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The Twenty Precepts of Gichin Funakoshi
Karate begins and ends with courtesy.
There is no first attack in karate.
Karate is an assistance to justice.
Know yourself before you know others.
Spirit before technique.
Be ready to free your mind.
Accidents come from inattention.
Karate training is not only in the dojo.
You will never stop learning karate.
Make karate part of your life.
Karate is like hot water. If not given continual heat, it will go cold.
Do not think you must win. Instead, think that you do not have to loose.
Victory depends on your ability to tell vulnerable points from invulnerable ones.
Move according to your opponent.
Think that your hands are feet are swords.
Be aware of your actions so as not to invite trouble.
First master low stances, then natural posture.
Practicing kata is no substitute for real fighting.
Do not forget: light and heavy application of power, expansion and contraction of the body,
slowness and speed of techniques.
Think of ways to apply these precepts every day.
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