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

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.

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

The heart of our karate is real fighting.There can be no proof without real fighting. Without proof there is no trust. Without trust there is no respect. This is a definition in the world of martial arts.

The most significant life is the one lived on the basis of a personal sense of justice and the desire to see justice realized everywhere.

The most important are the eyes. In a fight if you look down out of fear you'll certainly be defeated

Subjecting yourself to vigourous training is more for the sake of forging a resolute spirit that can vanquish the self than it is for developing a strong body.