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..古来「空手は型に始まり型に終わる」と言う。その伝統に則るならば基本も応用も組手の様式も戦闘思想も型から導出され型に帰結するものでなくてはならない。でなくば流派を名乗って他流派と差別化する根拠は無いであろう。
..It has long been said that "Karate begins and ends with kata." In keeping with that tradition, all fundamentals, applications, kumite methods, and combat philosophy must be derived from the Kata passed down by the ancient sages and ultimately return to them. Otherwise, there would be no true basis for upholding a specific style or distinguishing it from others.What is the current situation?
.　私は高校教員かつ空手部顧問をしていたのでJKF-WKF方式のスポーツ空手の教育的意義は理解している。本会の海外支部もWKF加盟団体が多い。しかし教育的意義と武道的意義は同一ではない。
　As a high school teacher and karate club advisor, I understand the educational value of JKF-WKF sport karate. Many of our overseas branches are also affiliated with WKF organizations. However,the educational significance and the martial (budō) significance are not the same.
　本会に至る剛柔流の歴史と系譜 については別ページで説明しているので、ここでは私が見聞きし体験してきた日本空手界の動向を7つの時期に区分し、オリンピック化を至上命題としたことに起因する葛藤と変質の歴史を述べ勇善会の理念について言及する。
　The history and lineage of Goju-ryu, which became the foundation of the Yuzen-kai, is explained on a separate page. On this page, I will explain the struggles that I experienced firsthand in Japanese karate after the war and the changes it underwent in preparation for becoming an Olympic sport, divided into seven periods, and explain the purpose of the Yuzen-kai and the background to its establishment.
.1.敗戦～1950代;Post-Defeat to the 1950s

　那覇手(剛柔流)は昭和初期に渡来し1930年代に道場活動が始まった。良くも悪くも人々が空手の威力を目の当たりにしたのは治安の悪化した戦後占領期だった。右は戦後10年頃の剛柔流の町道場の様子。空手本来の(危険な)技が追求され伝えられていた。空手と沖縄古武道は車の両輪だった。
　Naha-te (Goju-ryu) was introduced to mainland Japan in the early Showa era, and dojo activities began in the 1930s. For better or worse, it was after Japan’s defeat in World War II—on the streets—that people truly witnessed the power of karate firsthand. The photo on the right shows a typical Goju-ryu neighborhood dojo around 1960. This was the reality of karate at that time.
　In the town dojo, techniques inherited through Kata and verified in actual combatthey were passed down like a secret menu.Karate and Okinawan kobudo were like the two wheels of a cart in training.
2.1960年代;1960s　

　1964年東京オリンピックで柔道が種目となると、それに刺激され1963年に初めて流派を超えた全国大会が開催された。全空連はまだ存在せず主催は"日本空手道連合会"。当時のルールは包括的で組手も型も流派の個性が明瞭に現われた。剛柔流の選手が型に三戦でエントリ―したり組手で剛柔流の型の投げ技を使うこともできた。
　この大会が初の多流派による全国大会と言えるのは、当時現在の全日本空手道連盟は存在せず、本土の4大流派(剛柔会、糸東会、和道会、日本空手協会)はそれぞれで全国大会を開催していたからである。"日本空手道連合会"は全国の様々な流派の町道場が個々に加盟する連合体でその出発点は1956年にある。
photo;The participants entered kata competitions with Sanchin.
型に三戦でエントリ―した選手
(1963)右は優勝者加藤勇。
On the right is the winner, Isamu Kato
　In 1963, the first unified tournament that transcended karate styles was held, organized by Japan Karate-do Rengokai. This was largely influenced by the debut of judo at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.The competition rules in the 1960s were quite relaxed, allowing the distinct characteristics of each style to stand out. Some participants entered kata competitions with Sanchin, while others used Goju-ryu techniques such as throwing and body-checking in kumite matches.
..The reason this tournament was the first multi-style competition was that, at the time, the Japan Karate Federation (JKF) did not yet exist. Each of the four major styles—Goju-kai, Shito-kai, Wado-kai, and the Japan Karate Association (JKA＝Shotokan)—held their own separate national tournaments. (It was a time of strong rivalry.) Japan Karate-do Rengokai is a federation of various town dojos from different styles all over Japan, with its origins dating back to 1957.

