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1. The Founder Is the Source — His Authority Is Permanent
In Japanese and Okinawan martial traditions, the founder
(Shodai Kaicho, Soke) holds a non-transferable, lifelong authority. Even if he
steps away from administrative duties, he never loses:
a.) The right to issue rank and licenses
b.) The authority to define curriculum and standards
c.) The ability to validate lineage and legitimacy
d.) His historical, experiential, and technical seniority
The founder of the organization is the root of the tree. Paperwork cannot override the root.
2. The Administration’s Power Originally Came From the
Founder
Every president, chairman, committee member, and senior instructor in the organization was appointed, ranked, or endorsed by the founder. If they argue that his signature or authority is invalid, they are indirectly stating that their own ranks are invalid and they no longer hold any real authority regarding the founder his history or lineage. Their entire legitimacy collapses
3. The Founder Can Continue — The Administration Cannot
The Founder can teach anywhere. He can issue rank. He holds lineage authority and can form new branches.
The administration, however, is restricted by organizational politics, can no longer issue ranks in the founders system with any legitimacy. They become an isolated faction and loses respect from the community.
True practitioners follow the lineage, not the administration.
4. The Founder Gains Support
Practitioners who value authenticity stay with the lineage. Traditionalists, historians, and technical experts back the founder. The founder is free from internal politics and his authority increases as a result of unjust opposition.
The administration, on the other hand, becomes tied to instability and their motivations are questioned. Their decisions carry little weight beyond their circle.
When disagreement arises, the founder can always move forward, continuing his lineage, refining his art, create a new organization guiding those who choose authentic learning.
The administration faces decline if it attempts to separate from the founder while still holding onto his legacy. To cut ties with the founder is to lose the right to claim his art. To cling to his lineage and history without his acknowledgment or endorsement is to expose the administration's lack of authenticity.
5. Claiming lineage Without the Founder Is Committing Fraud
For the administration or organization to publicly claim continued lineage or authority
after stating the founder’s signature is invalid is not just misleading it is fraudulent representation.
Such a claim implies:
a.) Using the founder’s name or his history and lineage without
his permission.
b.) Benefiting from technical and historical legitimacy that one
no longer possesses.
c.) Misrepresenting affiliation to students, officials, and the
martial arts community
d.) Profiting (financially or politically) from the founder’s
reputation after denying his authority
To declare separation from the founder but still claim his lineage and history is to take what one is not entitled to. In martial ethics, this is not only politically illegitimate—it is ethically dishonest.
Conclusion
When disagreement arises, the founder can always move
forward, continuing his lineage, refining his art, and guiding those who choose
authentic learning. The administration, however, faces decline if it attempts
to separate from the founder while still holding onto his legacy.
To cut ties with the founder is to lose the right to claim any ties his art. To cling to his lineage and history without his acknowledgment exposes one’s lack of authenticity and credibility.....it is fraud.
The founder can move forward freely, undeterred with no interference. For the administration, it is left desperately clinging to what it no longer truly has.
