"There is no first strike in Karate." — Gichin Funakoshi
"There is no first strike in Karate."
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45 Quotes by Gichin Funakoshi
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- In the past, it was expected that about three years were required to learn a single kata, and usually even…
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- A student well versed in even one technique will naturally see corresponding points in other techniques. A upper level punch,…
- Any man will be able, after sufficient practice, to accomplish remarkable feats of strength, but he may go only so…
- You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and…
- Karate begins and ends with courtesy.
- No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important…
- Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end.
- When two tigers fight, one is certain to be maimed, and one to die.
- Hoping to see karate included in the universal physical education taught in our public schools, I set about revising the…
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