　1965年第3回大会準決勝。遠い間合いから一瞬、体で当たり崩して投げる剛柔流でよく使われる技。手の構え方に注目。
　3rd Tournament Kumite Semifinal: Isamu Kato (3rd place in kumite) swiftly closes the distance from a long range, breaks the opponent’s balance, and moves in for a throw.Throwing techniques frequently used in Goju-Ryu dojos, derived from the Okinawa Den Bubishi.

　Isamu Kato attacks with a Goju-ryu throwing technique, "Byobu-gaeshi," during the kumite competition at the 3rd All Japan Championships in 1965(3rd place in kumite).At that time, kumite competitions were conducted barehanded and without protective gear.
photo;Kato
Isamu and his teacher Kanki Izumikawa(1908–1967), who was the top student of Seiko Higa (1898–1966) and testablished the first Goju-ryu dojo on the Japanese mainland from Okinawa.
..加藤勇(1941-2023)と彼の師で比嘉世幸(198-1966)の一番弟子として本土で最初の剛柔流道場を設立した沖縄出身の泉川寛喜(1908-1967)。
.写真：泉川寛喜門下で加藤勇の弟弟子の長沼善秋師範の実戦の構え(1969年)。彼にとって空手とは実戦だった。勇善会創始者。
photo;The kamae of Shihan Yoshiaki Naganuma(in 1969),my teacher and Yuzenkai prey Kancho. He is a junior disciple of Isamu Kato under Kanki Izumikawa. For him, karate was real combat.

　ちなみに1964年に極真会が第1回全日本空手道選手権大会を開催した。型競技を否定し直接打撃制の組手を行う新しい空手の登場とその歴史は主題から外れるので言及しないが、当時「フルコンタクト空手」という用語はなく、それは20世紀末のアメリカのプロ空手が唱えた用語が日本に逆輸入された用語であることのみ指摘しておきたい。
　Incidentally, in 1964, Kyokushin Katate held the 1st All Japan Karate Championship. The emergence of this new type karate, which rejected kata competition and adopted full-contact kumite, lies outside the main theme of this discussion, so I will not go into detail. However, it is worth noting that the term “full-contact karate” did not exist at the time. It is actually the term used in professional karate organizations in the United States toward the end of the 20th century, and was later reimported into Japan.
3.1970年代;1970s　

　1969年に全日本空手道連盟(JKF)の最初の全日本空手道選手権大会が開催された。JKFは剛柔会、糸東会、和道会に日本空手道連合会が合流して出来た新しい組織だが日本空手協会(JKA)は加盟しなかった。イニシアチブは剛柔会、糸東会、和道会が握った。その将来的な目的は空手のオリンピック参加にあった。
..1977年に"制定"形制が導入され型競技予選では8つの制定型(剛柔流2、糸東流2、和道流2、松濤流2)から型を選ぶことが必須となった。ただし指定された型の名称であれば挙動の詳細は問われなかった。
　組手では顔や拳に装着する初歩的な防具が出現した。剛柔流が道場でよく使う体当たり技や多くの投げ技は禁止された。
　本土では沖縄系以外の道場に沖縄古武道は伝承されていなかったがこの時期に剛柔流の道場ですら古武道が失伝した所が多かった。競技大会に関係ないからである。

　1972年に沖縄がアメリカから日本へ返還された。沖縄の空手と本土の空手の微妙な関係が表面化し始めた。photo;Okinawa Reversion Commemorative Stamp 1972

