Aiki (martial arts principle) Aiki (martial arts principle) Aiki from a Japanese budo term, at its most basic is a principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power. When applied, the aiki practitioner controls the actions of the attacker with minimal effort and with a distinct absence of muscular tension usually associated with physical effort. In Japanese "Aiki" is formed from two kanji: The kanji for "ai" is made of three radicals, "join", "one" and "mouth". Hence, "ai" symbolizes things coming together, merging. Aiki should not be confused with "wa" which refers to harmony. The kanji for "ki" represents
I Don't Know What It Is I Don't Know What It Is "I Don't Know What It Is" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It was the first single from Wainwright's third studio album "Want One" and was released in a slim-line jewel case format on July 26, 2004. In addition to the UK and Japanese versions of "Want One", the song also appears on the bonus DVD that accompanies "Want Two" ("Rufus Wainwright: Live at the Fillmore"), "All I Want" (DVD), and "Want", a repackaged UK double album that contains "Want One" and "Want Two". In "All I Want", producer