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Refrain from Violent Behaviour 血気の勇を戒むること - Restrain Reckless Courage Real control is shown before conflict begins. Karate develops power, but anger, pride and impulse must never direct it. Restraint means staying calm, avoiding needless confrontation and responding proportionately when action is genuinely necessary. Control your power. Do not let emotion control you. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun Refrain from Violent Behaviour 血気の勇を戒むること - Restrain Reckless Courage Real control is shown before conflict begins. Karate develops power, but anger, pride and impulse must never direct it. Restraint means staying calm, avoiding needless confrontation and responding proportionately when action is genuinely necessary. Control your power. Do not let emotion control you. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun
Endeavour 努力の精神を養うこと - Persistent Effort Progress is built through steady, intelligent effort. Repetition, correction and setbacks are all part of karate. Endeavour means continuing with patience, adjusting when necessary and refusing to depend on enthusiasm alone. Keep working. Keep learning. Keep moving forward. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun Endeavour 努力の精神を養うこと - Persistent Effort Progress is built through steady, intelligent effort. Repetition, correction and setbacks are all part of karate. Endeavour means continuing with patience, adjusting when necessary and refusing to depend on enthusiasm alone. Keep working. Keep learning. Keep moving forward. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun
Respect Others 礼儀を重んずること - Courtesy and Etiquette Reigi gives strength an ethical framework. Bowing, listening, observing dojo customs and considering others create trust and safety. Respect applies to beginners, seniors, opponents, shared spaces and personal boundaries alike. Courtesy is not weakness. It is disciplined conduct. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun Respect Others 礼儀を重んずること - Courtesy and Etiquette Reigi gives strength an ethical framework. Bowing, listening, observing dojo customs and considering others create trust and safety. Respect applies to beginners, seniors, opponents, shared spaces and personal boundaries alike. Courtesy is not weakness. It is disciplined conduct. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun
Personal Hygiene 個人衛生 - Kojin Eisei Good hygiene is part of respecting your training partners. Practitioners should arrive clean, with trimmed nails and suitable personal hygiene for close-contact training. These simple habits reduce the risk of injury and help keep the dojo safe and comfortable for everyone. Look after yourself. Respect those you train with. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #DojoSafety #KarateEtiquette #ArtKarate Personal Hygiene 個人衛生 - Kojin Eisei Good hygiene is part of respecting your training partners. Practitioners should arrive clean, with trimmed nails and suitable personal hygiene for close-contact training. These simple habits reduce the risk of injury and help keep the dojo safe and comfortable for everyone. Look after yourself. Respect those you train with. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #DojoSafety #KarateEtiquette #ArtKarate
Kokyu-ho 呼吸法 — Breathing techniques Kokyu-ho is an important karate fundamental. It develops the detail behind effective movement, timing, control and application. Train it carefully. The fundamentals are where skill is built. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate Kokyu-ho 呼吸法 — Breathing techniques Kokyu-ho is an important karate fundamental. It develops the detail behind effective movement, timing, control and application. Train it carefully. The fundamentals are where skill is built. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate
Be Faithful 誠の道を守ること - Sincerity and Integrity Makoto is sincerity made visible through action. Train honestly, acknowledge weaknesses and keep your words, intentions and conduct aligned. This principle is about truthfulness and integrity, not unquestioning loyalty to a person or organisation. Be genuine when nobody is watching. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun Be Faithful 誠の道を守ること - Sincerity and Integrity Makoto is sincerity made visible through action. Train honestly, acknowledge weaknesses and keep your words, intentions and conduct aligned. This principle is about truthfulness and integrity, not unquestioning loyalty to a person or organisation. Be genuine when nobody is watching. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun
Seek Perfection of Character 人格完成に努むること - Character Development Karate develops the person as well as the technique. Training exposes impatience, pride, fear and inconsistency. Honest correction, thoughtful choices and personal responsibility gradually refine how we act inside and outside the dojo. Character is never finished. Keep improving. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun Seek Perfection of Character 人格完成に努むること - Character Development Karate develops the person as well as the technique. Training exposes impatience, pride, fear and inconsistency. Honest correction, thoughtful choices and personal responsibility gradually refine how we act inside and outside the dojo. Character is never finished. Keep improving. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate #DojoKun
