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The KYOKAI Principles
"Kempo lies hidden in our nature.
Our destiny is to awaken and cultivate it."
We have collected here, translated in a form of English that is almost (but not quite) understandable, the fundamental principles of Nippon Kempo as published by the Nippon Kempo KYOKAI federation. Most of the traditional, poetic quality of the original Japanese text is (quite obviously) lost in the English translation which is, in turn, based on the original Italian translation.
Nippon Kempo Code of Conduct
Establish your ambition. Only you can improve yourself. Only you can direct yourself to train to become a strong and just person.
Find your courage. The first objective of your life is to win. Cultivate a strong mind and a strong body - to overcome temptations, difficulties, and yourself.
Study hard. Study to develop your mind and body as one. Reinforce your morality and improve your character by learning and mastering various skills and techniques.
Be mature. Do not depend on others, and still respect their philosophy, their independence, and their self-reliance. Stand on your own feet
Choose your friends. Frivolous people are unworthy of your friendship. Choose as your friends those who are calm, reverent, courteous, and brave.
Nippon Kempo Winners Training Methodology
There is no method to be strong in one single day
Practicing under a good instructor is the most important factor in mastering correct and strong Kempo.
Repeating punches and kicks is the basic practice of Kempo, and sometimes you may fall into a bad habit.
It is therefore necessary for the instructor to detect the student's aptitude and develop his or her good points in order to enable him or her to react to every change of situation, and use a proper technique unconsciously and reflectively. But the instructor has to correct the student's bad points.
Strength is relative: in martial arts, sports, or any other fields, practice does not always make you strong and skillful. Natural ability, mental strength, and physical strength are all necessary components of strength.
But in martial arts, sports, any other fields, and even Nippon Kempo, you cannot win simply because you are strong.
In Kempo, you win because of your mentality. You cannot concentrate and express your physical power without psychological strength. That is why martial and technical experts make every effort to foster this power.
Live a reasonable life day after day, concretely; converse with your inner self and conscience, and breathe from the bottom of your solar plexus.
Undoubtedly, the road to be strong is to devote yourself to train and discipline your mind, your skills, and your body.
Kempo lies hidden in our nature. Our destiny is to awaken and cultivate it.