Shindokan Goju Kai Karate-Do
Shuudoji Temple
Gl. Kongevej 23
1610 København V
tel: 33244233
fax: 33240766

by Gogen Yamaguchi

"I developed this type of 'free sparring'.

But this now has developed into a sporting and competitive practice and is not the real meaning of 'budo'.

Kumite (fighting) for the real 'budoka' (man of budo) is different.

So I propose that there should be a complete distinction made between what 'sports karate' is and what ' budo' is!"

"Now with the sport competition, it is possible each time to say who wins and who loses... but in a real fight, until someone dies, it is very hard to say who wins!

The serious 'budoka' must completely separate sport from karate."