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Never forget: karate begins with rei and ends with rei (Rei means courtesy or respect, and is represented in karate by bowing) |
| 2. |
There is no first attack in karate |
| 3. |
Karate supports righteousness |
| 4. |
First understand yourself, then understand others |
| 5. |
The art of developing the mind is more important than the art of applying technique |
| 6. |
The mind needs to be freed |
| 7. |
Trouble is born of negligence |
| 8. |
Do not think karate belongs only in the dojo |
| 9. |
Karate training requires a lifetime |
| 10. |
Transform everything into karate; therein lies its exquisiteness |
| 12. |
Genuine karate is like hot water; it cools down if you do not keep on heating it |
| 12. |
Do not think of winning; you must think of not losing |
| 13. |
Transform yourself according to the opponent |
| 14. |
The outcome of the fight depends on one's control |
| 15. |
Imagine one's arms and legs as swords |
| 16. |
Once you leave the shelter of home, there are a million enemies |
| 17. |
Postures are for the beginner; later they are natural positions |
| 18. |
Do the kata correctly; the real fight is a different matter |
| 19. |
Do not forget control of the dynamics of power, the elasticity of the body and the speed of the technique |
| 20. |
Always be good at the application of everything that you have learned.
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