"Success isn't
Easy, Failure isn't Final." -jimmy bowden
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box: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use duct
tape.
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What lies behind us and what lies
before us are small matters compared with what lies within us.
Emerson
"Remember, Hips first, Punch second."
Nodan
"The Road To Success Is Always Under Construction."
"Are you a Fan or a Player?" "I have seen the enemy and he is me!" POGO "Can you take it on board?" "If You Don't Care Where You
Are Going, Take The First Road You See."
"If You Aim For Nothing, You'll Hit it. Goals are different from dreams. Goals have a time limit and an action plan; dreams
don't. You can dream forever and never get anywhere, but goals you can reach." -Yogi Berra
before enlightenment,
Chopping Wood, Carrying Water
after enlightenment,
Chopping Wood, Carrying Water
-zen saying
"Caution is not cowardly, Carelessness is not courage." "If You Can Laugh At It Then You Can Live With It."
"The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge." "The Only Karate Students Who Fail To Reach Their Goals Are The Ones
Who Quit."
Simplicity of Technique: It's what you
leave out that counts, not what you put in.
"Students Who Lack The Courage To Start Have Already Finished."
"Without Courtesy And Respect, There
Is No Dojo." -Gichin Funakoshi
"To win 100 victories in 100 battles is not the highest skill.
To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill."
-Sun-Tzu
"Young karateka should function
on natural strength, youthful vigor and energy. As they age, they should then focus on relaxation, technique skill,
economy of movement, well controlled breathing and quality training."
700 YEAR OLD CODE OF YOSHIDA "I come to you with only open hands, other weapons
I have none. But should right
of honor require it, my hands will bear me out."
"A karate rank is not guaranteed, it must
be earned." - Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi
QUOTES from
Gico Funakoshi:
"Technique with no thought, is the purist technique."
"To defeat an opponent with one technique...."
"If you are too concerned about your personal safety,
then you will be defeated." "Under
the crossing blades is hell, but one step in is heaven."
"PLAIN WHITE GI SYNDROME."
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The Sunset as viewed from Sensei Bowden's 25' deck.
Keaton Beach, Florida
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"Karate
practioners are not monks, they have got to go through the physical to reach the mental." - Shihan Koji Sugimoto
"Do not think that karate training is only in the dojo." -Gichin Funakoshi
"I come to you with only my empty hands. I have no weapons, but should
I be forced to defend myself, my honor or my principles; should it be a matter of life or death, or right or wrong, then here
are my weapons ..... my empty hands".
Gichin Funakoshi
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