The Name of the Game Deleted Scenes         Starting from scratch, it doesn't matter how things are called, what names or visual symbols they are given.   For example    house door dog cat upsull hgnoof color green cloud frup pringe desk icon   . . .   Naming is essential. Most advertising, public relations, politics, and other window dressing rely on it. Anyone for being helicoptered onto a mountain in order to get revered as an  alpinist ? . . .   And these vehicles are inhabited by proudly smiling passengers insisting on being identified with the properties of the marque on display. . . .   If someone tried to sell a fake Ferrari, people would realize it, and, even if not, the Ferrari guys would take care of the matter. So would the Porsche guys and the Lamborghini guys and the whatsoever guys. Even the Ferrari guys themselves could not get away with producing an inferior Ferrari.    Not so with the martial arts.   Why does it work in this case ? What is the difference ? . . .   © 2006  NED + SWV + UNE

Comment     The first part illustrates that in the beginning things really could have got different names. It also shows some of the confusion when established words are associated with non-fitting content.   The middle part shows some alternative formulation of the main text.   The bottom of the text is again about the car analogy. It ends with the question why the present state of some martial arts could become the way it is. Any answer would involve keywords such as self-delusion, greed for power and influence and money, vanity, career, mindless belief in authorities, lack of publicity, and indifference. Much could be said about it, but the subject of this article is the naming aspect and not the recent history of martial arts.   © 2006  NED + SWV + UNE