Copyrights and ownership of logos and names

To the best of my knowledge, all images used on this site have either been created by myself, have been given to me for use on this site, or are in the public domain i.e. I don't actually know where they come from, but they're everywhere on the net.

In particular, any images of Mas Oyama used here are being used on the principle that they are in the public domain by now i.e. the original photographer is forgotten, or they are old enough. If you feel this is not so, please let me know and I will either defend my position, or take steps to remedy the situation - most likely by giving credit to the original source.

All names and logos of the various organisations, be they Kyokushin derived or otherwise, are the property of the respective organisations and I have either been given permission to use them, or have done so without permission solely in order to identify an organisation or an affiliation, but for no other purpose.

A lot of background information for this site was sourced from Shihan Cameron Quinn's book, The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama, 1st Edition 1987, but this was done with his full permission.  Currently (2021) and second print edition is being prepared. For more information, go to https://budokarate.com

Using material from this site

I have no problem with people using material, both text and images, from this site PROVIDED ALWAYS that credit is given to me and my site (unless they're already attributed herein to someone else)!

There are a number of sites out there (you know who you are) who have blatantly plagiarised, copied, and stolen entire pages exactly, verbatim, and word-for-word from my site, and then had the unmitigated gall to put their own copyright message at the bottom of the page, without any mention whatsoever of where they really got it.

While I don't mind you borrowing my material, bear in mind though that if everyone uses my images and my words, then all their sites will be more or less the same as all the other sites, and there will be no significant new contribution to the sum total of Kyokushin's internet presence.

Nomenclature

The numerical differentiation of the abbreviation IKO (International Karate Organisation) as applied to various Kyokushin organisations is my invention for my convenience and for historical continuity i.e. IKO(1), IKO(2), IKO(3), IKO(4)... The numbers are not meant as an indication of their precedence in their claim to the use of the name and abbreviation.

Since there are several groups that chose to use IKO for their organisation, the reasons for which I do not care to debate, they are simply numbered in chronological order of their formation. Additionally, non-Kyokushin styles such as Goju-ryu also use IKO as part of their name. Just keep in mind that IKO on THIS site specifically applies only in the Kyokushin context.

Some people prefer to use the current kancho's name as a suffix to the IKO. This wouldn't be a problem if they never changed.

They do however change, and in some cases they even start up new group e.g. Shihan Nobuhito Tezuka, who first led what I call IKO(3)  has since left them to start IKO(4).

Using the IKO-name convention, there would have been two IKO-Tezuka in existence (at different times), and newcomers to the scene would think that these were the same group,when in fact they are not.  Now, IKO(3) has the new kancho as the suffix:  what was IKO-Tezuka is now IKO-Matsushima.  Again, that would seem like two different organisations, when in this case it's the same.  So IKO(3) is better for identifying continuity.

To further complicate things, Kaicho Tezuka died in early 2017, so HIS group now would take on the name of the new leader rather, again disrupting naming continutuity. Hence, the need for the number system.  Use it or not, as you please.

Catch-phrases/Mottoes

The expressions Kyokushin is Kyokushin and One World, One Kyokushin are also of my invention, but the concepts behind them are not, and as a consequence, I have no problem with anyone using them for the betterment and propagation of Kyokushin. Don't abuse it. And don't claim it as your own!