A Random Quote
I received an email on November 8, 2006, from Sensei Patrick Nakata ascribing a quote on politics to Chibana Sensei:
We are not politicians. We are Budoka. We are patriots, no matter what country we live in and whatever that ideology may be. We do not deal with life through politics. We do not set our direction with politics. We set our direction by Budo or Karatedo. We are concerned with humanity, the well being of others, and the development of our own character.
There is no context to this comment from Chibana Sensei. The context of Mr. Nakata quoting the quote was the 2006 mid-term elections in the US. While there is no basis in substantiating that Chibana Sensei actually said this, it is congruent with Chibana's writings, such as Karatedo no Kokoro e, as well as descriptions from other observers of Chibana Sensei's character and philosophy.
We are not politicians. We are Budoka. We are patriots, no matter what country we live in and whatever that ideology may be. We do not deal with life through politics. We do not set our direction with politics. We set our direction by Budo or Karatedo. We are concerned with humanity, the well being of others, and the development of our own character.
There is no context to this comment from Chibana Sensei. The context of Mr. Nakata quoting the quote was the 2006 mid-term elections in the US. While there is no basis in substantiating that Chibana Sensei actually said this, it is congruent with Chibana's writings, such as Karatedo no Kokoro e, as well as descriptions from other observers of Chibana Sensei's character and philosophy.
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