Aiming for 'World Peace' through the Realization of 'Kyo-i-tai', a Society Where Diversity Coexists: New Soccer Club 'FC Onito Kurashiki' Officially Launches!
FC Onito Kurashiki, a new soccer club aiming for the J-League, has launched in Kurashiki City. Moving away from a win-at-all-costs mentality, it aims to create a new society ('Kyo-i-tai') by integrating sports, culture, and education.
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FC Onito Kurashiki, a new soccer club based in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, aiming to join the J-League, has officially launched. Having established ONITO Sports and Culture Lab Co., Ltd. as its operating company, we will build a unique club that transcends the boundaries of a mere professional sports club by integrating sports, culture, and education.
■ 'FC Onito Kurashiki': The Challenge of the 'Demon' that Gives Courage to the Community
While being a soccer club, FC Onito Kurashiki lists 'World Peace' as its raison d'être. For the club's symbol, we did not choose 'Momotaro', the hero of this region, but intentionally chose 'Ura (demon)', who has been considered the villain. This is based on the idea that forcing one side's justice and merely defeating the opponent is not the only correct answer. We explore the collision of different values and cultures not as a conflict, but as a potential for coexistence.
We aim to become the hub of a new social model called 'Kyo-i-tai' (co-different body), shifting from a highly homogeneous 'community' that excludes foreign elements, to one that accepts different existences and connects loosely.
■ Philosophy on the Pitch: Introduction of the Cutting-Edge Theory 'Ecological Approach'
To embody a 'culture where diverse personalities coexist' on the pitch, we have introduced the global motor learning theory 'Ecological Approach' as our academy's philosophy. Instead of a coach feeding 'one correct answer' step-by-step, we emphasize the process where the players themselves discover the most suitable solution from the situation. This is driven by the 'interaction of three constraints': the individual player's different body and senses (individual constraints), rules (task constraints), and external factors (environmental constraints).
This approach, which 'respects diverse solutions,' is also 'living education' for surviving in an unpredictable society.
Emblem of FC Onito Kurashiki / Official character 'Urya'
■ Escaping the Dependent Model: The 'Front' and 'Back' Dual-Engine Concept
FC Onito Kurashiki aims to break away from conventional sports business that depends solely on the team's wins and losses. The 'Front Face' pursues victory and aims for the top within existing values, while the 'Back Face' establishes deep and wide roots as an independent IP (Intellectual Property) business in diverse areas such as music, fashion, and art, not just soccer. Centered around the operating corporation, ONITO Sports and Culture Lab, this autonomous cycle (flywheel) of the 'Front' and 'Back' builds a resilient club structure that garners support regardless of match results and expands the entertainment ecosystem of the entire region.
■ As a Source of 'Heat' to Create the Region's Future
'ONITO Sports and Culture Lab'. This name embodies our trust in the infinite possibilities we harbor for this region and our determination to pioneer a new era.
We aspire to be a 'Lab' that creates new value for the entire region by fusing the power of 'Sports' symbolized by FC Onito Kurashiki, the 'Culture' woven by the history and people of the region, and the 'Learning (Education)' indispensable for surviving the coming era.
■ Sports as the Ultimate Venue for 'Living Education'
What we want to convey through sports is not just the joy of winning. A heart that boldly challenges, the ability to collaborate with peers, a spirit of discipline, and respect for opponents and rules. These noble spirits born on the pitch are exactly the 'power to live' that children need to pioneer the future and thrive in society. We are convinced that sports can be the ultimate educational venue to nurture the mind and body, something that cannot be learned from textbooks alone.
■ Culture as the Source of the Region's 'Pride and Individuality'
In Kurashiki, a place breathing with history and culture, we want to create a new 'culture' centered around sports. When traditional festivals, art, culture, and sports intersect, a new local charm is born. The experience at the stadium connects with local culture and history, becoming a place for multi-generational interaction. This deepens attachment to the region and fosters 'pride' among the people living here. Using sports as a catalyst, we will become bearers who rediscover the region's unique culture and pass it on to the future. This will lead to the realization of an independent and distinctive local community.
