昨日は第8回全日本琉球古武道選手権大会でした。去年の第７大会よりも参加選手が50人以上の増、初めての200人越えだったにも関わらず進行はほぼ時間通りに進み、ちゃんと17時から打ち上げが出来ました。
無心舘からも二名の選手を出し、一人が棒の部で入賞出来ました。
ゲストとしては、沖縄県空手博物館々長・剛柔流拳志会々長の外間哲弘先生、琉球古武道保存会々長の金城憲先生、人気作家・少林流今野塾々長の今野敏先生、沖縄出身の女優の外間愛彩さま等々でした。
拙著「琉球傳那覇手之真髄②」の計画書を外間先生にお見せしたら、激励の言葉と協力のオファーを下さって、心強かったです。
久々の再会と新たな出会いもあり、充実した一日でした。
Yesterday was the 8th All Japan Ryukyu Kobudo Championships. We have over 50 more competitors than last year and it was our first time to go over 200 participants. Even so the proceedings went smoothly and we were able to start the afterparty on time!
Two Mushinkan members competed and one of them placed in his division for Bo.
Special guests included Hokama Tetsuhiro Sensei of the Goju-ryu Kenshikai and curator of the Okinawan Karate Museum, Kinjo Satoshi Sensei the head of the Ryukyu Kobudo Hozonkai, popular novelist and Shorin-ryu Karate master Konno Bin Sensei and Ms. Hokama Mei, an actress from Okinawa.
I was able to present my outline of “The Essence of Naha-te Part 2” to Hokama Sensei and was relieved to receive words of encouragement as well as an offer of assistance!
Made some new friends and met up with some old ones, making it an overall excellent Sunday.