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Gichin Funakoshi Quotes

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Apply the way of karate to all things. Therein lies its beauty  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) In time of grave public crisis, one must have the courage to face a million and one opponents  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Karate-do strives internally to train the mind to develop a clear conscience, enabling one to face the world honestly, while externally developing strength to the point where one may overcome even ferocious wild animals. Mind and technique become one in true karate  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning karate is not very different from learning a dance. You will never have reached the heart of the matter; you will have failed to grasp the quintessence of karate-do  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Always be ready to release your mind  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Only a true weakling is capable of true courage  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) First know yourself, then know others  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Inner mental technique is more important than the physical one  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Karate is like boiling water, if you do not heat it constantly, it will cool  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) The «way», who will pass it on straight and well?  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Think of everyday life as karate training  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) You must ignore the bad and adopt the good  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it’s tepid state  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Karate begins and ends with courtesy  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) When two tigers fight, one is certain to be maimed, and one to die  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Try to do exactly as you are taught without complaining or quibbling  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) When you are learning a new technique, practice it wholeheartedly until you truly understand it  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) To practice kata is not to memorize an order. Find the katas that work for you, understand them, digest them and stick with them for life  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become an object of an attack is an indication that there was an opening in one’s guard, and the important thing is to be on guard at all times  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Don’t pretend to be a great master and don’t try to show off your strength  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) True karate is this: that in daily life one’s mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) It is important that karate can be practiced by the young and old, men and women alike  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) One of the most striking features of karate is that it may be engaged in by anybody, young or old, strong or weak, male or female  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) It is important that karate can be practiced by the young and old, men and women alike. That is, since there is no need for a special training place, equipment, or an opponent, a flexibility in training is provided such that the physically and spiritually weak individual can develop his body and mind so gradually and naturally that he himself may not even realize his own great progress  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) In the past, it was expected that about three years were required to learn a single kata, and usually even an expert of considerable skill would only know three, or at most five, kata  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes) In karate, hitting, thrusting, and kicking are not the only methods, throwing techniques and pressure against joints are included … all these techniques should be studied referring to basic kata  (Gichin Funakoshi Quotes)
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