18/12/2018
„- And this doesn’t create a negative image especially because leaders of other organizations, such as Dave Jonkers and Jōkō Ninomiya, have recently supported seminars in Romania?
– We must, however, relate to the size of the organizations. NIKO is a much larger structure than AIKO (Ashihara International Karate Organisation) or Enshin-Karate. In addition, Enshin-Karate is a very rigid organization, structured in much the same way as NIKO, in Branches. However, there is a common denominator of these structures, namely that none is involved in the establishment of official protocols with the states where they activate. Overall, it’s about policy in sport, where leaders decide the line to follow. I, knowing the other martial arts organizations, the laws and the structure of the International Olympic Committee, I would appreciate if Hidenori Ashihara would guide us to form continental and world federations such as those from Judo, Karate, Boxing, etc. We can not compare with other world or European federations which have the legal capacity and the structure to involve national decision-makers, local communities, or to attract people and sponsors. Here in Romania, I’m broken by NIKO’s help. For example, in Wushu, the international organization has direct contacts with state structures, assists with equipments the national federations, sends specific trainers to support thematic seminars, and all this paid out of the money of world or European organizations, with the goal of developing their sporting sector.”
PETRICĂ BULMAGĂ: If a full-contact competition is accepted at the Olympic Games and if grappling will be allowed, Ashihara-Karate will have an advantage.
