Until the day I die, I never want to be separated from my dogi; I never want to cease my training efforts in the dojo.

One must try, everyday, to expand one's limits.

Reading good books implants good ideas in the mind, develops good aspirations, and leads to the cultivation of good friends.

A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered.

Courtesy should be apparent in all our actions and words and in all aspects of daily life. But be courtesy, I do not mean rigid, cold formality. Courtesy in the truest sense is selfless concern for the welfare and physical and mental comfort of the other person.

I have not permitted myself to be ignorant of any martial art that exists. Why? Such ignorance is a disgrace to someone who follows the path of the martial arts.

If you have confidence in your own words, aspirations, thoughts, and actions and do your very best, you will have no need to regret the outcome of what you do. Fear and trembling are lot of the person who, while stinting effort, hopes that everything will come out precisely as he wants.