　In 1969, the first All Japan Karate Championship organized by the Japan Karate Federation (JKF) was held. The JKF was a newly formed organization created through the merger of the Goju-kai, Shito-kai, and Wado-kai, along with the Japan Karatedo Federation (JFK). However, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) did not join. The initiative and leadership were held by the Goju-kai, Shito-kai, and Wado-kai. As a result, participation in the Olympics became a paramount objective both politically and in terms of sports-related interests.
　In 1977, the "standardized kata system;制定型;seitei-kata" was introduced. For kata competition preliminaries, it became mandatory to select a form from among eight standardized katas—two each from Goju-ryu, Shito-ryu, Wado-ryu, and Shotokan. However, only the name of the kata was specified; the detailed content and execution were not yet regulated.
　In kumite, basic protective gear for the face and fists began to appear. Additionally, techniques favored in Goju-ryu dojos, such as body-checking and throwing techniques, were excluded from competition.
　Originally, Okinawan kobudo was not passed down in mainland Japan outside of Okinawan-style dojos, but during this period, kobudo was either neglected or lost in many Goju-ryu dojos.
..In 1972, Okinawa was returned to Japan from the United States. This event brought to the surface the subtle and complex relationship between Okinawan karate and mainland Japanese karate. The reason is that it has nothing to do with competitive tournaments.
4.1980年代;1980s　

　沖縄復帰10周年を控えた1981年、空手が国民スポーツ大会(当時は国民体育大会)の競技種目となり安全具の開発と剣道を手本とした競技様式やルールの整備が急がれた。空手は武道だというこだわりは残り金的を無防備とする上段蹴りやフットワークや脇をあけた突きは戒められた時代だった。
.."制定型"は"指定形"と呼称変更され型の挙動すべてが規定されそれから外れると失格となった。1982年に最初の"全空連指定型"の教本が出版された。(写真)この時期、まだ"形"ではなく"型"を用いていた。この本の序文で、この指定型がJKFによって作り上げられた型であることが明言されている。つまりどの伝統の型でもないわけだ。
　しかしこれにより伝統と歴史ある道場で保持されてきた型とその分解技は衰退し、競技会において本土の4大流派(剛柔会、糸東会、和道会、松濤館)以外は圧倒的に不利になった。沖縄空手は排除され剛柔流の型でも三戦に由来する激しい呼吸音や"ムチミ"を特徴とする沖縄的な身体動作は失格にされた。　いま沖縄では全空連の競技会参加を主目的とする高体連や大学の空手部を除いては、ほとんどの町道場は全空連に加盟していない。
　このころより沖縄の剛柔流各派は本土との差別化を意図し"沖縄剛柔流"という呼称を用い始めた。ただし故宮里栄一(1922-1999)氏が著書「沖縄伝剛柔流空手道」で指摘しているように"沖縄剛柔流"という流派はそもそも存在しない。"沖縄の剛柔流""沖縄伝の剛柔流"あるいは"沖縄空手剛柔流"の略と言える。
..In 1981, marking the 10th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan, karate was adopted as an official event in the National Sports Festival (then called the National Athletic Meet). This made the development of protective gear and the establishment of competition formats and rules, modeled after kendo, an urgent task. At the time, karate was still strongly regarded as a traditional martial art, so techniques like high kicks that left the groin unprotected, footwork, or punches that exposed the side of the body were discouraged.
..The term used for kata was changed to "designated" kata, meaning all aspects of the forms were strictly specified, and any deviation would result in disqualification. In 1982, the first textbook on the “JKF shitei(designated) Kata” was published. (photo) In the preface of this book, it is clearly stated that these designated kata were created by the JKF. In other words, they do not belong to any traditional lineage.
　It’s worth noting that during this period, the term used was "型" rather than the more modern "形."
..As a result, traditional Kata and their applications, passed down in dojos over generations, began to decline. Ryuha outside of the four major mainland schools (Goju-ryu, Shito-ryu, Wado-ryu, and Shotokan) were put at a significant disadvantage. Notably, Okinawan karate was completely excluded. Characteristics unique to Okinawan karate—such as breathing sounds derived from the Sanchin kata and the distinctive body movement known as Muchimi—were deemed violations.
..Even today, In Okinawa, except for high school and university karate clubs whose primary focus is JKF competitions, most local dojo are not affiliated with the JKF.
..Around this time, Okinawan Goju-ryu karate began using the term "Okinawa Goju-ryu" to distinguish itself from its mainland counterpart. However, as Master Eiichi Miyazato (1922–1999) pointed out in his writings, a style formally known as "Okinawa Goju-ryu" does not actually exist. More accurately, the term is an abbreviation of phrases like "Goju-ryu of Okinawa," "Traditional Okinawan Goju-ryu," or "Okinawa Karate Goju-ryu."　
5.1990年代;1990s　

