Morality. Never neglect courtesy and etiquette. From the Shitoryu’s Five-Way Spirit “Go Do Shin” By Ryuso Kenwa Mabuni
Once you acquire true wisdom and knowledge in Karatedo…
“Once you acquire true wisdom and knowledge in Karatedo, it now becomes your responsibility to share it”. ~ A.Tanzadeh 空手道において一度真の知恵と知識を習得したからには、それを分かつのは今や君の責任となる Ａ．タンザデ
Kunshi no Ken
Master Mabuni’s motto “Kunshi no Ken” which means to concentrate on cultivating one self to become a well rounded, respectful individual. The person who is able to accomplish this as well as to exercise good manners in all situations with … Continue reading
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Kanreki 還暦
60th birthday is called Kanreki (還暦) in Japanese. Kanreki is a starting of a new Cycle of life. This kanji, 還 (kan) means circulate and 暦 (reki) is a calendar and we can understand it as years. So kanreki literary … Continue reading
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Happy New Year 2020
The New Year has brought another chance for us to set things right and to open up a new chapter in our lives. On the road to success, the rule is always to look ahead. May you reach your destination … Continue reading
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Karate ‘Dojo Kun’
Everyone who trains in Shitoryu karate Canada must know the dojo kun. At the end of each training session—whether it be at the dojo, after class, or after a technical Seminar. The dojo kun is repeated all together by the … Continue reading
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The True Meaning of Karate
“The true meaning of Karate is respect, humility and a lifetime journey to the perfection of character”
The students don’t care how much you know until you know how much you care about them.
Les étudiants ne se soucient pas de savoir ce que vous savez, jusqu’à ce qu’ils sachent combien vous vous souciez d’eux. 生徒達は君がどれほど気にしているか知るまで君がどれだけ知っているか気にしていない.Students don’t care what you know, until they know how much you care about them.
“Until the very end, one needs action and momentum in order to almost reach perfection”. ~A.Tanzadeh
Practice Like you’ve never WON. Perform Like you’ve never LOST.
Practice Like you’ve never WON. Perform Like you’ve never LOST.~ Bernard F. Asuncion
Discipline of Kenwa Mabuni expressing the joy of dedicated training;
Discipline of Kenwa Mabuni expressing the joy ofdedicated training: “Forgetting mundane things when striving for the martial isle — paddling is joy.” ~Kenwa Mabuni
“Although knowledge is power, applying knowledge is REAL POWER”.
“知識は力である、 しかし知識を応用することは真の力である” “Although knowledge is power, applying knowledge is REAL POWER”.
