Art Quote by Shigeru Egami

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

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

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

The main thing Karate offers to me is a philosophy of life. The philosophy of Karate is respect and discipline. You give 100% of…

— Lyoto Machida

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

— Gichin Funakoshi

To be trained in karate is something because karate is a vicious thing. If you are any good at it, you can kill somebody…

— Thomas Foran

There are no styles of karate-do, just varying interpretations of its principles.

— Kenwa Mabuni

If you look at a lot of the best kicking footwork in the sport, karate has a huge influence. You can't be effective with…

— Frank Mir

Karate is a technique that permits one to defend himself with his bare hands and fists without weapons.

— Gichin Funakoshi

The karate that has been introduced to Tokyo is actually just a part of the whole. The fact that those who have learnt karate…

— Kenwa Mabuni

Karate's a very boring sport, but when you know the technique you can go further and further.

— Jean-Claude Van Damme

Karate-do is definitely a martial way, and its identity lies in do or principles. Any martial art without proper training of the mind turns…

— Shoshin Nagamine