一、人格完成に努むること
1. Strive for
good moral
character.
(Respect,
Humility and Patience are virtues taught by example.)
一、誠の道を
守ること
2.
Keep an
honest and sincere way.
(Seek the truth; speak and act from the
heart.)
一、努力の精神を養ること
3. Cultivate perseverance.
(The
process is the goal,
only through hard work can we earn real experience.)
一、礼儀を重んずること
4.
Develop a
respectful attitude.
(Understand the difference between etiquette in
outward form and etiquette from the heart.)
一、血気の勇を戒むること
5.
Restrain
aggression through spiritual attainment.
(Karate is the art of life
protection; practice compassion. Remember, Karate is a lifetime study.)
Originally
by Kanga Sakugawa (1733 -1815)
Notes by Kyoshi Sam Ahtye