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2月12日（日）、第12回東京・関東選抜対抗柔道大会が 講道館 6階学校道場で開催されました。 On Sunday, February 12, the 12th Tokyo-Kanto Inter-Selection Judo Tournament was held at the Kodokan 6th Floor School Dojo. 関東そして東京の六段以上の指導者３８名が選抜され、覇を競い合う団体戦。 Thirty-eight instructors of 6-dan and above from Kanto and Tokyo were selected to compete for supremacy in the team competition. 昨年、一昨年とコロナ禍で中止となり開催は3年ぶり。 It was the first time in three years since the tournament was canceled due to the Corona disaster last year and the year before. 試合は一試合場で東京・関東各県の柔道連盟会長他役員幹部の先生方が見守られる中、張り詰めた雰囲気で戦います。 The matches are held in a single arena in a tense atmosphere under the watchful eyes of the judo federation presidents and other executive officials from Tokyo and Kanto prefectures. 14時過ぎ開会式が終わり試合開始されました。 After the opening ceremony at 2:00 p.m., the matches began. 東京、関東の選抜メンバーが一進一退の緊張感のある攻防が繰り広げられました。 The selected members from Tokyo and Kanto went back and forth, and a tense battle ensued. 私は関東軍が２勝４敗２分と負け越す中、９試合目に出場。 I participated in the 9th game a...

講道館資料館   Kodokan Museum 鏡開式にトンガ王国特命全権大使のマンギシ大使をお連れし、とっても多くの学びの扉が開きました。 We were honored to have Ambassador Mangisi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Tonga, with us for the Kagami Opening Ceremony, which opened the door to so much learning. 鏡開式で「形」の演武を全て観た後に2階の資料館へ移動。 After watching all the "kata" demonstrations at the Kagami Opening Ceremony, we moved to the second floor of the museum. 資料館津村先生から丁重な英語で柔道の歴史他を詳しくご説明頂きました。 Mr. Tsumura gave us a detailed explanation of the history of judo and other subjects in polite English. 大使そして私も感嘆したのが講道館落成式の際に嘉納師範が演武された「形」を勝海舟先生がご覧になり感動し寄贈された書。 The Ambassador and I were also impressed by the calligraphy donated by Kaishu Katsu, who was so moved by the kata demonstrated by Kano Shihan at the inauguration ceremony of the Kodokan. 「無心而入自然之妙無為而窮変化之神」 「無心にして自然の事妙に入り、無為にして変化の神を窮（きわ）む」 「心を乱すことなく、自然の驚異を感じ、意図的に行動することなく、変化の本質を追究する。」 With no disturbance in mind, feel the wonder of nature and without intentional actions, pur...