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Kancho’s Message 1981 part 2 (Sosai Mas Oyama)

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Earlier this year I was invited to Korea to witness the installation ceremony of the new Presi­dent of Korea, The Hon: Zen. There was alot of pomp and grandeur surrounding the whole event, in­cluding live coverage on television. Many people were invited to this very interesting occasion. Throughout the whole proceedings,’ security guards were present which is very symbolic of the pro­blems in Korea. As a whole the ceremony was very bright and colourful.

After The Hon. Zens inauguration ceremony, he, delivered a speech which has made a very deep impression upon me. I have had the opportunity to meet him privately on two, separate occasions. The president, is indeed a very-clever and intelligent with many interesting ideas. He mentioned to me that the former president Mr. Kim had changed the Korean society a great deal in the short space of time he was president, and that his ideas again were different again from the former president Mr. Kim that policies and society will change again The Hon. Zen is certainly full of ardor for his country. In his speech he said:

“Korea will last for along time”

“Power and strength should not dominate the people of Korea.”

“The security of Korea is very important to the security of Asia.”

“Korea’s security must guard against the insecurities of other countrys.”

This speech made me feel very good. By the way everybody someday will fade away or dis­appear but society will remain for a little bit longer, and the Earth will remain forever however the face of the Earth will always change.

Strangers often meet and become friends and soon separate. At one time in our life we must say good-bye to our children when they to grow-up and marry. It’s also possible that we are forced to say good-bye to our friends one day. Even a student one day must say good-bye to his teacher one day.

Life is full of Farewells, it is always hard to do so. You must have what we call in Japanese Kiyoi Kocoro (innocent heart) a more relevant meaning is to say good-bye with no remorse. It is very important that we never betray the confidence put in us by other people.

In the Kyokushin Tokyo Honbu students very often leave but I would I like them to leave with no remorse.

KIYOI KOCORO

Kancho’s Message 1981 part 1 (Sosai Mas Oyama)

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Society, in the previous few decades has changed so dramatically, that sometimes it gets a little out of control. Children’s crimes have manifolded into such criminal deeds, such as murder!

For example,

Reported recently on the television a child killed his parents with a baseball bat. If however we look into the history of this unfortunate incident, there is more to it than meets the eye. The Boy was studying very hard to get into University, his parents kept on daily encouraging him to study} harder, along with his school teachers. Their encouragement resulted in putting to much pressure, onto the child. The conclusion was what we call in Japanese, a mental split (total rejection from the original path). He then attacked his mother and father with a baseball bat, killing them both.

The other day in Iran, the American hostage’s were released, we have since learned that their captivity was not very pleasant. Iran is a country that demands to be listened. America to, tends to influence other nations thoughts. Both country’s stubbornness Led to a Long captivity. I am so glad that the hostages are safe now.

I have received many letters about Willie Williams and Shigeru Oyama about 500 letters all in all. All basically saying the same thing. I have tired to answer as many as possible, but I will say this now everybody must obey the rules of Kyokushin there are no exceptions! Kancho is the principle of an organization. Therefore I cannot alone, permit them to come back. Of course I want them to come back but Kancho is Kancho. Kancho’s feelings or emotions are not enough to bring them back, it must be a democratic decision and not based on one mans emotions. This is also the same for society.

In a sense Kyokushin is small as an organization, but also very large with dojos in most coun­tries. If one man abuses the law and gets away with it, then the whole of Kaikan would be broken.

I respect Shigeru Oyama very much for he has had the patience to wait over one year since his suspension. I sympathize very much with Willie Williams and Shigeru Oyama. Everyone says and thinks Kyokushin Karate=Mas Oyama, this is not quite true. Karate is not only me, everybody is a part of Kyokushin.

Recently the Tokyo Honbu Committee and the Committee of Kyokushin Honbu have been thinking a lot about Shigeru. The Committees have been trying many times to make a final decision but up to now, there has been no final solution. Everybody is working hard under adversity to find the correct answer.

