Karate Quotes

• Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.

  Dave Barry

  Movie, Sports, Art

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Karate is like boiling water, if you do not heat it constantly, it will cool.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Water, Heat, Boiling

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• You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning karate is not very different from learning a dance. You will never have reached the heart of the matter; you will have failed to grasp the quintessence of karate-do.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Moving, Heart, Hands

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• Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Art, Ends, Martial Arts

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• No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Art, Humanity, Important

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• Even after many years, kata practice is never finished, for there is always something new to be learned about executing a movement.

  Shoshin Nagamine

  Years, Practice, Movement

  Shoshin Nagamine (2011). “Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do”, p.26, Tuttle Publishing

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• When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate -- it is life.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Thinking, Looks, Remember

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• The best fighter is never angry.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Yoga

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• One of the most striking features of karate is that it may be engaged in by anybody, young or old, strong or weak, male or female.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Strong, Males, Female

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• Karate-do strives internally to train the mind to develop a clear conscience, enabling one to face the world honestly, while externally developing strength to the point where one may overcome even ferocious wild animals. Mind and technique become one in true karate.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Animal, Mind, Technique

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• We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.

  Archilochus

  Wisdom, Fall, Warrior

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  It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Humility, Justice, Mind

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• You have the power to fulfill your dreams!

  Tae Yun Kim

  Dream, Your Dreams

  Tae Yun Kim (1994). “The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within”

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• Put Karate into your everyday living, that is how you will see true beauty.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Art, Everyday, True Beauty

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• Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class.

  Choi Hong Hi

  Art, Pain, Class

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• Karate is for life, not points.

  David Walker

  Art, Martial Arts

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• Karate begins and ends with courtesy.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Courtesy, Ends

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• Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.

  Laozi

  Spiritual, Wisdom, Self Esteem

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

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Lying, Character, Perfection

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• Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Character, Perfection, Faithful

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• I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• Karate's a very boring sport, but when you know the technique you can go further and further.

  Jean-Claude Van Damme

  Sports, Technique, Boring

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Art, Practice, Seriousness

  Gichin Funakoshi (1994). “Karate-dō Nyūmon: The Master Introductory Text”, p.43, Kodansha International

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• The spirit of karate practice and the elements of training are applicable to each and every aspect of our daily lives.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Thinking, Everyday, Training

  "Karate-dō Nyūmon: The Master Introductory Text".

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