　1990年代、海外は空手ブームの渦中にあった。その主導権はヨーロッパ空手界が握っていた。彼らはテコンドーの成功に影響され見栄えのする上段蹴りを主体とするべく突き1点、中段蹴り2点、上段蹴り3点のポイント差ゲームにルールを変えていた。金的などの急所を守らないダンスのステップのような彼らの組手は、私には空手着を着たテコンドーのように見え、その型は空手映画のように見えた。
　同時期の日本の組手競技に蹴り優位のルールはなく、金的と脇をしっかり守った構えから「もし止めずに打撃したら必倒となる」技を1本(それに準ずる技あり2つで1本)とするルールだった。中段突きのカウンターが試合の主流の、観客目線でいうと地味な試合だった。しかし空手とはそもそもそういうものである。見栄え重視のヨーロッパ空手とは対照的だった。型競技についても海外に日本の指定形制度はなく型の挙動に相違はある。日本空手とヨーロッパ空手の対話は不可能な状況になっていた。
　In the 1990s, the world was in the midst of a karate boom. However, the leadership was held by the European karate community.Influenced by the success of taekwondo, they changed the rules to a good appearance-oriented point-based system, awarding 1 point for tsuki, 2 points for chudan-keri, and 3 points for jodan-keri.
　Kumite that no longer involved protecting vital areas like the groin looked to me like Taekwondo in a karate uniform. Their kata also resembled the kind seen in trendy karate movies.Kata and Kumite have become completely different, both in philosophy and technique.
　In contrast, the main style of Japan kumite was the exchange of fast mid-level punches, which were smaller in motion compared to kicks. From the spectators’ point of view, the matches seemed plain. However, as evident from the kata, that is the true nature of karate. This approach was poorly received by the European karate community, which prioritized visual appeal.
　About kata system , there is no bureaucratic designated-kata (shitei-kata)system overseas like the one in Japan. The variations in kata execution are significant. As a result, meaningful dialogue between Japan and Europe had become virtually impossible.Meaningful dialogue with Japan had become virtually impossible.
6.2000年～2020年代;2000～2020　

　2000年のソウルオリンピックのテコンドー採用は日本の空手関係者に強い焦りをもたらした。2004年にJKF:全空連はヨーロッパ式ルールへの統合を断行した。当時全空連関係者の言葉を聞いたことがある。「日本さえ折れれば空手はオリンピックになれる」　目的のために手段を選ばないということか。日本の空手は全く違うものになってしまうだろうと私は驚愕した。
　この事について戦前から空手の振興に私財を投じて尽力してきた沖縄出身の金城裕(1919-2013)は「あまりにも失ったものが大きかった」と嘆いた。(「唐手から空手へ」2011日本武道館刊)

