The most important are the eyes. In a fight if you look down out of fear you'll certainly be defeated — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
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. — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical exercise and… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
A man who understands decorum and the courtesies is a great treasure; I hope to train and send into society as many such men… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Studying the martial Way is like climbing a cliff: keep going forward without rest. Resting is not permissible because it causes recessions to old… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
The fastest way to attain courage is to follow the chosen Way and be willing to abandon life itself for the sake of justice. — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Personal greed and egoism are things that cause human beings to forget respect for others and to violate rules that have been established for… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
The most significant life is the one lived on the basis of a personal sense of justice and the desire to see justice realized… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Aspirations must be pure and free of selfishness. Arising from the depths of the soul, aspirations are spiritual demands penetrating all of a human… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
One becomes a beginner after 1000 days of training. One becomes a master after 10,000 days of practice. — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate. — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Human beings are capable of virtually limitless degradation; they are also capable of virtually limitless improvement and achievement. Success depends on goals and on… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered. — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
