The late Sosai Masutatsu Oama founded the Kyokushinkaikan in 1964. He searched for Budo Karate resulting in the strongest safe Full Contact System that settled in an amazing pace all around the world When Sosai was Still with us his organization was spread in 123 countries and counted 12 million members.I served as an Uchi Deshi in the Tokyo Honbu from 1979 to 1982, and was a regular instructor till 1985.Herewith I would like to share with you some words that Sosai often spoke to us

You fellows don’t have fear. I used to have such a fear before my mathes. But once the bout starts, the ane who can forsake his life is the winner.

In the time a person does 10 motions, do 15. As a rule, overcome your Iimits , keep on challenging.

If you cling on a steep cliff that you are climbing, and you take a rest, you are sure to fall down. So, even if things are getting hard on you, you have to climb, Iittle by Iittle.

In order to come close to your goal of ambition, you have to push yourself full of ardor.

So, never forget to make challenging.

Once a person has set an aim in life, he has to go in that direction. Regardless of personal appearances he has to become intensified. At the instant when the wishes for happiness and steadiness come into hand, the ambitions high.

For that purpose don’t spare efforts and hardships during day or night.

Money is a precious thihg, but do not become a slave of it. Do not do something for the purpose of money. To the bitte end, do not surpass the norm.

You fellow, when the going is tough on you, the going is getting tough on your opponent as well. So, at some point when your opponent it taking it easy, and you take it easy as well, you are getting nowhere At that time force yourself one step forward. Whether you can make this one step forward or not makes the difference between victory or defeat.

I like the kata Garyu, which means dragon. The reason for that is that when the dragon takes off, it flies to the heavens. Well, my fellows the dragon lives at the deep bottoms of a lake So, it can always see the heavens. It sits still and waits patiently for the clouds to come. It waits perhaps for one year, perhaps for two years. At the instant when the clouds come, it rides on the clouds and goes back to the heavens.

Well, my fellows, a chance you get only once, not two times, not three timess.

Persons who are practicing Kyokushin Karate do not think or act as ordinary people. If the way of conduct is not completely different, one will become successful.

If your feelings are the same as the ones of ordinary people; way of thinking, resting, unwilling to do certain chores, chose for the joyous life, you cannot do an effort.

Well, if you want to become a real strong person, you have to help the weak. Persons who are showing off, bluffing babblers, trying to mix in the mass are only fakes.

At home, the person who needs the most help is your mother. Therefore you hane to be filial to her. She is the one who gave birth to you. Also, looking back she has raised you with a lot of affection, you cannot forget your mother’s love. At times of misfortune, even if your mother wasn’t there, there was a motherly person for you. A person who has a good parent-child relation, knows how to appreciate friends, he loves his native place and country, this person is able of thinking about peace on earth.

So, dear fellow, grow up to be a great man, if you want to be strong, first be defeat.

Lower your head, lift up you eyes, close your lips and open your mind serve other people with filial piety as the starting point.

Lower your head means do not be haughty. Lift up your eyes, hold high ambitions. Close your lips, do not become an all talk no deed person. Become a big hearted person that threats persons and matters having gratitude and love to your parents teachers, senpai, friends and country.

Consider doing good to others as a profit The conduct that oneself is for the sake of the people, oneself is for the sake of the warld.

“Even now, I question myself; is this the right way to from a good fist, I often wander”.

These worlds were spoken by Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, who passed away at the age of 70, in 1994. I think it was an instruction for me.

“I have downed bulls, chopped their horns off, but is this the right way to make a fist or not. Man is perfect. But a place to aim at perfection is the study of 10. FIST

“Even now, I question myself; is this the right way to form a good fist, I often wonder”.

These words were spoken by Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, who passed away at the age of 70, in 1994. I think it was an instruction for me.

“I have downed bulls, chopped their horns off, but is this the right way to make a fist or not. Man is not perfect. But a place to aim at perfection is the study of the Kyokushin Way.”

“Don’t be arrogant”

At the age of 70, Sosai Oyama still trained with his Uchi Deshi three times a week, he also taught the black belt and brown belt class. Sosai was lifelong the prime Budoka. I have the feeling that he was always an example for the students.

“As I am training I am getting right-hearted. Therefore I am putting on my dogi and working out, you are respected, and called Sensei or Shihan. When you do not put on you just become an ordinary person. My fellow, don’t forget that.”

He also told us that it is important to show one’s ability to the full, until just before passing away.

He also explained the ‘Royal Way of Champion’: courage is tanden-power, tanden-power is showing one’s ability to the full. It means if one cannot show one’s ability to the full one will not attain full growth.