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| The Twenty Precepts of Karate by Master Funakoshi Gichin |
| Even before he formed the Japan Karate Association (JKA) Master Funakoshi Gichin gave to karate the twenty precepts of karate. These should be read and understood by every karate-ka. They are the foundations from which all karate has been bourne and of which, along with the Dojo-Kun, every JKA student must learn and understand. |
- Never forget: karate begins with rei and ends with rei (Rei means courtesy or respect, and is represented in karate by bowing)
- There is no first attack in karate
- Karate supports righteousness
- First understand yourself, then understand others
- The art of developing the mind is more important than the art of applying technique
- The mind needs to be freed
- Trouble is born of negligence
- Do not think karate belongs only in the dojo
- Karate training requires a lifetime
- Transform everything into karate; therein lies its exquisiteness
- Genuine karate is like hot water; it cools down if you do not keep on heating it
- Do not think of winning; you must think of not losing
- Transform yourself according to the opponent
- The outcome of the fight depends on one's control
- Imagine one's arms and legs as swords
- Once you leave the shelter of home, there are a million enemies
- Postures are for the beginner; later they are natural positions
- Do the kata correctly; the real fight is a different matter
- Do not forget control of the dynamics of power, the elasticity of the body and the speed of the technique
- Always be good at the application of everything that you have learned.
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