kiai

I could feel the attention and focus - what we Japanese call 'kiai' - in each dish.

Ichigo Ichie: the Spirit of Japanese Cuisine 2005

I could feel the attention and focus - what we Japanese call 'kiai' - in each dish.

Archive 2005-05-01 2005

That sound, called a kiai, is a release of chi, or the life force.

The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

Pane mai la ka kiai Nui, "E hoi olua ano, mai lohi, a aole hoi e kali, no ka mea, ua kapu ke Alii, aole no ou kuleana ma keia wahi, a aole no hoi e hiki ia oe ke manao mai he mau kaikuahine makou nou, ua hala ia manawa."

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Similarly, a person full of n|om can only make sounds that are essentially the same as kiai—audio bolts of n|om.

The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

This is because kendōka use a shout (kiai) to express their spirit, and when a strike or cut is performed, the front foot contacts the floor in a motion similar to stamping.

Crash Course: KENDO « Undercover 2007

Rivera chased him in a counterclockwise circle around the mat, unleashing five separate combinations of three moves or more, screeching a loud kiai, or shout, with each move.

Act of Treason Vince Flynn 2006

Rivera chased him in a counterclockwise circle around the mat, unleashing five separate combinations of three moves or more, screeching a loud kiai, or shout, with each move.

Act of Treason Vince Flynn 2006

Rivera chased him in a counterclockwise circle around the mat, unleashing five separate combinations of three moves or more, screeching a loud kiai, or shout, with each move.

Act of Treason Mitch, Rapp 2006

A belch is not a kiai, no matter how enthusiastically rendered.

Evil waffles gregvaneekhout 2006