Dojo Guiding Principles 道場訓 - Dojo Kun The Dojo Kun connect karate skill with character. The five main principles call us to improve ourselves, act with sincerity, persevere intelligently, practise courtesy and restrain anger or aggression. Their guidance reaches far beyond training. Better technique matters. Better conduct matters more. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate Dojo Guiding Principles 道場訓 - Dojo Kun The Dojo Kun connect karate skill with character. The five main principles call us to improve ourselves, act with sincerity, persevere intelligently, practise courtesy and restrain anger or aggression. Their guidance reaches far beyond training. Better technique matters. Better conduct matters more. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate
Tai-sabaki 体捌き — Body Movement Tai-sabaki is the art of not being where the attack lands. Body movement lets you shift offline, create angles, protect balance and place yourself in a stronger position to counter. It is smarter than meeting force head-on. Move the body. Change the angle. Own the space. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate Tai-sabaki 体捌き — Body Movement Tai-sabaki is the art of not being where the attack lands. Body movement lets you shift offline, create angles, protect balance and place yourself in a stronger position to counter. It is smarter than meeting force head-on. Move the body. Change the angle. Own the space. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate
HAI or OSS? Most karateka have heard “Oss!” in the dojo — but did you know it isn't actually the standard Japanese word for “yes”? Hai (はい) is the normal Japanese acknowledgement. In the dojo it can mean “yes”, “understood” or “I acknowledge the instruction” and is a polite way of responding to your instructor. Osu (押忍) — commonly pronounced oss — has a rather different history. Despite its strong association with karate today, osu is not considered an original Okinawan karate expression. Its use developed in mainland Japan and became particularly associated with male university, sporting and martial arts culture. Outside environments where osu is an accepted part of the culture, it can actually sound very informal, rough or overly familiar. That doesn't make Oss wrong. In karate traditions where it has become established dojo etiquette, it has its own understood meaning and is often associated with spirit, determination and perseverance. But Hai and Oss aren't simply two ways of saying the same thing. Understanding the language we use in the dojo — and where it came from — is another small part of understanding karate beyond simply learning the techniques. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #KarateFundamentals #Dojo #ArtKarate HAI or OSS? Most karateka have heard “Oss!” in the dojo — but did you know it isn't actually the standard Japanese word for “yes”? Hai (はい) is the normal Japanese acknowledgement. In the dojo it can mean “yes”, “understood” or “I acknowledge the instruction” and is a polite way of responding to your instructor. Osu (押忍) — commonly pronounced oss — has a rather different history. Despite its strong association with karate today, osu is not considered an original Okinawan karate expression. Its use developed in mainland Japan and became particularly associated with male university, sporting and martial arts culture. Outside environments where osu is an accepted part of the culture, it can actually sound very informal, rough or overly familiar. That doesn't make Oss wrong. In karate traditions where it has become established dojo etiquette, it has its own understood meaning and is often associated with spirit, determination and perseverance. But Hai and Oss aren't simply two ways of saying the same thing. Understanding the language we use in the dojo — and where it came from — is another small part of understanding karate beyond simply learning the techniques. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #KarateFundamentals #Dojo #ArtKarate
Hōkō 方向 — Directional movement Hōkō covers movement directions in karate. Forward, backward, sideways, left and right movement all matter. Direction controls distance, balance, angles and the ability to attack or defend without losing structure. Move with purpose. Every direction has a job. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate Hōkō 方向 — Directional movement Hōkō covers movement directions in karate. Forward, backward, sideways, left and right movement all matter. Direction controls distance, balance, angles and the ability to attack or defend without losing structure. Move with purpose. Every direction has a job. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate
Kumite 組手 — Sparring Kumite is where timing, distance and composure get tested. Partner training teaches you to read movement, manage pressure and apply technique against someone who is moving, reacting and trying to hit back. It is not just fighting. It is control under pressure. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate Kumite 組手 — Sparring Kumite is where timing, distance and composure get tested. Partner training teaches you to read movement, manage pressure and apply technique against someone who is moving, reacting and trying to hit back. It is not just fighting. It is control under pressure. Find out more at www.artKarate.com #Karate #MartialArts #Budo #KarateTraining #TraditionalKarate #ArtKarate

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