EK side of KGT adds "exercise." KGT 207: Sometimes seemingly ordinary concepts cannot be expressed easily. For example, the Klingon verb mI' may be translated "dance", but it also means exercise, do calisthenics, do martial arts movements. The central idea of mI' is that a physical activity is performed that results in no change, other than, perhaps, in the well-being of the person performing the action. Thus, it is wrong to use mI' for run to a place, though it is quite appropriate to use it for run in place. No term in Federation Standard means quite the same thing as Klingon mI'. By the same token, no word in Klingon means quite the same thing as Federation Standard "dance". At many Klingon festivals, a popular group of performers is called the qul mI'wI'pu', usually translated as "fire dancers". Since what the performer is doing is properly designated by the verb mI' but not really accurately described by the translation "dance", the visitor--particularly one who learned the Klingon word only by its usual Federation Standard translation--is in for quite a surprise when the show begins. HQ 10.2:10: The [toe] verbs are used in the same way the finger verbs are used, though, except for when talking about martial arts [moQbara' *Mok'bara*] movements and certain positions in Klingon classical ballet (never performed with shoes or boots), the verbs are not heard very often and are, in fact, considered archaic. ST Enc. (p.207): Worf taught the *Mok'bara* to his fellow captives at the secret Romulan prison camp in the Carraya System in 2369. The exercises, designed to enhance one's agility in hand-to-hand combat, helped to revive the dormant warrior spirit among the captives there ("Birthright II" [TNG]). We saw the slow t'ai ch'i-like exercizes in TNG "A Man of the People" (cf. ill. TKW 198) Use tonSaw' "fighting technique" for an individual movement (KGT) SEE ALSO: mI'wI' dancer, exerciser (n) qet run (v) yIt walk (v) gho' step on (v) qeq practice, train, prepare (v) vIH move, be in motion (v) N.B. Do not confuse with the noun mI' "number".

EK side of KGT adds "exercise."