投稿者: save the nation institute

10th anniversary! 2023 Komae Festival

I performed a demonstration with my son & student at the festival held in our hometown, Tokyo Komae, and it was a great success!

My son & student were impressed that not only their families and friends, but also many viewers just 2 meters away were able to see happy faces.

My son & student went to enjoy the festival surrounded by family and friends after the demonstration ♪

10周年！2023 狛江フェスティバル

地元の東京狛江で開催されたフェスティバルで、息子と生徒と一緒に演武を行い、大成功を収めました!

私の息子と生徒は、家族や友人だけでなく、わずか2メートル先にいる多くの観覧者たちが喜ぶ顔を見ることが出来たことに感動していました。

私の息子と生徒は、演武を終えたの後、家族や友人に囲まれて祭りを楽しみに行きました♪

I feel that the four seasons in Japan are special and true, expressing human feelings. Summer is over and autumn is coming, there is a parting and new encounters, it makes me feel sad and expected.

A typhoon is approaching, and the hot summer has passed due to rain and wind, and I feel the arrival of cool autumn.

The dojo remains the same, and after finishing classes and club activities, junior high school students came to practice last night.

日本の四季は特別で、人間の気持ちを表現していると感じています。夏が終わり、秋が来て、別れと新しい出会いがあり、それは私を悲しく感じさせ、期待させます。

台風が近づいており、雨と風で暑い夏が過ぎ、涼しい秋の到来を感じます。

道場は変わらず良い雰囲気で、授業やクラブ活動を終えた後、中学生は昨夜も真剣に練習しに来ました。

The reason why I started practicing karate was to become a man who protects my mother and two older sisters.
Because there was so much violence close to us.
36 years ago, when I started practicing karate, there were 50 students in Dojo, and there were only 2 girls.
I respected two girls who were very strong, bright and confident, so I thought, “I wish more girls would start practicing karate.” I came to think that.

It’s been 36 years, and now I’m practicing with about 100 children, and more than half of them are girls. I feel that girls are practicing more diligently than boys.

Anyone, regardless of age or gender, can start Budo. That’s why we can create peace and harmony. Budo never discriminates.

私が空手道を始めた理由は、母と二人の姉を守る男になるためでした。
なぜなら、私たちの身近でたくさんの暴力があったからです。
私が空手を始めた36年前、道場生は50人中女子は2人だけでした。
とても強くて明るくて自信に満ちた女の子2人を尊敬していたので、「空手を始める女の子がもっと増えたらいいのに」と思いました。

36年経ち、今では約100人の子どもたちと練習をしていますが、その半数以上が女の子です。 男子より女子の方が熱心に稽古している気がします。

武道は老若男女問わず誰でも始められます。 だからこそ私たちは平和と調和を生み出すことができるのです。 武道は決して差別をしません。

私は毎朝の練習で私を見守ってくれる多摩川と神に対し感謝の気持ちを込め奉納演武を行いました。

今年は多くの怪我をしましたが、太陽、空、川、草、木、空気が私を癒し、毎日稽古を続けることが出来ました。

そして、いつも私の投稿を見てくれる全ての人に感謝します。皆さんの応援と喜びのメッセージは私に力を与えてくれます。

I did a dedication demonstration to Tama River and God who watches over me in every morning’s practice.

This year, I suffered a lot of injuries, but I was able to continue practicing every day because the sun, the sky, the river, the grass, the trees and the air healed me.

And thank you very much to everyone who always looks at my posts. Your message of support and joy gives me strength.

Arigatou Gozaimas !

What has had a big impact on own life?

For me, it’s an encounter with a Kakkoii Otoko !

The person I admired poured his passion into karate-Do. And he poured that passion into me as well.

I will become such a Kakkoii Otoko !

When Setamatsu Sensei, who was 92 years old, was summoned to heaven six years ago, I almost lost my way, but I didn’t lose my mind. Because Setamatsu Sensei gave me a new encounter. That Senseis is giving me more passion !

There’s no reason why I don’t burn my mind !

This video is a today’s morning class.
After this, I participated in the monthly practice at the General Headquarters Dojo. I’m still excited. Because the practice here was special.

Thank you so much for always watching at my posts, cheerring our students, and sending me a congratulatory message today. I’m happy to be able to connect with everyone through karate. My reason for living is to be involved in the growth of children in Japanese martial arts. I will continue to do my best, so please cheer me.

いつも私の投稿を見てくれて、私の生徒たちを応援してくれて、そして今日はお祝いのメッセージを贈ってくれて本当にありがとうございます。私は空手道を通じて皆んなと繋がりを持てることが嬉しいです。日本武道で子供たちの成長に携わることが私の生き甲斐です。これからも精一杯努力するので応援して下さい。

I won 1st place in the Sonen Kata division and got a gold medal, and I got 2nd place in the Kihon Kumite division and got a silver medal, and I won 1st place in the Jukuren Kumite division But with my skills, it was not at the level where black medals were presented.

My son, boy and girl students lost in the quarterfinals, but were awarded the Fighting Spirit Award.

This morning, I had the last riverside training before the wado-ryu National Championship with my son.

Like at the summer training camp, both of us were able to exercise and feel better while breathing clean air.

The most memorable thing for me about the summer training camp I went to at Saitama Seibu Chichibu is the reaction when the children learned the kumite of Wado-ryu, not the competition Kumite.
The figure that they worked on while being surprised and enjoying it remains vivid in my heart.
I believe that the desire to share what I cherish with important people can be conveyed to the other person depending on my own efforts.