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Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.

Students of any art, including Karate-do must never forget the cultivation of the mind and the body.

Karate is a technique that permits one to defend himself with his bare hands and fists without weapons.

Karate is like boiling water, if you do not heat it constantly, it will cool.

Always be ready to release your mind.

You must ignore the bad and adopt the good.

Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state

To practice kata is not to memorize an order. Find the katas that work for you, understand them, digest them & stick with them for life.

In time of grave public crisis, one must have the courage to face a million and one opponents.

When you are learning a new technique, practice it wholeheartedly until you truly understand it.

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.

Put Karate into your everyday living, that is how you will see true beauty.

To search for the old is to understand the new.

Don't pretend to be a great master and don't try to show off your strength.

In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.

When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate
it is life.

Karate begins and ends with courtesy.

Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.

Remember that you must always have a deep regard for courtesy, and you must be respectful and obedient toward your seniors.

When you leave your home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you (it is your behavior that invites trouble from them).

Try to do exactly as you are taught without complaining or quibbling.

Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with rei.

There is no first strike in Karate.

One of the most striking features of karate is that it may be engaged in by anybody, young or old, strong or weak, male or female.

Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses ... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.

Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning.

Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end.

Only a true weakling is capable of true courage.

Inner mental technique is more important than the physical one.

When two tigers fight, one is certain to be maimed, and one to die.

Think of everyday life as karate training.