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

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.

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.

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

In the martial arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve.

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.

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.