“Do not fall into the trap of thinking that just because a kata begins to the left that the opponent is attacking from the left.”
"Karate is a lifetime study."
- Kenwa Mabuni
Personal Growth
""Karate is a lifetime study.""
- Kenwa Mabuni
Personal Growth
"A kata is not fixed or immoveable. Like water, it’s ever changing and fits itself to the shape of the vessel containing it. However, kata are not some kind of beautiful competitive dance, but a grand martial art of self-defense – which determines life and death."
- Kenwa Mabuni
Philosophy
"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."
- Touko Aozaki
Insight
"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"
- Steven Wright
Insight
"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."
- Jack
Insight