“Karate goes beyond the dojo” is the eighth of the twenty precepts of karate written by Gichin Funakoshi. This precept is written in Japanese as "一、道場のみの空手と思ふな...
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“Karate is a lifelong pursuit" or "karate training lasts a lifetime" is the ninth of the twenty precepts of karate written by Gichin Funakoshi. The Japanese version of this precept is...
Precept 10: Apply the Way of Karate to All Things, Therein Lies Its Beauty
“Apply the way of karate to all things, therein lies its beauty” is the tenth of the twenty precepts of karate written by Gichin Funakoshi. The Japanese version of this precept is...
Precept 11: Karate Is Like Boiling Water: Without Heat, It Returns to Its Tepid State
“Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to its tepid state” is the eleventh of the twenty precepts of karate written by Gichin Funakoshi. The Japanese version of this precept...
Precept 12: Do Not Think of Winning, Think, Rather, of Not Losing
"Do not think of winning. Think, rather, of not losing" (一、勝つ考は持つな負けぬ考は必要 Hitotsu, katsu kangae wa motsuna; makenu kangae wa hitsuyō) is the twelfth of the twenty...
"Make adjustments according to your opponent" (敵に因って轉化せよ, Teki ni yotte tenka seyo) is the thirteenth of the twenty precepts of karate written by Gichin Funakoshi. In a...