. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual

Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good

Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it . . .

On Ryukyu islands, the expert Kara-te practitioners, used their skills to subdue, control and generally teach bullies A lesson, rather than severely injure or kill their attackers. They knew full well the consequences of their actions and the trail of blood and retribution that would ensue

The essence of warrior traits are demonstrated by : integrity with self, and honesty with others

A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart

The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego

The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind

. . . for any worthwhile martial arts skill to be pragmatic, it has to be done live, otherwise it is of limited or no use in actual combat