Karate is a fighting art. You must train with deep seriousness from the first day. Each

punch, block or kick must be delivered with the power of your entire body in unison. No

matter how much time you devote to training,-months or years- if your training consists of

no more than moving your arms and legs, you may as well be dancing; you will never

understand the true meaning of karate. When your instructor tells you to do something, do it

exactly as you are taught without complaining. Only those students unwilling to face up to

themselves resort to complaining. Cultivate a deep respect for courtesy, tradition and

discipline. These elements are not confined to the dojo. At home one is respectful and

obedient to parents; at school to teachers; at work to superiors and in the military to

officers...so it is true in Karate-Do and life. Think of everyday life as karate training. Do not

think of karate as belonging only in the dojo or only as a method of fighting. The spirit of

karate training is applicable to each and every aspect of our daily lives. The indomitable

spirit born of bearing down and gritting your teeth against the pain of a thousand kicks, or

blinking sweat from your eyes from doing kata over and over will serve you well in

everyday life. One whose spiritual and mental strength have been forged by hard training

will face any challenge with a .Can Do. attitude. One who has undergone long hours of hard

physical training and mental agony to learn one technique can face any task...and carry it

through to a successful conclusion. When you have done this, you can truly say that you

have begun to understand the true way.

"Hear and Forget...See and Remember...Do and Understand.