Kuwait Tournament – 1981

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The Kuwait Kyokushinkai Open

The Kuwait Kyokushinkai Open Championships were held on December 24-25, 1981. There were many guest competitors from other styles, but Kyokushin once again proved its strength. Most of the titles for the different weight divisions went to Kyokushin Karate-ka.

Both the male and the female competitors showed a great deal of endurance, spirit and stamina. The younger Karate-ka participated in the activities by _ giving self-defence and kata demonstrations.

The event was held under the sponsorship of His Excellency the Minister of Work and Social Affairs. It was directed and organized by Branch Chief and Chief Instructor Hussein H. Suleiman, with the assitance of Dr. R. Naama, Committee Advisor Mr. Najeeb Al-Alawi and Miss Norma George.

 

Black Belt Division (Open)   

 

First- Ousama Abbassi         (Kyokushin)

Second- Monah Al-Basha        (Kyokushin)

Third- Sami Nour-Eddin        (Kyokushin)

 

Black Belt Division (Medium Weight)

 

First- Monah Al-Basha         (Kyokushin)

Second- Youseff Al-Outhman    (Kyokushin)

Third-. Ahmad Hafez           (Kyokushin)

 

Brown Belt Division  Medium Weight)

 

First- Elias George           (Kyokushin)

Second- Mohamed Abdul Maaty   (Kyokushin)

 

Green Belt Division (Light Weight)

 

First- Husam Hassan

Second- Modad Al-Balami       (Kyokushin)

 

Green Belt Division (Heavy Weight)

 

First-      Riyad Hassan

Second- Thafer Al-Hasha       (Kyokushin)

Third- Alaa-Addin Salanek     (Kyokushin)

 

Yellow Belt Division (Light Weight)

 

First-      Issam Faazi       (Kyokushin)

Second- Omar Yousef

Third- Hisham Abdillah

 

Yellow Division (Medium Weight)

 

First- Alfred Karam           (Kyokushin)

Second- Khoudor Dorra         (Kyokushin)

Third- Nidal Dorra            (Kyokushin)

 

Yellow Belt Division (Heavy Weight)

 

First- Moustafa Rashad  (Kyokushin)

Second- Majed Alyasin   (Kyokushin)

 

Blue Belt Division(Light Weight)

 

First- Farass Mohammad (Kyokushin)

Second- Mohammad Saleh (Kyokushin)

Third- Bader Jasem

 

Blue Belt Division (Medium Weight)

 

First- Anowar Saeed     (Kyokushin)

 

 

 

Second_Aner Latif       (Kyokushin)

Third- Husam Masoud     (Kyokushin)

 

Ladies Blue Belt Division

 

First- Iman Shikri      (Kyokushin)

Second- Dina Hamed      (Kyokushin)

Third- Suha Hamed       (Kyokushin)

 

Ladies Brown Belt Division

 

First- Lanita Siddikki  (Kyokushin)

Second- Aniya Siddikki  (Kyokushin)

Test in Tokyo Honbu

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Test in Tokyo Honbu – 1981

 

On the 1st of February the first test of 1981 at Tokyo, Honbu, Makoto Nakamura of Japan the present World Champion of Knockdown Karate, took a test for Sandan. In Honbu an applicant taking a Sandan test must complete 30 man Kumite. Nakamura attempted 100 man Kumite, he was unsuccessful due to very humid conditions, but however he did complete 31 fights in 54 minutes the major­ity of which were knockouts, Kancho stopped the attempt because of the humility. This time in early February the temperature did not affect the per­formance of the fighters. As predicted by everybody Nakamura did the fights. His reputation destroying most of his opponents, Nakamura’s “all out” attack­ing techniques chilled most of his opponents. The other person taking a Sandan test was Selby Mkhwanasi of South Africa. Selby did not come to Japan specifically for the test but it was in the back of his mind during his three month intensive training with the Uchi Deshi. Selby encouraged by Kancho battled it out with the Japanese who were eager to prove that they were better however they did not have the opportunity. Selby completed the fights and was awarded Sandan for his efforts.