　When taekwondo became an official Olympic sport at the 2000 Seoul Olympics, it brought great impatience to Japan's karate officials.
　In 2004, the JKF (Japan Karate Federation) made the decisive move to adopt the European-style rules, for both kumite and kata. Japanese karate became an official and complete subsidiary of World Karate Federation (WKF) karate.In other words, Japan yielded to Europe.At the time, I heard words from an official involved with the JKF: "If only Japan gives in, karate can become an Olympic sport."
　The Japan Karate Federation further increased the number of designated kata to 16. In their excessive eagerness to make karate an Olympic sport, this can be described as a reckless act that effectively rejected the traditional kata practiced in long-established dojos and in Okinawa.
　At the time, I felt that it had become an entirely different kind of karate.Regarding this matter, Hiroshi Kinjo (1919–2013), an Okinawan who had devoted his personal resources to the promotion of Japanese karate since before the war, stated, 'What we lost was far too great. (from his book"Toudi to Karate" 2011).　
　学校空手部や本土の空手道場の稽古が一変した。どの道場にもあった巻き藁(写真)はほぼ姿を消した。鍛えぬいた拳が当たったら大けがをする恐怖が本気の受け技を会得させたものである。金的防御を全く考えないダンスステップのような稽古が支配的になった。ヨーロッパでよく見るものである。指定形以外の型を稽古しない、型しかやらない、組手しかやらない若者が増えた。空手が沖縄生れの武道ということすら知らない若者が多数派になった。
　As a result of this series of changes, the content of school karate clubs and Japan mainland karate dojos have changed almost completely.For example, the makiwara (striking post), once a common fixture in every dojo, has all but disappeared from the mainland. The fear of serious injury from a well-conditioned fist once compelled practitioners to master genuine blocking techniques—but that tradition has largely faded.Training increasingly resembled dance steps with no protection of the kinteki at all, and practice of kata outside the shitei-kata(designated kata) was largely abandoned.

　型(形)は完全に表演になった。型の挙動やリズムを変えてあえて見せ場を設定し、そこで険しい表情をして張り裂けんばかりの気合を爆発させるパフォーマンスになった。前年の優勝者のDVDが師範になった。
　気合は理にかなった流れの中で生じるものであり、誇張された表情も必要ないし大きければ大きいほどよいというものでもない。技がそこに居着いてしまうからである。
　In their kata, the movements would pause to create a dramatic moment, during which they would explode with a fierce expression and a shout-like kiai, as if possessed. Originally, there is no "highlight" meant to say "look here." Kata is not a show.
Ttrue kiai doesn’t manifest in that way. Because the breath is held and the movement becomes fixed in the place. In Japanese, this state is referred to as "itsuku".
Kiai should appear naturally, in proper measure, within movements that are rational from a martial arts perspective. My teacher told me that exaggerated facial expressions are unnecessary, and that louder doesn’t mean better.

　本会の海外支部活動を見てもヨーロッパ方式に切り替えたことが海外の空手についての認識を大きくミスリードしたことが分かる。剣道がなぜオリンピック化を目指ないのかに学ぶべきであった。莫大なスポーツ利権と引き換えにその代償はあまりにも大きかった。
　It seems that Japan yielding to the European style of karate in order to make karate an Olympic sport has caused karate enthusiasts around the world to lose sight of the art's original form. Just as kendo does not aim to become an Olympic sport, I believe that it would have been better for karate not to become one either. Perhaps it brought enormous profits and vested interests, but at what cost?

　そのような情勢のなかの2012年、東京と神奈川で昔ながらの剛柔流を地道に続けてきた本会はインターネットで世界へむけて発信し始めた。反響は意外なほど早くからあり熱心な外国人が日本まで来た。またその国へ指導のため招へいされた。海外で剛柔流空手の歴史や動向についての関心が高まり外国人研究者も現れ、いくつかの研究書も出版された。
　In 2012, Yūzenkai, which had quietly operated in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture since 1982, made a complete shift and decided to share its techniques and philosophy with the world through the internet. The response was significant enough that it sparked interest in the history of Goju-ryu Karate, leading to the publication of books by foreign researchers.
7.ポスト東京オリンピック;Post-Tokyo Olympics 2020　

