Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end.

It is important that karate can be practiced by the young and old, men and women alike.

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

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 observed in daily life.

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.

Apply the way of karate to all things. Therein lies its beauty.

Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with rei.