Re: Proper pronounciation of 'Kibo'

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From: jtc... Ad absurdum per aspera
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1992 17:07

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> the first syllable sounds like "eye" and the second like "bow."  (K-EYE-bow)

No, you're thinking of the Kiai Bow, the Japanese answer to the Flaming
Chi Sword -- it's sort of a class of martial-arts weapons that function
far better than those based strictly on Western physics, but do not work
at all unless you can extend sufficient internal energy into them.

Joe "Followup to alt.martial-arts.whaddya-mean-regular-in-the-decaf-pot?" Chew

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