　パンドラの箱を開けたように世界中で空手の変容が急速に進んだ。私の知る海外のテコンドー道場は東京オリンピック前に急きょ空手コースを設置した。ビジネスチャンスだからである。
　海外では同一選手がフルコンタクト空手の試合にもWKFの試合にもテコンドーの試合に出ることは珍しくなく、空手の選手がオリンピックのテコンドー出場をめざすことも見られる。彼らは空手とはルールのことだと考えている。近年空手の蹴り技がテコンドー化しているのは当然の結果だろう。
　型は武道的意味を失い美しさやジャンプの高さを競い合う表演競技となった。
　そうしての東京オリンピックであったが沖縄の男子選手の形競技金メダル以外は海外の後塵を拝したと言える。組手競技は惨敗だった。そもそもがヨーロッパ空手なのだから。つづく2024年のパリ・オリンピック、2028年のロサンゼルス・オリンピックで空手は不採用となった。原因は複合的かつ根深い。　
　もはや本土の剛柔流はオリンピック以前、WKF以前の姿には戻れないであろう。若手は知らないのだから。将来的に流派というものは消滅するだろう。"伝統空手剛柔流協会"とも言うべき組織、オリンピック化以前の非WKF、本土伝来当時の剛柔流を保持して振興する組織が必要と思う。
　It took half a century to realize the dream of karate’s inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but aside from the gold medal in the men's kata event won by an Okinawan athlete, Japan largely fell behind the international competition. In kumite, the results could be described as a complete defeat. Subsequently, karate was excluded from both the 2024 Paris Olympics and the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The causes are likely complex and deeply rooted.
　Now, as if Pandora's box has been opened, the transformation of karate is accelerating overseas.It’s not uncommon for the same individual to compete in full-contact karate matches, WKF karate events, and even taekwondo tournaments. It's also increasingly common for karate athletes to set their sights on taekwondo when aiming for the Olympics. At one taekwondo dojo I know of abroad, a karate course was hastily introduced in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics. Because this is a business opportunity.
　The fact that recent karate kicking techniques are becoming more like Taekwondo is probably a natural consequence.They believe that karate is all about the rules.
　Kata lost its original martial meaning and turned into acrobatics, where competitors seemed to be competing the beauty and the height of their jumps.
　The Goju-ryu practiced on the Japanese mainland can likely never return to its pre-WKF/JKF style. In the future, the Ryuha itself may disappear, and it seems that the Japan Karate Federation (JKF) is aiming for just that.
There is a need for an organization—something akin to a "Traditional Karate Goju-ryu Association"—that preserves and revitalizes the original Goju-ryu as it was when first introduced to the mainland, independent from the WKF/JKF and prior to Olympic influence.

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appendix1;
　しかし一筋の光明も見えてきた。海外で、前述の金城師範が「あまりにも失ったものが大きい」と言ったものへの関心の高まりが増大しているのだ。WKF式で稽古をしてきた外国人に、基本と型と組手が深く相互に結びついた伝統の空手やその延長線上の沖縄古武道への関心が高まっているのだ。こうした新たな関心はオリンピックスポーツとしてではなく空手本来の武術的ルーツに触れたいという回帰を示していると言える。
　However, a ray of hope has begun to appear.One of the more intriguing developments in recent years is the growing overseas interest in what the late Hiroshi Kinjo once described as “the great losses” suffered by karate. Among foreign practitioners who have trained in the WKF style and reached a certain level of proficiency, there is a rising curiosity about traditional karate and kobudo—the older forms where fundamentals, kata, and kumite are deeply interconnected.This renewed interest can be seen as a return to karate’s original martial roots, rather than as an interest in it as an Olympic sport.


..日本よりも海外で盛んな沖縄古武道のブームのなか80代にして世界各地を巡り沖縄、又吉古武道を指導し、ときに海外の古武道大会に出場する真武館館長二又静明先生と。先生の励ましがなかったら勇善会海外進出はなかったかもしれない。外国人相手の経験談、彼らを指導する際の注意点やこつなどご指導くださった恩人。
　Okinawan kobudō is more actively practiced overseas than in Japan. Amidst that boom, there is Shizuei Futamata, head of the Shinbukan dojo, who, even in his 80s, travels vigorously around the world to teach Matayoshi Okinawan kobudō, sometimes even participating in international kobudō tournaments. He is a pioneer who generously shared his insights on key points and precautions when instructing foreigners.
appendix2;
　勇善会が海外へ剛柔流の思想と技法を伝えて約10年がたつ。その中から実際に総合格闘技で戦い優勝する空手家が現れたことは喜ばしい。そもそも剛柔流は剛でも柔でも戦える実戦志向の流儀なのだから。



　It has been about ten years since Yuzankai began spreading the philosophy and techniques of Goju-ryu overseas. It is encouraging to see that, from among them, karate practitioners have emerged who can fight and win in mixed martial arts using both 'go' (hard) and 'ju' (soft) approaches. After all, Goju-ryu is a style inherently oriented toward real combat.

