All things Quote by Gichin Funakoshi

“Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . .”

— Soke behzad Ahmadi

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

— Mas Oyama

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.

— Gichin Funakoshi

Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the…

— Gichin Funakoshi

Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with rei.

— Gichin Funakoshi

It is important that karate can be practiced by the young and old, men and women alike. That is, since there is no need…

— Gichin Funakoshi

One of the most striking features of karate is that it may be engaged in by anybody, young or old, strong or weak, male…

— Gichin Funakoshi

Think of everyday life as karate training.

— Gichin Funakoshi

No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and…

— Gichin Funakoshi

Karate begins and ends with courtesy.

— Gichin Funakoshi

The spirit of karate practice and the elements of training are applicable to each and every aspect of our daily lives.

— Gichin Funakoshi

There is no place in contemporary Karate-do for different schools. Some instructors, I know, claim to have invented new and unusual kata, and so…

— Gichin Funakoshi

In karate, hitting, thrusting, and kicking are not the only methods, throwing techniques and pressure against joints are included … all these techniques should…

— Gichin Funakoshi

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…

— Gichin Funakoshi

There is no first strike in Karate.

— Gichin Funakoshi