Ki-Aikido Lessons: learning from everyone
In this post I talk about something I’ve experienced in my Ki-Aikido training: the idea of being able to learn from others, regardless of their level.
Category Archives: Aside
The Case of Amazon KDP and the Missing Page Count
I decided to write up a detailed report of a recent problem I had with publishing an e-book using KDP that ended up delaying the release around a week.
Excerpt of a Hayashi Fumiko story published on Books on Asia
Books on Asia was kind enough to post an excerpt of one of the stories from my recent book: “Days & Nights: Stories of classic Japanese women’s literature”, which contains my translations of Hayashi Fumiko’s fiction works.
A test for measuring distinguishing ambiguity in Japanese
My friend and collaborator Kaimai Mizuhiro (開米瑞浩) is working on an project that I think will be interesting to those studying Japanese, so I’ll talk about it a little here. Kaimai has a bunch of books out, and a common thread throughout them is how to communicate effectively (both verbally and with diagrams) in a… Read More »
Japanese classic SF stories published in Portuguese (Juza Unno)
I’m really happy to announce that several of my translations of Juza Unno’s stories (classic Japanese SF) have been translated into Portuguese, now available in both paper and E-book format.
Japanese vocabulary: the *real* origin of the word: 不気味 (bukimi) [updated]
Some thoughts on the filthy real origin of the Japanese word 不気味 (bukimi).
Language Learning and the Logic of Large Groups
Some thoughts about blog statistics and considering language learning as part of human nature.
実力 (jitsuryoku): “Expertability” and when skill really matters
In this I talk about the idea of classifying things in terms of whether real skill (実力) really matters or not, which I call “expertability”, and then talk about language study and translation in that context.
Japanese fairy tales now available free on Kanshudo (a Japanese learning site)
One of my translations of a classic Japanese fairy tale is now available for free on Kanshudo, a full-featured site for learning Japanese.
Ukemi: Aikido and the art of rolling with the punches
A discussion about “ukemi” (受け身), a core part of aikido and one of the things I really enjoy about this traditional Japanese martial art.