Empty Hand - The Hall of Pine Waves Style

**Shotokan_Karate** · 3rd December 2007 02:02

Salaam everyone,

This thread, InshaAllah, is all about Shotokan Karate. No no, not me!

But the Martial Art that I practice.

OK, first things first...

Shoto Niju Kun (Shoto's 20 Precepts):

1. Karate-do wa rei ni hajimari, rei ni owaru koto wo wasurna.
(Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with courtesy.)

2. Karate ni sente nashi.
(There is no first attack in Karate.)

3. Karate wa gi no tasuke.
(Karate is an assistance to justice.)

4. Mazu jiko wo shire, shikoshute tao wo shire.
(Know yourself first, and then others.)

5. Gijutsu yori shinjutsu.
(Spirit first; techniques second.)

6. Kokoro wa hanatan koto wo yosu.
(Always be ready to release your mind.)

7. Wazawai wa getai ni shozu.
(Accidents come out of negligence.)

8. Dojo nomino karate to omou na.
(Do not think that Karate training is only in the dojo.)

9. Karate no shugyo wa issho de aru.
(It will take your entire life to learn Karate; there is no limit.)

10. Arai-yuru mono wo karate-ka seyo, soko ni myo-mi ari.
(Transform everything into Karate; therein lies its exquisiteness.)

11. Karate wa yu no goto shi taezu natsudo wo ataezareba moto no mizu ni kaeru.
(Karate is like hot water. If you do not give it heat constantly, it will again become cold water.)

12. Katsu kangae wa motsu na makenu kangae wa hitsuyo.
(Do not think that you have to win. Rather, think that you do not have to lose.)

13. Tekki ni yotte tenka seyo.
(Victory depends on your ability to distinguish vulnerable points from invulnerable ones.)

14. Tattakai wa kyo-jutsu no soju ikan ni ari.
(Move according to your opponent.)

15. Hito no te ashi wo ken to omoe.
(Think of the hands and feet as swords.)

16. Danshi mon wo izureba hyakuman no tekki ari.
(When you leave home, think that millions of opponents are waiting for you.)

17. Kamae wa shoshinsha ni ato wa shizentai.
(Low stance for beginners; natural stance for advanced students.)

18. Kata wa tadashiku jissen wa betsu mono.
(Practicing a kata is one thing, and engaging in a real fight is another.)

19. Chikara no kyojaku, karada no shinshuku, waza no kankyu wo wasaruna.
(Do not forget [1] strength and weakness of power, [2] stretching and contraction of the body, and [3] slowness and speed of techniques.)

20. Tsune ni shinen kufu seyo.
(Always devise ways to live the precepts every day.)

- Written by the Founder of Shotokan Karate-Do, Gichin Funakoshi.

Shotokan Dojo Kun:

Hitotsu - Jinkaku Kansei ni Tsutomuro Koto.
(One - Seek Perfection of Character)

Hitotsu - Makoto no Michi wo Mamoru Koto
(One - Defend the Path of Truth)

Hitotsu - Doryoku no Seishin o Yashinau Koto
(One - Endeavor to Excel)

Hitotsu - Reigi o Omonzuru Koto
(One - Display Courtesy and Respect)

Hitotsu - Kekki no Yu o Imashimuru Koto
(One - Refrain from Violent Behavior)

- Written by Master Gichin Funakoshi.

Click Here to listen to the Dojo Kun

- The Dojo Kun are the rules of the Dojo that have been passed down from Okinawan and Japanese Karate masters to the present day.