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as days pass by » Blog Archive » Yahoo Hackday is over — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:53:48 +0000

[...] had a thoroughly enjoyable time at the Yahoo/BBC hack day this past weekend. Dave Neary says “lightning struck twice”, referring to how he was left out of the programme for the [...]

By: Dave Neary

Dave Neary — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:49:24 +0000

Updated the typo, thanks for pointing it out. I don’t see the point in your second comment on jitsus and dos, so I’ll leave my superficial understanding in place for the time being.

Thanks,
Dave.

By: Alahambra

Alahambra — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:10:15 +0000

Minor quibbles.

First up, “martial”(war) not “marshall”(the rank or “to organise”).

Secondly, the “jitsu” vs “do” distinction. The “jitsu” forms are focused on developing a set of fighting technique for imminent application. The “do” forms are more about personal development while directly improving physical fitness and body control. However this distinction has not existed for very long and research into older japanese martial arts schools will yield instances of the “jitsu” term being used for both, especially among sword schools.