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

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.

The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become an object of an attack is an indication that there was an opening in one's guard, and the important thing is to be on guard at all times.

There is no first strike in Karate.

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

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 in karate is useless.

Karate begins and ends with courtesy.