NATSU KEIKO IV
2006
YOSHUKAI KARATE ALLIANCE
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TRADITIONAL JAPANESE KARATE WAS BUILT UPON 3 TRIADS. THE FIRST TRIAD BEING THAT OF THE PHYSICAL, WHICH IS KIHON (BASICS), KUMTE (SPARRING), AND KATA (FORMS). THESE REQUIRE DEDICATED TRAINING AND CONSTANT PERFECTING OF TECHNIQUE
THE SECOND IS THE MORAL TRIAD, WHICH IS JUSTICE, MERCY AND COMPASSION. THE THIRD IS THE ETHICAL TRIAD, WHICH IS THAT OF DUTY, HONOR AND LOYALTY.
IF YOU PUT ALL 3 TRIAD PRINCIPLES TOGETHER (9 SYMBOLIZES PERFECTION), YOU ACHIEVE THE WHOLE, ROUNDED PERSON. THE PRACTICE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THESE 9 PRINCIPLES IN TRADITIONAL KARATE-DO, RESULTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN CHARACTER, DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER ULTIMATELY PRODUCES MEN AND WOMEN WHO BECOMES HONORABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
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STRIVE FOR PERFECTION OF CHARACTER
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DOJO BELIEFS
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TRAIN SERIOUSLY WITH
HEART AND SOUL
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REMAIN HUMBLE AND
AVOID SELF-CONCEIT
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STRIVE FOR PERFECTION
OF CHARACTER
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ETIQUETTE, COURTESY
AND RESPECT
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PERSEVERE IN ALL TASKS
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PRACTICE THESE BELIEFS
IN THE DOJO AND IN DAILY LIFE
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