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.

One whose spirit and mental strength have been strengthened by sparring with a never-say-die attitude should find no challenge too great to handle. One who has undergone long years of physical pain and mental agony to learn one punch, one kick, should be able to face any task, no matter how difficult, and carry it through to the end. A person like this can truly be said to have learned karate.

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

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.

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

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 devoted utterly to the cause of justice.

In the past, it was expected that about three years were required to learn a single kata, and usually even an expert of considerable skill would only know three, or at most five, kata.