Author Archives: Jarno Elovirta

Ant RELAX NG schema

I use oXygen to edit Ant build files and it uses a DTD for the schema. While that works well, the DTD has a few bugs and AFAICT does not support Ant 1.7. So, I wrote a RELAX NG schema … Continue reading

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“So, we meet again”

Lead a normal aikido class today, substituting for… umm… I don’t actually know I who I was substituting, Saturday classes are lead by three different people. I was once again reminded of the feeling you get when you’re leading a … Continue reading

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Curse of the Homophones

Ever since I started aikido, I didn’t understand the logic behind the terms katate dori, kata dori etc.; one hand grab and shoulder grab. I though kata in both terms was the same word, that literal translation of kata dori was “single grab” but as a compound it meant “shoulder grab”. Well, no. They are two different words and just share pronunciation. Or actually three different words. Continue reading

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Normalized DITA 1.1 DTD

The DITA DTD files are highly modularized and while most XML processors have no problems dealing with nested parameter entities, in production environments this may introduce redundant complexity. In addition, because of the way DTD files are build, topic specializations … Continue reading

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Problem with kokyu ho

One of the problems I’ve had with kokyu ho is that uke walks into under my arm. Uke is standing up straight and my arm is on their shoulder. If uke is my height, there is no way to finish … Continue reading

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