Spirit first, technique second.
You must ignore the bad and adopt the good. - Gichin Funakoshi
You must ignore the bad and adopt the good.
- Gichin Funakoshi
To search for the old is to understand the new. - Gichin Funakoshi
To search for the old is to understand the new.
In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose. - Gichin Funakoshi
In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.
The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. - Gichin Funakoshi
The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.
Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour. - Gichin Funakoshi
Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.
Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata i… - Gichin Funakoshi
Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata i…
Spirit first, technique second. - Gichin Funakoshi
True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devo… - Gichin Funakoshi
True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devo…
No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as… - Gichin Funakoshi
No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as…
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