Art Quote by Gichin Funakoshi

Apply the way of karate to all things. Therein lies its beauty.

— 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

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

— Gichin Funakoshi

The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion.

— Mas Oyama

You start karate, you don't stop it.

— Ashley Judd

You need at least six or seven years to understand the philosophy and concentration of karate to know to clean your spirit of everything…

— Jean-Claude Van Damme

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

It is important that karate can be practiced by the young and old, men and women alike.

— Gichin Funakoshi

You don't 'practice' martial arts; it's more like a way of life.

— Rza

As a martial artist you have to be truthful about yourself so you can approach your training properly and get better.

— Frank Mir

I don't know karate. I do know I'm crazy and I'm not afraid to use it

— Unknow

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…

— Gichin Funakoshi