Jagat Gouchan 1st Kyu of Nepal after nearly two years of training everyday took a Shodan test, which meant 10 man Kumite. Jagat did 10 straight fights with very strong punches and low kicks which earned him Black Belt. His fellow country man Udaya Gouchan achieved 1st Kyu and hopefully in June will take Shodan.

Kathrine Benda the only foreign women in Honbu who comes from Sweden gained 1st Kyu another Shodan in June.

 

MAS Oyama supervised all the grading.

 

 

SELBY MKHWANASI           South Africa   SANDAN

JAGAT GOUCHAN                Nepal              SHODAN

KATHRINE BENDA               Sweden           1st K

UDAYA GOUCHAN               Nepal              1st KYU

JULIAN FARQUHAR             New Zealand   3rd KYU

Mas Oyama Message – 1981

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MAS OYAMAS MESSAGE – 1981

 

I HOPE THIS TRUE STORY WILL CONVEY MY FEELINGS TO MEN AND WOMEN, WHO SUFFER A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS I HOPE THEY WILL LEARN THAT LIFE I S MORE THAN A BOTTLE OF PILLS.

 

I wish to extend greetings to all Branch-Chiefs, students and fans of Kyokushin. May 1981 be a grand successful year for you all. I would like to take this opportunity to announce the 12th All Japan Tournament which will be an “Open” tournament. Many Kung-Fu, Tae-Kwon-Do, kick boxer’s people will be fighting. The result of these fights will be very interesting. Approximately two years ago now, I took in 15 new Uchi Deshi to study Kyokushin Karate everyday for three years. I remember one such Uchi Deshi who was a special person.

My Uchi Deshi whose name will be Mr. S (to save him any embarrassment) came to my dojo two years ago with my personal friend and his mother, to ask if he can study Kyokushin Karate in Honbu.

Every year, I have to choose 6 or 7 people to enter the Honbu Ryo as new Uchi Deshi. It is very difficult to choose a few people from 60 – 70 applicants ever year. All of them are very serious. I make the decision by giving them all, a written paper test and then a personal interview. Even if I choose 10 new Uchi Deshi, most of them will leave before their 1000 days of training is completed. I expect out of the original 10 Uchi Deshi approximately two or three will eventually stay in the Ryo. The duration of their stay is limited to three years.

Whatever the reason is, I will not allow any Uchi Deshi to leave even if one of their parents dies, or both of them. They must be totally dedicated to Kyokushin Karate when they enter the Ryo. They are not allowed home under any circumstances. Whatever the reason. It’s like a dog barking from a distance. (A Japanese proverb which means, there is noise in the distance, ignore it, it doesn’t matter.) “If you can not obtain your original purpose, then this is because of your own lack of spiritual will.”

Many Uchi Deshi have left the Ryo in the past for their own particular reasons. Their future is in their hands and I can no longer help them. So I must say now that the Uchi Deshi that do remain here, I think are truly wonderful people, because of the hard life they have chosen, and the amount of dedication they have shown in training in Kyokushin Budo Karate.

Two years ago I refused to have Mr. S as a new Uchi Deshi, because he was an epileptic. I felt that his epi­lepsy would hinder his training. An epileptic is a person who suffers fits or convulsions that can sometimes lead to unconsciousness; he cannot stop or control the fit. A fit can occur at any moment with no warning. My personal friend and also a friend of Mr. S came to see me along with his mother, for Mr. S has no father. And his mother brought him up along with two other children. The three of them sat down in my room. First of all my personal friend asked and pleaded with me to have Mr. S as an Uchi Deshi. He even offered to guarantee Mr. S, and pro­mised to take full responsibility for him. This indeed impressed me. Then the boy’s’ mother made her son to make a pledge, to train constantly for the next three years and to never leave the Dojo Ryo.

