shep wrote:Would that be the same with kumite/Gumite, Kata/Gata??
shep
In the Japanese language, a number of words when suffixed have a phonetic syllabic shift. Some words starting with a "K" (Ka, ki, ku and so on) when suffixed start with a "G", "S" words start with a "Z" and kana like "tsu" become "zu/dzu".
Keru (蹴る - To kick) - Keri-waza: Mae-geri, mawashi-geri, etc.
Kiru (切る - To cut) - Kiri-waza: Kesa-giri, suihei-giri, etc.
And yes, geri (下痢) is diarrhoea.
Additionally, Giri (義理) is obligation.
It's important sometimes to know what we are speaking about, technically as budoka. Otherwise, we are talking about diarrhoea.........
There isn't a scatology dept. on this forum is there? *shudders*