Whiteside School Of Shotokan Karate

Shoto Niju Kun

 

1.	Karate begins with a bow and finishes with a bow	Karate-do wa rei ni hajimari rei ni owaru koto a wasaru na
2.	In karate, never attack first	Karate ni sente nashi
3.	One who practices karate must follow the way of justice	Karate wa, gi no taske
4.	Know yourself first, then you can know others	Mazu onore o shire, shikashite ta o shire
5.	Spirit and mind is more important than technique	Gijitsu yori shinjitsu
6.	Be ready to release your mind	Kokoro wa hanatan koto o yosu
7.	Misfortune comes out of idleness	Waza wai wa ketai ni seizu
8.	Don’t think that what you learn from karate can’t be used outside the dojo	Dojo nomino karate to omou na
9.	It will take you entire life to learn karate	Karate-do no shugyo wa isssho de aru
10.	Put karate into your everyday living; that is how you will see its true beauty	Ara yuru mono o karateka seyo; sokoni myomi ari
11.	Karate is just like hot water; if you do not give it continuous heat, it will become cold	Karate Wa Yu No Gotoku Taezu Netsu O Atae Zareba Motono Mizuni Kaeru
12.	Do not think that you have to win; think, rather, that you do not have to lose	Katsu kangae wa motsuna; makenu kangae wa hitsuyo
13.	Move according to your opponent	Tekki ni yotte tenka seyo
14.	In conflict you must discern the vulnerable from invulnerable points	Tattakai wa kyo-jitsu no soju ikan ni ari
15.	Consider you opponent’s legs and arms as you would lethal swords	Hi to no te-ashi wa ken to omoe
16.	Be aware at all times that you have millions of potential opponents	Danshi mon o izureba hyakuman no teki ari
17.	For full awareness in natural stance, you must practice ready position as a beginner	Kamae wa shoshinsha ni atowa shizentai
18.	Practicing Kata is one thing; engaging in a real fight is another	Kata wa tadashiku, jisen wa betsumono
19.	Do not forget: (1) strength and weakness of power; (2) contraction and expansion of body; and (3) slowness and speed of techniques	Chikara no kyojaku tai no shinshuku waza no kankyu
20.	Always create and devise	Tsune ni shinen ku fu seyo