There is no such thing as perfect karate. (Quote by - Richard Amos)

Karate-do may be referred to as the conflict within yourself, or a life-long marathon which can be won only through self-discipline, hard training, and your own creative efforts. (Quote by - Shoshin Nagamine)

Karate-Do is a lifetime study. (Quote by - Kenwa Mabuni)

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick. ( Quote by - Bruce Lee)

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill. (Quote by - Sun-Tsu ~The Art of War)

Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. (Quote by - Lao-tzu, Tao Te Ching)

When i was a young man, many people blocked with their face (Quote by - Enoeda Keinosuke)

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. (Quote by - Gichin Funakoshi)

There is no first attack in karate. (Quote by - Funakoshi Gichin)

To be trained in karate is something because karate is a vicious thing. If you are any good at it, you can kill somebody with it. It is a vicious way to fight. (Quote by - Thomas Foran)

Karate is about discipline and the first discipline is showing up for class. (Quote by - Carter-sensei)

No matter how you may excel in the art of te, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life. (Quote by - Teijunsoku)

Even after many years, kata practice is never finished, for there is always something new to be learned about executing a movement. (Quote by - Shoshin Nagamine)

Karate begins and ends with courtesy. (Quote by - Gichin Funakoshi)

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. (Quote by - Lao-Tzu)

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom (Quote by - Lao-tzu, Tao Te Ching)

Karate-do is definitely a martial way, and its identity lies in do or principles. Any martial art without proper training of the mind turns into beastly behavior. (Quote by - Shoshin Nagamine)

Using no way as way. Having no limitation as limitation. (Quote by - Bruce Lee)

Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick. (Quote by - Bruce Lee)

Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world. (Quote by - Dave Barry)

When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate -- it is life. (Quote by - Gichin Funakoshi)

A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately. (Quote by - Chotoku Kyan)

The ultimate aim of the art of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the characters of its participants. (Quote by - Gichin Funakoshi)

To practice kata is not to memorize an order. You must find the kata that work for you, understand them, digest them and stick with them for life. (Quote by - Gichin Funakoshi)