On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Alec Battles <alec.batt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Because posting the link would make some modicum of sense… >> >> http://blog.twonegatives.com/post/2168030248/kata >> >> ^_^ > > Excellent blog post. > > I have yet to read Dave Thomas's book, though it's very high on my list. > > One note: As a fairly seasoned amateur of pretty much anything East > Asian I object to the idea that 'kata' is Japanese in nature. The > word/concept in English is, sorry to say it, an example of modern > Orientalism, and just as much a product of a European image of Japan > as it is Japanese. > > In Japanese, the word 'kata' is quite meaningless on its own. As such, > the fact that as Europeans/Americans we'd use a Japanese word for this > concept (rather than a Chinese, Korean, or English one) is also an > example of modern Orientalism. > > Sigh... great blog post though.
Thanks for the feedback. I'll do a bit more research and see if I can come up with a better explanation. -- In Christ, Timmy V. http://blog.twonegatives.com/ http://five.sentenc.es/ -- Spend less time on mail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
