| “AKCA's structure did not copy much of anything from Japan. It is more like the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation. AKCA is not a club. It is an affiliation of clubs. ZNA, Rinyukai, etc are clubs, not federations of clubs,” MikeM wrote.
Really? AKCA did not copy anything from Japan? I appreciate your insight here into the history of the foundation of AKCA, but I suspect much was copied from the Japanese model after that first club was established in Hawaii. If you can share some of the history of how the structure was established I’d appreciate it?
It is xenophobic to try to verify the history of koi hobby and organizational roots? You write that AKCA’s structure did not copy much of anything from Japan, which causes me to remind you what Goforth wrote in, “…it is a Japanese hobby to begin with;they invented it, set the rules and standards for it, and although some may disagree, I for my part feel that it is no longer the same hobby when those rules and standards become changed because we either haven’t learned to, or don’t choose to understand them. For my part, I prefer to remain with the original emphasis placed by the hobby’s creators.”
Verifying the history of those rules and standards seems to me to appeal to the utmost respect and appreciation for the koi hobby’s integrity and significance. |