13rd October 13, 2016
Shihan Masamitsu KUDAKA, Hanshi 8th Dan
Chairman, World Koshiki Contact Karate-do Federation
We, World Koshiki Contact Karate-do Federation express our heart-felt gratitude to the Organizer of World Karate-do Renaissance Festival and World Traditional Karate-do Federation for inviting us such prestigious events.
Also we do appreciate, all of Shihan, Sensei, and Contestant who attend Festival and Tournament from the world.
First, I’d like to introduce our Koshiki Karatedo.
In Japanese, “Koshiki” means “Contact Style”. Putting on the safety equipment of face and body, we practice and match directly striking and kicking opponent’s equipment. With face and chest guard, we are able to try freely various Okinawan traditional punch, kick and strike techniques with dynamic power, but without injury or damage.
Now, what is educational value of our Koshiki Contact Karate-do?
First of all, we are free from injury with safety protective equipment. This is very important for educational program of Karate-do. In training Karate-do at school, we have to definitely avoid injury. In this point of view, our Koshiki Contact Karate-do is the most suitable to educational program at school.
And by truly striking and kicking by bare hands and feet, they could truly learn and develop various kinds of Okinawan traditional techniques.
They could bring their ability with full power of whole body. They improve physical strength. At the same time spiritual strength, for example concentration, endurance or challenging fighting spirit.
Of course they are able to learn sportsmanship or Japanese Bushido.
By keeping good manners and courtesy in and outside Dojo, they bring up respect, and appreciation for Shihan, Senior, and colleagues,
Under Koshiki Contact Karate-do rules, with safety equipment, we clearly and simply understand win or lose. So various styles of Budo martial arts can compete equally and fairly. They learn fair play spirit and honesty.
When they are defeated, they feel pain but cultivate challenging fighting spirit further aiming at victory, on the other hand when they win, they could feel sympathy for a defeated person.
Such moral, views or the way of thinking, Japanese have cultivated and are very much useful for our life especially for junior and youth.
In addition, spectators of Super Karate-do match can clearly and simply understand
the results of a match. All of them can enjoy.
Thus, as world common rule, Koshiki Contact Karatedo is much more modern and scientific for future generation, at the same time traditional maintaining spirit of Okinawa.
Through Karate-do study, practice, training and tournaments, we aim to develop and sustain people who work together for the benefit and peace of their community, their nation, and the world.
We, World Koshiki Contact Karatedo Federation are working toward adoption Koshiki Contact Karate-do into the Educational School Program of UNESCO of 193 Countries and World Games in the near future.
Now we are to organize “World Super Karate-do Grand Prix 2017 in OKINAWA Japan” Super Karate-do consists of Koshiki Contact Karate-do KUMITE and Okinawan traditional KATA contest.
Super Karate-do welcomes various kinds of Karate organizations and contestants
See you in OKINAWA, Karate-do Birth place.
Masayuki Kukan HISATAKA, KENSEI 10th Dan
Founder, World Koshiki Karate-do Federation
Masamitsu KUDAKA, HANSHI 8th Dan
Deviser, World Super Karate-do Union