physical
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tamguatlayIs 'centered being' correct? What the writer means is that we must have a firm centralized stance when confronted in a real situation."Centered being" is a term used in yoga and other meditative practices. It means that your mind is under control and in a state of harmony and balance.
I found centeredness in the dictionary. It is
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