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

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

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.

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

A student well versed in even one technique will naturally see corresponding points in other techniques. A upper level punch, a lower punch, a front punch and a reverse punch are all essentially the same. Looking over thirty-odd kata, he should be able to see that they are essentially variations on just a handful.

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

The spirit of karate practice and the elements of training are applicable to each and every aspect of our daily lives.