THE BADGE
Heaven and Earth are described as "kenkon" in Japanese . "Ken"
indicates heaven and "Kon" indicates Earth. Heaven is shown as
round and the earth as a square , symbolizing the vastness of the
Heaven and the Earth . Heaven relates to softness and earth to hardness .
The badge expresses the harmony of hardness and softness in nature-heaven
and earth .
The meaning of "Goju" is directly related to the badge since
this also means hard and soft :"Go"means hard and "Ju" means
soft . No emphasis is placed upon Chojun Miyagi since the idea stands
from an international point of view. But it is necessary to explain
that the symbol within the circle is the family crest of the Miyagi family ,
since the idea of heaven , earth , hard and soft originated with master
Miyagi.