This was a revolutionary event since karate, which had developed in a small region like Okinawa, was certified as a Japanese martial art, but at the same its significance was tainted by the fact that karate was categorized as one variety of judo/jujutsu and by the humiliating condition that karate ranks and titles should be judged by judo experts.
これは沖縄という一地方から発祥した唐手が晴れて日本の武道として認められた画期的な出来事だったが、一方でこの時、唐手は「柔道・柔術」の一部門とされ、唐手の称号審査も柔道家が行うという屈辱的な条件を含んでいた。