　"kakete(掛け手)" is one of the basic exercises
　appendix3;
　剛柔流本来の間合いは「手組み」(掛け手)間合いから始まる接近戦である。日本渡来時の剛柔流の仮想敵は柔道だったと聞いたこともある。現在の2メートル離れての「始め！」は元来松濤館流の様式である。
　半世紀前の記憶を辿ると先輩たちに殴られ蹴られ、屏風返しで倒され投げ飛ばされ、体当たりで吹っ飛ばされたことを思い出す。掛け手で引きずり回され、投げに入ると頭突きをもらい、倒れると踏みつけられることもある。もちろんそれらはすべて型に由来する技である。
"The original distancing in Goju-ryu is close-range combat, traditionally starting from 'tegumi maai"(kakete maai).I’ve even heard that when Goju-ryu was first introduced to Japan, its imagined opponent was judo. The current style of beginning a match from two meters apart with a 'Hajime!' command is originally a Shotokan convention.

　Looking back over half a century, I remember being punched and kicked by my seniors, thrown down with byōbugaeshi, knocked away by body attack, and dragged around by kakete. When I moved in for a throw, I’d sometimes get headbutted, and once on the ground, I might even be stomped. Of course, all of these techniques were derived from kata.
appendix4;
　我々は1950年代以前から道場内で掌底組手をしてきた。上段へは掌底でタッチ当てを行う。優勢・劣勢を決めることが目的なので中段への正拳や蹴りも基本的に五部当て(寸止めではない)。攻撃により一瞬動きが中断したら技あり、戦意を失くしたら1本、投げや崩しが決まったら技あり、崩してキメの型をとったら1本、技あり2つで1本の1本勝負という道場組手である。
　In Goju-ryu, shotei kumite (palm sparring) has been practiced since the 1950s.To revive kumite as a true expression of Gojuryu competitive context, several key principles and structural changes would need to be addressed. Here's a possible roadmap.

　上段蹴りは金的防御の観点から使用しない時代の組手の様式だが、それを現代時な競技として行うには以下の工夫が必要である。
①ヘッドギア着用。コットン製の拳と足のサポーター着用。中段は必要に応じてノンコンタクト用の胴着用。
②掛け手間合いから「始め」。
③肩や体側による当たり、崩し、投げ、倒しあり。
④上段へは掌底タッチ、つま先タッチのみ。中段への突き蹴りは五分当て。腰より下への攻撃は崩しへのつなぎとしてのみ可。すべてにおいてダメージ目的の強打は反則。
⑥掛け手、掴み、崩し、投げは3秒以内で可。屏風返しと虎投げは相手を崩したら「技あり」、キメの形を決めたら1本。
⑦関節技は「かかり」の状態で「技有り」、降参したら「1本」。
⑧首は回し受けでホールドした瞬間に「1本」。
⑨咬み手が喉にタッチされたら「技あり」。
⑩投げようと頭をつけてきた相手のヘッドギアに自分のヘッドギアを当てて逃れる疑似頭突きは可。
⑪自爆含めて足の裏以外がマットについたら相手に「技あり」。自分から足の裏以外がマットにつくことを前提とする技、例えば胴回転回し蹴りは使えない。　
Yuzenkai Gojuryu Kumite rule　
..For development rules for kumite competitions that can maximize the characteristics of Goju-ryu.
It must be safe, and it has to be karate, not MMA ,Kick boxing Judo and Jujutsu. .This is not full contact kumite for damage purposes. Trying to reduce the power by half, compete against each other in kumite that is mind of Goju-ryu Kata.So this rule requires wearing a face guard. For boys, guards are worn on the fists and feet.
..The competition time is 2 minutes, and ippon is two wazaari.This rule states that if my concentration is momentarily interrupted by an opponent's attack, it will be wazaari, and if I lose my fighting spirit, it will be ippon.