In each home in Japan we have a little shrine often to pay respect to our dead mothers and fathers. And when a member of the family dies we place a wooden tablet in the shrine with an inscription on it The mother had taken it out of the shrine and brought it to my room, a thing never heard of in Japan, which is similar to holding the Bible in your right hand, and promising to tell the truth. With his dead father’s tablet in his hand he promised to train hard and never leave the Dojo Ryo. After he had made this vow to me, his mother then stood up and made a solemn vow that during his training, she would drink no tea, and eat no expensive food, and eat­ing only simple food. Mrs. S then said to her son, “If you ever leave the Dojo Ryo, you will no longer be my son.” I have never experienced in my life anything like this before. I changed my mind about Mr. S or rather his mother made me change my mind. The sincerity of these people made me feel very very refreshed inside. I knew that if he to be an Uchi Deshi I took him into the Ryo.

Since that time Mr. S has had many epileptic fits most of them very recently while a senior grade. Having a very hard life, living in a small dormitory with men, training everyday, the list never ends. But he has never given up, and will continue to fight in tournaments and competitions, putting his epilepsy behind him. His mother should be very proud of him. I am. The experience has taught me many things. I think it illustrates beau­tifully the will power of two people.

But I would advise any epileptic person to seek the medical advice of his doctor before doing any Karate or sport. Mr. S is a gentleman with a very kind nature. So at first it was very difficult for him to hit somebody full-contact. And because of this at one time he did not train so hard. I was very worried about this so I contac­ted his mother. Soon she arrived at the dojo. Her son was then brought to her and she explained that “for the past 1 1/2 years you have been training I have not drunken any tea, or eaten any expensive food. I am doing this for you, my son, because I love you, now you must show me that you love me by completing the promise you made on your father’s tablet.” From this day, he has been training very hard. With a woman like this behind him, I am sure he will never give up.

ibuki written in approx 1981

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IBUKI BREATHING

This is a special breathing technique for Katate. Ibuki breathing can be traced back to Buddhism and even to one particular sect called Hindu Yoga. Ibuki is similar to the Sumo and Kendo Kiai. When it is used to make a spirited attack on their opponent. Ibuki is a pure, perfect way of breathing. In Karate training it is one of the most important parts of training.

A. Bring your feet together and arm’s to the side, you should be totally relaxed and not moving, looking straight ahead.

B. Then moving into a difference stance called Sanchin Dachi or half Heiko Dachi, draw your arms in a large circle, moving very slowly all the time. While you roll your arms in a large circle, breath in air slowly and quietly until you have taken in as much as you can.

C. The breathing in motion should stop when your arms have crossed above the head.

D. As the arms come down. The expulsion of the air should begin. Normal breathing is done by inflating the lungs and then deflating the difference with Ibuki is that the breathing is done with the stomach. The Japanese name for this part of the stomach is called tanden if translated it means the soul. The tanden being the center of the soul. From this point the air is forced out. The Larynx, the upper structure at the upper end of the trachea in the throat should be closed as small as possible. The air should be forced out through this small orifice making a very loud noise. Continue this until all the air is out. Your muscles should be totally locked and tight.

E. With all the air out, the tension should be kepted for a period of two seconds.

F. The last air in the mouth should then be force out making a short “Ka”sound. This is then the strongest posture. Ibuki is training for gathering power in a very short time.

NATIONAL FULL CONTACT RESULTS 1981

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AUSTRALIAN KYOKUSHIN OPEN FULL CONTACT
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

1981 GOLD COAST

LIGHTWEIGHT
1.Michael Varker VIC
2.David Kelly NSW
3.Omar Garcia NSW

Phil Mann NSW

MIDDLEWEIGHT
1.Graham Monro NSW
2.Peter Collas QLD
3.Graham Geary NSW
Ritchie Saunders VIC

HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Tony Bowden OLD
2. Elias Nikopoulos NSW

3. Luke Grgurevic VIC

Wayne Smith VIC

OPEN CHAMPION

Tony Bowden QLD