昭和２６年１０月１０日 身体均整協会（当時）設立趣意書
現下第一の問題は国民体位の向上、国民性情の安定にある。社会活動に耐えられない虚弱者や、病気もしないが、元気もない、健康ではあるが学技、能率はあがらない、性情は動揺している、という人々のみ多いようでは、折角の一億の人口も建設的な力とはならない。
生活環境の改善、保健、体育施設の普及には見るべきものがあるが、体位の発揚、性情の安定をはかるという点では未だ充分といえない現状である。何故なのだろう。保健、体育の根底に何か錯覚があるのではなかろうか、身体の運用の方向づけに誤りがあるのではなかろうか。
吾人同憂の志、相集まり、研究、熟議して得たるものは、各個人の生活活動に則した、体の動かし方や、体の裡(うち)の力を方向づける考慮が足りない。特に個人の体質、個人の体の重心傾斜の科学的研究の閑却がその原因であるとの結論を得た。
ここに於いて吾人は、同志と共に体質の科学的研究と、体の重心傾斜の探求をなし、その是正、復元操縦方法の調査、研究、組織に当たらんとし、広く同志を得て、身体均整体操及び身体の設計、均整操縦法を制定し、その宣伝普及によって、体質のもたらす生活活動の適、不適、体の重心傾斜を自覚せざる為の不幸、能率低下に処する道を開拓し、国民の体位向上、性情安定に基盤をおく、体育及び生活活動の発揚を期し、溌剌(はつらつ)たる相、性、体力に充ちた人々の社会を招来するに寄与しようとして本協会を設立したのである。
Charter of the Shintai Kinsei-ho Association
The most important problem today is the improvement of people’s bodies and the stability of their mind and spirits. If there are too many people too weak to perform their social activities. If there are too many people who are not ill, but depressed. If there are too many who, in spite of staying healthy, lack stability in their mind and spirits and have difficulty learning new things, then even a population of one hundred million will fail to become productive citizens for the nation.
The way we live has remarkably improved, and the number of healthcare centers and physical education facilities has also been increasing. However, not enough progress has been made in enhancing people’s bodies and stabilizing their mind and spirits. Why? There might be some misperception underlying healthcare and physical education or possibly some errors in shaping the direction of how a person moves their body.
Those who had been concerned about this situation came together to research and discuss this matter. We concluded no consideration had been paid to how to move our body according to our daily activities and how to shape the direction of the natural healing force, which every one of us has. We also concluded the cause was, in particular, indifference to and disregard of scientific research on both individual constitution and balance shift in the body. To this end, together, we will engage in scientific research, investigating physical education and balance shift in the body.
We shall study and establish a method of manipulation to correct and restore the correct balance in the body. From this, we hope to connect with many like-minded others. Thus, we shall create Shintai Kinsei-ho exercises and establish a method of Kinsei-ho manipulation based on body designing. Through widespread publicity, we shall offer a method to increase awareness that our constitution, that is, our physical makeup, determines our ability to engage in daily activities and, that balance shift in the body controls our constitution.
We now establish this Association to promote a combination of physical education and lifestyle. Through this, we hope to contribute to society by improving people’s bodies, which includes looking healthy and having physical strength, as well as their mind and spirits.
Susumu Kamei
Founder of Shintai Kinsei-ho
October 10, 1951