①Hajime from the distance as Kake-ta.
②It is possible to break, throw, and knock down from the Kakete distance. Body attack with the shoulder or side of the body is allowed.
③This rule allows Sotei touch attack to the opponent's face (protective gear).
④This rule allows for entangling the opponent's arms with Goju-ryu's traditional "kake-te", throwing, breaking and kami-te to the throat. However,the strike to the throat is considered effective the moment it makes contact with the throat, and the referee must immediately call waza-ari.
⑤ "Byobu-kaeshi" and "Tora-nage" are essential techniques of Goju-ryu, so always Ippon with "kime".
⑥This rule recognizes the techniques such as throwing and breaking which made the opponent's body other than the soles of feet touching the mat as waza-ari.
⑦This rule allows you to push your opponent's headgear with your headgear (simulated headbutt) under certain conditions.
⑧In order to differentiate it from full-contact karate, we would like to allow attacks on the hands and feet only as deterrent touches, and consider it a violation where the opponent is damaged or injured.
appendix5;about the logo of YUZENKAI 　
我々のロゴ「懸り乱れ龍」は戦国時代の哲学的な武将上杉謙信の戦闘旗のフォントである。剛柔流は南派少林拳の龍拳、鶴拳、鷹拳、虎拳、獅子拳等の系譜であり、沖縄伝武備志の哲学を根底に持つことから謙信の懸り乱れ龍は象徴としてふさわしいと考えて用いている。

..This logo is derived from the combat flag of Kenshin Uesugi,a famouse warlord in the age of civil wars in Japan,16century.It means "Fight bravely".The Kanji of center is Kenshin's original cursive script of Ryu(龍：dragon).
...KATA of Gojury are derived from a images of dragon, crane, tiger, hawk,and so on. For instance, Sepai and Kururunfa are dragon Kata. Saifa and Kakufa are crane Kata.Seienchin is hawk Kata. I think the character of this "Ryu" is suitable for Yuzenkai Gojuryu. Dragon is existence of fictitious. But it is "symbol of transcendent strength" in the Japanese culture.
..In addition, Yuzenkai believe that the logo of the philosopher Lord Uesugi Kenshin is very appropriate for Goju-ryu, which has the philosophy of "Okinawaden Bubishi" at its core...
　もうひとつのロゴは謙信と並び立つ武田信玄の「武田菱」を中央に配し青・赤・黄・白・黒の五色(東洋哲学で世界を構成する五元素の色)を配置したものである。四つの菱形の集合は東西南北の世界の和合を象徴する。ただし現在は主たるロゴとしていない。
　Another logo originates from oriental philosophy that Goju-ryu based on.  Five colors – blue, red, yellow, white, black - mean five elements compose the world. The diamond means four directions – north, south, east and west. This design originates in the family crest of Shingen Takeda (1521-1573),the warlord in the age of civil wars in Japan.
　This logo is no longer used as the primary logo.
appendix;6 わが先祖について　About My Ancestors

　私事で恐縮だが私の母は、ある小田原藩士の家系の唯一の子孫だった。高祖父は幕末に番方(軍事・警固)として関所や下田を守り曽祖父は1868年の戊辰小田原戦争で12歳で戦い負傷した侍だった。伝統武術に固執することは今の時勢では利益にならずむしろ逆のことが多いが曾祖母、祖母、母と伝えられてきた先祖ゆずりの意地だと達観している。
..My family has been a samurai of the Odawara clan for generations. My great-great-grandfather was a military and security administrator. His son, my great-grandfather, participated in the Hakone War in 1868 at the age of 12.(The picture is the Odawara castle in Kanagawa prefecture I live.)
　Clinging to traditional martial arts may not be profitable in today's world—in fact, it often works against you—but I see it as a stubborn pride inherited from my ancestors, passed down through my great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother.
..(The swords were made 300 years ago, but they do not louse sharpness by accurate care from generation to generation. Real Japanese sword is full of severe brightness and integrity.I think my life must be like them.)
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