Okay so it's been decided. My sunuke bokken will from now on be referred to as Kaishi. My friend thought it was a nifty idea. Well he technically said "...it sounds cool! I'd say go for it!"
So I ran the translation by my Japanese friend, to which she said that "kaishi" is the term used for the beginning of something, whereas "shiki" is for a celebration standpoint (since the term I was trying to translate was "commencement").
Naturally, I stuck with the results I found because this bokken is to symbolize the beginning of something great. Something that potentially will be greater than myself some day. How will that happen? I have no clue. All I know is that this is one small part in a grand scheme if instructing aikido is in my future, or even my calling.
Okay, Kaishi. Your debut is tomorrow evening, assuming everything is still going according to plan.
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