new, dojo kun spoken (times 2)
Sensei Nakayama
To Seek Perfection of Character
To be Faithful
To Endeavour
To Respect Others
To Refrain from Violent Behavior
Never forget: karate begins with rei
and ends with rei.
rei has the meaning of courtesy, respect
There is no first hand in karate
(there is no first attack in karate
Karate supports righteousness
First understand yourself, then understand others
The art of mind is more important than the art of technique
The mind needs to be freed
Trouble is born of negligence
Do not think karate is only in the dojo
The training of karate requires a lifetime
Transform everything into karate, there lies the exquisiteness
Genuine karate is like hot water, it cools down if you
do not keep on heating it
Do not have and idea of winning, while the idea of not losing is necessary
Transform yourself according to the opponent
The outcome of the fight all depends on the manoeuvre
Imagine one's arms and legs as swords
Once you leave the shelter of home, there are a million enemies
Postures are for the beginner, later they are natural positions
Do the kata correctly, the real fight is a different matter
Do not forget the control of the dynamics (power), the elasticity (of body) and
the speed (of technique)
Always be good at the application of everything that you have learned.