What is the Future?

As we go ahead in to the next century I can not help but look back and wander what is the future of Karate place will it in our life. When I started Karate about 5ö years ego Bud-Self-defense-Physical education-Sport, was practiced equally.
As I see it now Karate is becoming more and more a sport forgetting the other important parts. Where I do understand that sport part of Karate is very important do to the fact that this is the one that brings in the sponsors and the financing also it makes karate more and more popular, but on the other hand if we lose sight of the other aspects of karate which is the human development side we will loose something very voluble.
Sensei Nakayama  felt that sport karate did more harm to Karate-Do then anything ells, but hi also knew that without sport karate it will never gain the popularity it is enjoying today. So let us not forget Character-Sincerity-Effort-Self-control-Adequate is the rely Karate and try work in this directions and this way the sport karate will be better and more prominent. 

25. may 2009.

Sensei Laszlo Safar 9. dan