I realized that perseverence and step-by-step progress are the only ways to reach a goal along a chosen path.

I realized that perseverence and step-by-step progress are the only ways to reach a goal along a chosen path.

If you do not overcome your tendency to give up easily, your life leads to nothing.

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

My Way is the Way of Karate, which is also the Way of humanity, and which is consequently related to the Way of Heaven.

It is possible for even the smallest of accolades of achievement to be truly worthwhile without tears and toil?

Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical exercise and half spiritual. The karateist who has given the necessary years of exercise and meditation is a tranquil person. He is unafraid. He can even be calm in a burning building.