■ Co-creating New Value with the Community
Sports, education, and culture. These are not independent. By mutually influencing and blending with each other, unprecedented new 'heat' and 'value' are generated. We want to be the 'catalyst' lab for that. Unafraid of trial and error, we learn together, create together, and grow together with local residents, companies, government, and educational institutions. That process itself will color the region more richly and vividly.
■ 'FC Onito Kurashiki': The Challenge of the 'Demon' that Gives Courage to the Community
While being a soccer club, FC Onito Kurashiki lists 'World Peace' as its raison d'être. For the club's symbol, we did not choose 'Momotaro', the hero of this region, but intentionally chose 'Ura (demon)', who has been considered the villain. This is based on the idea that forcing one side's justice and merely defeating the opponent is not the only correct answer. We explore the collision of different values and cultures not as a conflict, but as a potential for coexistence.
We aim to become the hub of a new social model called 'Kyo-i-tai' (co-different body), shifting from a highly homogeneous 'community' that excludes foreign elements, to one that accepts different existences and connects loosely.
■ Philosophy on the Pitch: Introduction of the Cutting-Edge Theory 'Ecological Approach'
To embody a 'culture where diverse personalities coexist' on the pitch, we have introduced the global motor learning theory 'Ecological Approach' as our academy's philosophy. Instead of a coach feeding 'one correct answer' step-by-step, we emphasize the process where the players themselves discover the most suitable solution from the situation. This is driven by the 'interaction of three constraints': the individual player's different body and senses (individual constraints), rules (task constraints), and external factors (environmental constraints).
This approach, which 'respects diverse solutions,' is also 'living education' for surviving in an unpredictable society.
Emblem of FC Onito Kurashiki / Official character 'Urya'
■ Escaping the Dependent Model: The 'Front' and 'Back' Dual-Engine Concept
FC Onito Kurashiki aims to break away from conventional sports business that depends solely on the team's wins and losses. The 'Front Face' pursues victory and aims for the top within existing values, while the 'Back Face' establishes deep and wide roots as an independent IP (Intellectual Property) business in diverse areas such as music, fashion, and art, not just soccer. Centered around the operating corporation, ONITO Sports and Culture Lab, this autonomous cycle (flywheel) of the 'Front' and 'Back' builds a resilient club structure that garners support regardless of match results and expands the entertainment ecosystem of the entire region.
■ As a Source of 'Heat' to Create the Region's Future
'ONITO Sports and Culture Lab'. This name embodies our trust in the infinite possibilities we harbor for this region and our determination to pioneer a new era.
We aspire to be a 'Lab' that creates new value for the entire region by fusing the power of 'Sports' symbolized by FC Onito Kurashiki, the 'Culture' woven by the history and people of the region, and the 'Learning (Education)' indispensable for surviving the coming era.
■ Sports as the Ultimate Venue for 'Living Education'
What we want to convey through sports is not just the joy of winning. A heart that boldly challenges, the ability to collaborate with peers, a spirit of discipline, and respect for opponents and rules. These noble spirits born on the pitch are exactly the 'power to live' that children need to pioneer the future and thrive in society. We are convinced that sports can be the ultimate educational venue to nurture the mind and body, something that cannot be learned from textbooks alone.
■ Culture as the Source of the Region's 'Pride and Individuality'
In Kurashiki, a place breathing with history and culture, we want to create a new 'culture' centered around sports. When traditional festivals, art, culture, and sports intersect, a new local charm is born. The experience at the stadium connects with local culture and history, becoming a place for multi-generational interaction. This deepens attachment to the region and fosters 'pride' among the people living here. Using sports as a catalyst, we will become bearers who rediscover the region's unique culture and pass it on to the future. This will lead to the realization of an independent and distinctive local community.
■ Co-creating New Value with the Community
Sports, education, and culture. These are not independent. By mutually influencing and blending with each other, unprecedented new 'heat' and 'value' are generated. We want to be the 'catalyst' lab for that. Unafraid of trial and error, we learn together, create together, and grow together with local residents, companies, government, and educational institutions. That process itself will color the region more richly and vividly.