"There is no first strike in karate" (一、空手に先手なし Hitotsu, karate ni sente nashi) is the second of the 20 precepts that Gichin Funakoshi wrote to guide his students in the...
Category: Philosophy
Gichin Funakoshi's third precept "karate stands on the side of justice" (一、空手は義の補け Hitotsu, karate wa, gi no tasuke) naturally follows the second precept "there is no first strike...
"First know yourself, then know others" (一、先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ Hitotsu, mazu jiko o shire, shikashite ta o shire) is the fourth of the twenty precepts that Gichin Funakoshi...
"Mentality over technique" (一、技術より心術 Hitotsu, gijutsu yori shinjutsu) is the fifth of the twenty precepts that Gichin Funakoshi wrote to guide his students in their martial arts and...
"The Mind Must Be Set Free" (一、心は放たん事を要す Hitotsu, kokoro wa hanatan koto o yōsu) is the sixth of the twenty precepts that Gichin Funakoshi wrote to guide his students in their...
“Calamity springs from carelessness” is the seventh of the twenty precepts that Gichin Funakoshi wrote to guide his students in their martial arts and character development. This seventh...