Osu! tmd, Yes that is exactly the type of "spirit" that I was referring to. It just seems that nowadays attitudes and focus has changed. We are in great danger of losing a really special art called Kyokushin Karate if we are not careful. Someone earlier said that it is really up to the individual Instructors to keep their standards high in their Dojos. I agree with that. Soshu S. Oyama used to say that if it's a good instructor, it's a good style.
I'm just concerned about Kyokushin heritage and tradition being preserved and handed down to the next generation in an authentic form. That is really my main interest here. Losing the "Budo Spirit" is the beginning of the end, that's all. Spirit is the very essence and true nature of what Kyokushin Karate is all about. Osu!
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