Top 44 Gichin Funakoshi Quotes
#1. 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
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#2. In time of grave public crisis, one must have the courage to face a million and one opponents.
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#3. 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.
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#4. Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state
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#6. Don't pretend to be a great master and don't try to show off your strength.
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#7. Students of any art, including Karate-do must never forget the cultivation of the mind and the body.
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#9. The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.
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#10. Karate is a technique that permits one to defend himself with his bare hands and fists without weapons.
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#11. Inner mental technique is more important than the physical one.
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#12. To practice kata is not to memorize an order. Find the katas that work for you, understand them, digest them & stick with them for life.
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#13. Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.
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#14. Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata in karate is useless.
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#15. What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember for the rest of your life.
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#17. Karate is like boiling water, if you do not heat it constantly, it will cool.
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#18. When you leave your home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you (it is your behavior that invites trouble from them).
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#19. Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning.
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#20. Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses ... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.
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#22. 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.
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#23. When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate
it is life.
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#24. Any man will be able, after sufficient practice, to accomplish remarkable feats of strength, but he may go only so far and no farther. There is a limit to human physical strength that no one can exceed.
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#25. 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.
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#27. 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.
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#28. Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.
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#30. When two tigers fight, one is certain to be maimed, and one to die.
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#33. The correct understanding of Karate and its proper use is Karate-do. One who truly trains in this do [way] and actually understands Karate-do is never easily drawn into a fight.
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#34. Put Karate into your everyday living, that is how you will see true beauty.
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#36. When you are learning a new technique, practice it wholeheartedly until you truly understand it.
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#37. Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.
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#38. 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.
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#39. Remember that you must always have a deep regard for courtesy, and you must be respectful and obedient toward your seniors.
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#40. Try to do exactly as you are taught without complaining or quibbling.
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#41. No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life.
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#42. 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.
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#43. In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.
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#44. You must be deadly serious in training. When I say that, I do not mean that you should be reasonably diligent or moderately in earnest. I mean that your opponent must always be present in your mind, whether you sit or stand or walk or raise your arms.
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