Always remember that the true meaning of Budo is that soft overcomes hard, small overcomes large.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Sice Karate exists for cultivating the spirit and training the body, it must be a moral way surpassing mere techniques.