Karate Quotes

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

Gichin Funakoshi

To practice kata is not to memorize an order. You must find the kata that work for you, understand them, digest them and stick with them for life.

Gichin Funakoshi

There is no such thing as perfect karate.

Richard Amos

 

There is no first attack in karate.

Gichin Funakoshi

 

Each one of us starts Karate with some particular reason: to be a good fighter, to keep in good shape, to protect oneself. I wanted to become very strong myself when I first began. But Karate training soon teaches that real strength is facing oneself strictly, with severe eyes. This is the first condition of martial arts training. Therefore, all SKA members must be strong inwardly but quite gentle to others. As we train together, each contributing to a good atmosphere, let's try to bring out that serious strong mentality from deep inside.  ~ Tsutomu Ohshima

“The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed in battle.”- Unknown

"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class." - Choi, Hong Hi

“Only a warrior chooses pacifism; others are condemned to it.” - Unknown

“We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.” - Unknown

"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius

"Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda

“Karate is about discipline, and the first discipline is showing up for class.”