Gichin Funakoshi Quotes and Sayings

“You must ignore the bad and adopt the good.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

“What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember for the rest of your life.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Listening #Body #Taught

“When there are no avenues of escape or one is caught even before any attempt to escape can be made, then for the first time the use of self-defense techniques should be considered. Even at times like these, do not show any intention of attacking, but first let the attacker become careless. At that time attack him concentrating one's whole strength in one blow to a vital point and in the moment of surprise, escape and seek shelter and help.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Blow #Self #Defense

“Try to do exactly as you are taught without complaining or quibbling.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Trying #Complaining #Taught

“Think of everyday life as karate training.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Thinking #Everyday #Training

“Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata in karate is useless.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Useless #Emergencies #Karate

“Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Beginners #Body #Natural

“Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Water #Return #Heat

“One whose spirit and mental strength have been strengthened by sparring with a never-say-die attitude should find no challenge too great to handle. One who has undergone long years of physical pain and mental agony to learn one punch, one kick, should be able to face any task, no matter how difficult, and carry it through to the end. A person like this can truly be said to have learned karate.”
-- Gichin Funakoshi

#Pain #Attitude #Years