http://www.appliedkarate.com/2007/09/17/iain-abernethy-discusses-the-meaning-of-pinan/ Exploring the world of classical karate and related arts Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.appliedkarate.com/2007/09/17/iain-abernethy-discusses-the-meaning-of-pinan/comment-page-1/#comment-10 PapaPedro Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:15:46 +0000 http://www.essentialkarate.com/2007/09/17/iain-abernethy-discusses-the-meaning-of-pinan/#comment-10 Hi, Great little snippet about the translation or meaning of 'Pinan'. It sort of baffles me though that it translates to 'peaceful mind' or 'peace & tranquility and the ancients that used the term found a need to practice martial arts to a high standard. Obviously there was a need for it & I guess I should read more into it. Keep up the good work, PP..... Hi, Great little snippet about the translation or meaning of ‘Pinan’. It sort of baffles me though that it translates to ‘peaceful mind’ or ‘peace & tranquility and the ancients that used the term found a need to practice martial arts to a high standard.
Obviously there was a need for it & I guess I should read more into it.
Keep up the good work, PP…..

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