15th summer training camp held at Bumb Tokyo Sports Center for 3 days and 2 nights was a success. I think it took a long time for the 7-year-olds, who were experiencing it for the first time, but I hope it will become a good memory and experience for them and become a summer memory. Today, the students and I who have finished the Summer Training Camp are practicing at our usual dojo.
My favorite summer training camp, where I get to see the smiles of these children, born from the charm of Wado-ryu Karate-Do, from morning to night, is coming to its final day tomorrow.
When I was thinking about Hanmi-Nekoashi-Dachi, I wanted to try various things, so in this evening’s class, adults and children studied it together. Does Hanmi-Nekoashi-Dachi cause any difference in the center of gravity, posture, or foot width depending on the situation? We experimented with Kata, Kihon Kumite, and Free Sparring.
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.
誰も傷つけたくないから、喧嘩したくないから、戦争を起こしたくないから、自分達にとって大切なものを守りたいから。私たちは武道から学び、心を正しています。 「戦う相手は Myself 乾いた心が泣いてる Hey 夢の途中必ずみつかるそれはひとつ 君に会った yesterday 銃を捨てた brand new day すべては Yes, it’s love Yes, it’s love」
Because we don’t want to hurt anyone, because we don’t want to fight, because we don’t want to start a war, because we want to protect what is important to us. We learn from Budo and correct our minds. “The opponent I’m fighting is myself. My dry heart is crying. in the middle of a dream I’m sure to find one thing. I met you yesterday I threw away my gun It’s a brand new day. Everything is Yes, it’s love Yes, it’s love”
I thought and felt about “two sides of the same coin” and “attack and defense as one” on Friday night’s practice. Master and disciple, teacher and parents, parent and child, husband and wife, old and young, man and woman, offense and protection, blade and sheath. Things that at first glance appear to be conflicting or separate are actually closely related. The outside and the inside are one. working together as one with those who are active in the public eye and those behind the scenes. I think that Improving educational outcomes is possible when teacher guidance and family cooperation are two sides of the same coin.
On Fridays I am exhausted from training every day, but there are four classes for children, elementary school students, junior high school students, high school students, university students, and adults, so I head to the dojo, looking forward to seeing everyone’s reactions.
Today is the start of August. It’s been so hot for about a month now but I’m not going to give in to the heat, and in the remaining 23 days, I’m going to face myself more than ever and improve my mind, technique, and body!
