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.

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.

One becomes a beginner after 1000 days of training. One becomes a master after 10,000 days of practice.

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

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.

Although it is important to study and train for skill in techniques, for the man who wishes to truly accomplish the way of budo, it is important to makehis whole life in training and therefore not aiming for skill and strength alone, but also for spiritual attainment.

1-2 out of every 100 students reach Black Belt and of those only 1 out of every 1,000 achieves his 2nd Dan