Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
精神の伴わない空手家は狂人と同じである
English translation:
Practicing karate without proper control creates a loose cannon.
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KNielsen
May 5, 2005 16:20
19 yrs ago
Japanese term
精神の伴わない空手家は狂人と同じである
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Sorry to make the term so long. This is, again, one of the karate dojo rules that karateka recite before practice. And again, in Japanese it's quite colourful, but I need to tone it down in English. Any good ideas? Sorry to bombard you with so many karate phrases and cheers for your help.
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Japanese term (edited):
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Practicing karate without proper control creates a loose cannon.
Sorry to change metaphors in midstream, but the Japanese is tough. Alternatively, how about something like "a karateka without mental strength/control is like a tank without a driver."? Runaway train?
Note that I had to suggest "loose cannon" because 狂人 appears on many 放送禁止用語 lists. Note, however, that I'm not necessarily endorsing the 言葉狩り extremes evident on so many of those lists. I have yet to find any explanation of why 床屋 is on the list, for example.
Note that I had to suggest "loose cannon" because 狂人 appears on many 放送禁止用語 lists. Note, however, that I'm not necessarily endorsing the 言葉狩り extremes evident on so many of those lists. I have yet to find any explanation of why 床屋 is on the list, for example.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone for your ideas. I liked the phrases "sound spirit" and "spiritual discipline" as well. Also the kinshi lists were kind of illuminating...thanks for including them. In the end I translated the phrase as "Practice karate with self-control"--and skipped the madman stuff altogether. Oh, and btw, yes this is a real dojo--mine!! Thanks again everyone."
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Japanese term (edited):
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A karate expert without sound spirit will be the same as a mad man.
Karate is a martial art and can kill people instantly, like a weapon.
If you do not have a sound spirit and self-control, a Karate expert will be a mad man.
If you do not have a sound spirit and self-control, a Karate expert will be a mad man.
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Maynard Hogg
: You're translating words. The asker has already pointed out that that's simply not acceptable in English.
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tappi_k
: I agree with Maynard, and also think 'karateka' doesn't necessarily mean a karate 'expert'.
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A soulless Karate-freak is a mere mad man.
I wonder if it's a motto of a real
Dojo, because such a term as ”狂人”
cannot be supposed to appear in Dojo rules. It may appear in a fictious world. Practitioners of the Dojo I belong to would not recite this line of funny motto.
Anyway, let me make it very short and simple, Nielen.
Dojo, because such a term as ”狂人”
cannot be supposed to appear in Dojo rules. It may appear in a fictious world. Practitioners of the Dojo I belong to would not recite this line of funny motto.
Anyway, let me make it very short and simple, Nielen.
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Japanese term (edited):
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Karate without spiritual discipline is a mere tool of violence.
I do not think literal translation makes sensible English.
This is my attempt ... so don't tell me I didn' try.
This is my attempt ... so don't tell me I didn' try.
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