The word „Furo" means „stormy wind and waves beating" and has in conjunction with the martial arts a symbolic meaning.
On the Japanese island of Kagoshima, there is a 800 years old small shrine, which is called "Furo-Gu“, this is dedicated to the power of the wind and the waves. Wind and waves stands on the one hand for unstoppable force and energy, capable of withstanding anything in the long run and secondly, they are the dynamic form of life-giving air and water. This union of two entirely different forces are found also in the human psyche. Violence and kindness, anger and love. Just like the water and the air, and the man has both destructive and creating potential. Appropriate use of the possibilities of the human mind, the psyche and the body, such as the air and the water, the wind and the waves is the message of the Furo: the creation of a healthy, smart and powerful individual for the common good.
On the Japanese island of Kagoshima, there is a 800 years old small shrine, which is called "Furo-Gu“, this is dedicated to the power of the wind and the waves. Wind and waves stands on the one hand for unstoppable force and energy, capable of withstanding anything in the long run and secondly, they are the dynamic form of life-giving air and water. This union of two entirely different forces are found also in the human psyche. Violence and kindness, anger and love. Just like the water and the air, and the man has both destructive and creating potential. Appropriate use of the possibilities of the human mind, the psyche and the body, such as the air and the water, the wind and the waves is the message of the Furo: the creation of a healthy, smart and powerful individual for the common good.