Ornamentation and Substance

"Only when ornamentation and substance are duly blended do you get the true gentleman."

[In today's ornamentally challenged world of karate, sport/commercialized, the adornment of the ego as directly expressed in the gaudy uniforms, patches, belts, etc. are a detriment to the practice of a traditional form of Okinawan karate-do. It does not necessarily denote a person of substance meaning that which is the core of us. When we speak of a true gentleman I think of the term "bushi" as it is used on Okinawa. "An honorific term that refers to a karate-ka who is respected for their skills and for being honorable. It goes a bit further by adding the "Uhu" prefix which means one who is the greatest among certain styles.]