An example of patriotism, this is what Stanislav Horuna means to Ukrainian sport. The European, world and Olympic medalist changed karategi for weapons to defend his country from the Russian invasion.
The current Olympic bronze medalist and European champion in the – kg de kumite published a video on his social networks in which he looks like a soldier, just on his birthday. “Brothers can only be within the country,” he said.
Antonio Díaz, legend of Latin American karate, posted on Instagram: “A great friend had to go out and fight in the streets. A great friend with a son Chipi’s age (Díaz’s son). A great friend who has a birthday today. A great friend with a big heart who should never have been forced into this situation, because no one should be forced to fight. A champion on the tatami today comes out without his karategi to fight in another way. All my support and my most sincere wishes for this to end soon”.
Horuna is one of the most beloved and charismatic karate fighters in the world. In addition to being world champion in 2019 and having several European gold medals, he won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics 2019.
In this way, the sensei joins other sports stars such as the boxers Vasyl Lomachenko and the brothers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, who are providing the service military for the freedom of Ukraine.
Stanislav Horuna’s letter
This is my son! I don’t want him to have “brothers” who, by order of a madman, come to his house with weapons. There are no sister nations!
Forget this cliché of your propaganda channels. We are the same brothers with you as with the Poles, the Hungarians or the Slovaks. Nothing more and nothing less. Mine is an independent country!
The fact that we are acquaintances or friends cannot be transferred to relations between entire nations. I also have acquaintances and close friends from Europe and the US Are they also my brothers? Turks, Azaris, Arabs and Asians call me “brother”. So, are we also brother peoples with them? Forget this heresy!
We will never be “brothers”. And we never were. This is a forced thought. We may be your friends, but first you will have to learn to respect us and change to a government that for many years in a row pours garbage information into your ears about “a people”, “brother peoples”, “common history”, values and culture”, etc. We are all different. And you don’t even know how much. Not in how we look or talk, but in how we think and act. I’m not saying someone is worse or better, just different. Having Putin it is impossible to see this.
As part of the USSR, the authorities committed genocide against all Ukrainians, and now the Russian Federation is breaking into our territory in tanks. Hey brothers!! No, thanks.
Siblings can only be within the country. “Brother peoples” is a populist propaganda, for a larger town to eliminate psychological barriers with a smaller one. It didn’t work. Putin, go to hell!
I respect all proper Russian citizens and appreciate your support. This text is not intended to offend you. My attitude towards you has not changed, I am still your friend and I hope I can continue to consider you my friends.”