Each of us has his cowardice. Each of us is afraid to lose, afraid to die. But hanging back is the way to remain a coward for life. The Way to find courage is to seek it on the field of conflict. And the sure way to victory is willingness to risk one's own life.

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.

A man who understands decorum and the courtesies is a great treasure; I hope to train and send into society as many such men as I can.

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his life to, I would answer: training. Train more than you sleep.

Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate.

Personal greed and egoism are things that cause human beings to forget respect for others and to violate rules that have been established for the sake of peace and friendship.

Aspirations must be pure and free of selfishness. Arising from the depths of the soul, aspirations are spiritual demands penetrating all of a human life and making it possible for a person to die for their sake. A person without aspirations is like a ship without a rudder or a horse without a bridle. Aspirations give consistent order to life.