You must ignore the bad and adopt the good.

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

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.

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

You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning karate is not very different from learning a dance. You will never have reached the heart of the matter; you will have failed to grasp the quintessence of karate-do.

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.

To practice kata is not to memorize an order. Find the katas that work for you, understand them, digest them & stick with them for life.