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[tmd]

I have heard that Royama has lost the right to use the name Kyokushin kan in a Japanese court, I think there are many 'groups' using the name Kyokushin who really shouldn't be but Royama's group is not one of them, they are a bonifide group who produce excellent karate ka.

I know this is over the Politics borderline but can we as a Kyokushin forum really ignore such news?

[FredInChina]

My read of the forum rules is that is should be okay to report the news, less so to express an opinion and definitely not to start a heated discussion.
We are family here... you know how politics & religion go around the dinner table.
Osu!

[jgpt1]

I don't know but I think (at least in America) you could use any style name you wish...like shotokan, goju-ryu etc. as long as it is a main style and as such cannot be copyrighted. Maybe he just can no longer use Kyokushin-kan or Kyokushin kaikan...or a copyrighted version; something to that effect.

"Whats in a name...a rose by any other name would smell as sweet..." - Juliet Capulet

[seienchin]

Thanks for the notification tmd.
FredInChina has it about right - posting information is one thing, discussion about the rights and wrongs of the situation will cross the "apolitical" boundary.

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