「何故飽きずに続けているのか？」
道場の床の上をはじめ、土や砂や芝生や小石や岩や坂道や濡れた道の上で稽古したことがあれば、川や海の中で行ったこともあります。棒や刀や流木や岩やダンベルやバーベルや風船を握って稽古したこともあります。
これまでのことを振り返れば、私は毎回新たな発見が出来ることを期待し想像し、飽きることや慣れることを防ぐため反復運動をしないことを意識して来ました。
更に自問を続けてみたら、私はトレーニングの効果や結果以上に、生徒たちが見せてくれる様々な反応に、私は喜びと価値を感じており、そのことも私が続ける理由の一つだと気づきました。
My karate career is only 37 years old, but I wondered how many times I have repeated the Heian Nidan that I first learned. I practice every day, sometimes 10 to 20 times, but if you count once a day, that comes to more than 10,000 times.
“Why am I not bored now, just like I was 37 years ago?”
I have practiced on the floor of the dojo, on dirt, sand, grass, pebbles, rocks, slopes, wet roads, and in rivers and oceans. I have practiced holding sticks, swords, driftwood, rocks, dumbbells, barbells, and balloons.
Looking back on my life, I have been conscious of not doing repetitive exercises, hoping to make new discoveries every time, and to prevent getting bored or accustomed to them.
As I continued to ask myself further, I realized that more than the effects and results of the training, I feel joy and value in the various reactions that my students show, and that this is one of the reasons I continue.
In just 15 days! The Wado-Ryu Karate Renmei’s 90th Anniversary, 9th International Tournament, and 60th National Tournament will be held at Tokyo Budokan.
After Saturday morning practice at the dojo, I visited the shrine. The 15th summer camp I will hold for three days and two nights starting next Friday. I promised God that I will do my best to ensure that the 24 students who will be participating have a fruitful time.