chakuriki
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Post by chakuriki on Feb 19, 2016 9:59:22 GMT -5
My roots as some of you know is Kyokushin and I do believe some of what Sosai left us valid today. I will never go as far as to say " What would Sosai do " to all problems of life. He is at this point a model to follow in that he pushed himself to his limits to achieve the success he made for himself. That is a great mythology/icon to follow. I have never spent any time with him to know his thoughts. I did get the honor of meeting him at a gathering in NYC, I bowed and said "OSU". But I digress. As it happened with the break up of Kyokushin, I'm part of a splinter group now. I do consider myself a traditionalist. For what ever that term imparts. I believe that Mas Oyama would very much approve of the continuous improvements in the evolution of the art. I think the problem is when some use the branding to vet themselves to say the teach the 'true' way of Oyama. What is that? It changed over the years. I just viewed a website of one such kyokushin group. As I follow my own Sensei's ways, I see a teacher who is still to this day continuing his growth, improving what he teaches.
And so with all this said, I like to consider what I teach to be 'living' karate, which is constantly changing and growing, and hopefully improving.
A quote from my Sensei "a true master is always learning"
So a scientist would say that a living art could evolve.
Nothing wrong with preserving the past, as long as it points to a where you are today and where you are going.
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