Failure Quote by Gichin Funakoshi

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

— Gichin Funakoshi

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.

— Gichin Funakoshi

To live each day as though one's last, never flustered, never apathetic, never attitudinizing - here is the perfection of character.

— Marcus Aurelius

For every one step that you take in the pursuit of higher knowledge, take three steps in the perfection of your own character

— Rudolf Steiner

Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.

— Marcus Aurelius

The purpose of Zen is the perfection of character.

— Yamada Koun

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

— 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

There is no first strike in Karate.

— 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

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

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