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Master Gichin Funakoshi THE VALUE OF KARATE Those
who follow Karate-do must never forsake a humble mind and gentle manner. The tremendous offensive and
defensive power of Karate-do is well known where one can defeat enemies with
a single attack. The value of
the art depends on the one applying it.
If its application is for good purpose, then the art is of great
value, but if it is misused, then there is no more harmful art than
karate. One who truly trains in
the art of Karate-do is never easily drawn into a fight. Karate is used only in those rare occasions
in which one must really defend one’s self. This situation is experienced possibly once in a lifetime
by an ordinary person, and therefore there may be an occasion to use karate
techniques only once or not at all.
In Karate-do, one’s individual goal might be improvement of his or her
health or training of his or her body to function efficiently. One might wish to develop total body
strength and coordination or to attain poise and spiritual fortitude. One who trains in Karate do strives
internally to train his or her mind to develop a clear conscience enabling
him or her to face the world truthfully, while externally developing
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SHOTOKAN KARATE - RULES TO LIVE BY Students of the Las Vegas Shotokan dojo live by Grand
Master Funakoshi's five precepts called Dojo Kun.
DOJO KUN The Five Precepts of Master Funakoshi Hitotsu. Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomu beshi Hitotsu. Makoto no michi o mamoru beshi Hitotsu. Doryoku no seishin o yashinau beshi Hitotsu. Reigi o omonzu beshi Hitotsu. Kekki no yu o imashimu beshi |
