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Twenty Precepts of Karate-Do


1 Never forget: Karate begins with rei and ends with rei.
(rei has the meaning of courtesy, respect)
2 There is no first hand in Karate.
(There is no first attack in Karate)
3 Karate supports righteousness.
4 First understand yourself, then understand others.
5 The art of the mind is more important than the art of technique.
6 The mind needs to be freed.
7 Trouble is born of negligence.
8 Trouble is born of negligence.
9 The training of Karate requires a lifetime.
10 Transform everything into Karate; there lies the exquisiteness.
11 Genuine Karate is like hot water; it cools down if you do not keep on heating it.
12 Do not have an idea of winning, while the idea of not losing is necessary.
13 Transform yourself according to the opponent.
14 The outcome of the fight all depends on the maneuvre.
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 the control of the dynamics (of power), the elasticity (of body) and the speed (of technique).
20 Always be good at the application of everything that you learned.