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Gichin Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 16 to 20

In this post I will be looking at Principles 16 to 20 of Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles. To view the previous posts in the series, click on the links below: Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 1 to 5 Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 6 to …

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Gichin Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 11 to 15

In this post I will be looking at Principles 11 to 15 of Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles. To view the previous posts in the series, click the links below. Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 1 to 5 Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 6 to 10 Principle …

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Gichin Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 6 to 10

In this post I will be looking at Principles 6 to 10 of Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles. To view the previous posts in the series, click the links below. Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 1 to 5 Principle 6 – The mind must be set free This …

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Gichin Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 1 to 5

Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate In this post I will be looking at the first five principles of Gichin Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate in a little more detail. Principle 1 – Remember that Karate-Do begins and ends with Rei The literal translation of “rei” is “bow”. People often mistake this to mean that one must …

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Gichin Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate

This is the first in a series of posts looking at the 20 principles put forward by Gichin Funakoshi for the improvement of his karate students. Funakoshi believed that Karate should be about developing the character of a practitioner, and not only about developing their  martial prowess. He firmly believed that karate was much more than …

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