豊空会コンセプト武の風
古（いにしえ）の日本人の価値基準は“美”という意識に支えられていました。
その“美”を支えているものは“理”でした。“理”とは極大から極小まで自然に働いている法則＝ルールのことです。“理”に適ったものは“美”しく、真に“美”しいものは“理”に適っている。これらの価値基準は、広く生活全般から文化、思考に至るまで、深く浸透し、機能していました。
すなわち、日本古伝の作法・様式等は、すべて理＝美の体得のために生み出され、育まれてきた、優れたWORK SYSTEMだったのです。
そして、物理・心理・道理・真理など、目に見える理から見えない理まで、その法則性を身心でキャッチするための最上級のWORK SYSTEMとして編み出された方法が修行法としての“道”です。
武道・書道・茶道・華道・・・。いずれも“理”＝“美”を体得するのに非常に優れた
WORK SYSTEMです。
そこから生まれた思考性は礼節・謙虚・公義・潔・恥等の概念を生み出しました。
現在普及しているほとんどの“空手”とよばれているものは、スポーツ競技としての
身心運動であり、本来の武道とはその目的・思想・原理・身体観・運動理論・体系・方法・具体技に至るまで全く異なるものです。
現代、日本においても、“理”の追求を目的とした“武道空手”の普及は、ほとんど成されておらず、又、“理”“美”“道”からくる古（いにしえ）の価値基準も失われてしまいました。
“理”の体得は、国家・人種・民族・宗教・思想の違いを超えて、人類に有益で豊な身心をもたらすことと確信しております。
私たち空手道豊空会は、“理”“美”を探求するSYSTEM=“道”としての武道空手を広く内外に普及させたいという夢を持って活動しています。
空手道豊空会師範
田部井 淳
Concept ”Wind of 武(bu)"
The values of Japanese people in days of old were sustained by an appreciation of “beauty.”
Supporting that “beauty” were “principles.” “Principles” are the laws, or rules, that work in nature from the grandiose to the miniscule. All things that conform to “principles” are “beautiful,” and all things truly “beautiful” conform to “principles.” These value expanded broadly from daily life to influence the culture and modes of thought.
That is to say, the Japanese systems of etiquette and style passed down from days of yore were all excellent Work Systems created and cultivated for the realization of the formula of principle equals beauty.
Ascetic practices in the form of “ways,” known as “Do” in Japanese, are the methods which were designed as superlative Work Systems to facilitate the mental and physical absorption of the essence of the natural laws ranging from visible principles to principles unseen by the human eye, including concepts such as physics, psychology, logic, and truth.
The martial way of budo, the calligraphic way of shodo, the tea ceremony way of sado, the flower arrangement way of kado... These are all extremely outstanding Work Systems for the realization of the equation that “principle” equals “beauty.”
The Realization born from this took the form of concepts such as manners, humility, sense of public duty, purity, and shame.
The activity called “karate” as generally practiced today is an exercise of the mind and body in the form of a sports competition, and its objectives, concepts, doctrines, physical views, exercise theories, systems, methodologies, and even specific techniques are completely different from the true essence of the martial way of budo.
Today, “budo karate,” with the purpose of exploring this realm of “principles,” is not popularly practiced even in Japan. Old values born from “principles,” “beauty,” and “ways” have been lost.
I firmly believe that the realization of “principles” transcends national, racial, ethnic, religious, and conceptual differences, and leads to a ample mind and body which will be beneficial to all of humankind.
We at Karate Houkukai act in harmony with a dream of spreading Budo Karate both at home and abroad as a system that seeks out “principles” and “beauty,” a system which equals the “Do” or “way.”
Jun Tamegai,
Grand Master of Karate Houkukai