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Also known as Kee, Gee, Key

Ki (Korean: 기) also romanized as Gi or Kee, is a Korean family name. According to the 2015 census, there were 29,062 people with this surname in South Korea. It is written with four different hanja.

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Notable people

Notable people of the past

Ki Cha-o (1266–1328), Goryeo military official and nobleman

Ki Ch'ŏl (before 1315–1356), Goryeo politician and nobleman

Empress Gi (1315–1369), Goryeo-born empress consort of the Yuan dynasty

Gi Dae-seung (1527–1572), Confucian scholar

Gi Ja-heon (1562–1624), Joseon politician

Notable people of recent times

Ki Bo-bae (born 1988), South Korean archer, Olympic gold medalist

Ki Do-hoon (born 1995), South Korean actor and model

Ki Dong-min (born 1966), South Korean politician

Ki Hui-hyeon (born 1995), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group DIA

Gi Hyeong-do (1960–1989), South Korean poet

Ki Hyun-woo (born 2000), South Korean actor

Ki Jun-young (born 1972), South Korean writer

Lily Ki (better known as LilyPichu, born 1991), American internet personality, musician, voice actress, member of OfflineTV

Ki Sok-pok (1913–1979), North Korean politician

Ki Sung-yueng (born 1989), South Korean professional footballer

Ki Tae-young (born 1978), South Korean actor

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Also known as Kee, Gee, Key

Notable quotes

“The very name Aikido indicates its dependence on the laws of nature, which we term ki. Aikido means the way to harmony with ki. That is to say, Aikido is a discipline to make the heart of nature our own heart, to understand love for all things, and to become one with nature. Techniques and physical strength have limits; the great way of the universe stretches to infinity.”
— Koichi Tohei, in Book of Ki : Coordinating Mind and Body in Daily Life (1976), p. 106
“Ki tests are not founded on the idea of testing for strength or weakness. The most important factor in ki testing is to accurately inform the person of the state of his or her mind. Thus, the person performing ki tests must truly understand and exhibit oneness of mind and body from the outset and then perform the tests correctly.”
— Koichi Tohei, in Ki Sayings (2003), § 22 : The treasure of ki testing
“The ki of the universe is absolute. There is no such thing as strong ki verses weak ki. Correctly speaking, ki is strong only because it is strongly extended, weak only when it is not extended strongly. There is no limit to how strong your ki can become if you train yourself to extend ki strongly.”
— Koichi Tohei, in Ki Sayings (2003), § 31
“The ki of the universe has never for a moment stopped moving. We call this continuous growth and development. Do you think it strange that human beings seem to be the only one trying to stop the movement of ki?”
— Koichi Tohei, in Ki Sayings (2003), § 34
“Some people are quick to find reasons and excuses why they cannot do things. This cuts their Ki and in times stifles their motivation altogether. Motivation is extending Ki, not receiving it. People today are more concerned with what they can get, than what they can give or do for others. That is why they cannot extend Ki.”
— Koichi Tohei, in Ki Sayings (2003), § 51
“In our techniques we enter completely into, blend totally with, and control firmly an attack. Strength resides where one's ki is concentrated and stable; confusion and maliciousness arise when ki stagnates.”
— Morihei Ueshiba, in The Art of Peace (1992)

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