松濤館二十訓

By Grand Master Gichin Funakoshi.

 一、空手道は礼に始まり礼に終る事を忘るな

Hitotsu, karatedo wa rei ni hajimari rei ni owaru koto wo wasuru na 

* Do not forget that Karatedo begins and ends with bowing

一、空手に先手なし  

Hitotsu, karate ni sente nashi

* There is no first hand in Karate

一、空手は義の補け 

Hitotsu, karate wa gi no tasuke 

* Karate stands on the side of justice

一、先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ

Hitotsu, mazu jiko wo shire shikashite ta wo shire

* First know yourself, then know others

一、技術より心術

Hitotsu, gijutsu yori shinjutsu

* Resolve before technique

一、心は放たん事を要す

Hitotsu, kokoro wo hanatan koto wo yosu

* The heart must be set free

一、禍は懈怠に生ず

Hitotsu, wazawai wa ketai ni seizu

* Calamity arises from carelessness

一、道場のみの空手と思ふな

Hitotsu, dojo nomi no karate to omouna

* Karate goes beyond the dojo

一、空手の修業は一生である

Hitotsu, karate no shugyo wa issho de aru 

* Karate is a lifetime practice

一、凡ゆるものを空手化せよ其処に妙味あり

Hitotsu, ara yuru mono wo karate ka seyo soko ni myomi ari

* The beauty of Karate lies in how we apply it to all things

一、空手は湯の如し絶えず熱度を与えざれば元の水に還る

Hitotsu, karate wa yu no gotoshi taezu netsudo wo ataezareba moto no mizu ni kaeru

* Karate is like boiling water, it will return to its normal state without constant heat

一、勝つ考は持つな負けぬ考は必要

Hitotsu, katsu kangae wa motsuna makenu kangae wa hitsuyou

* Do not think of winning, but rather you must not lose

一、敵に因って轉化せよ

Hitotsu, teki ni yotte tenka seyo

* Adjust to your opponent

一、戦は虚実の操縦如何に在り

Hitotsu, sen wa kyoujitsu no sooju ikaga ni ari

* The outcome of a battle depends on how you control weakness and strength

一、人の手足を剣と思へ

Hitotsu, hito no teashi wo tsurugi to omoe 

* Think of your hand and feet as swords

一、男子門を出づれば百万の敵あり

Hitotsu, danshimon wo dazureba hyakuman no teki ari

* When you step out beyond the gates, you face a million enemies

一、構は初心者に後は自然体

Hitotsu, kamae wa shoshinsha ni ato wa shizentai

* Formal stance is for beginners, later you stand naturally

一、形は正しく実戦は別物

Hitotsu, kata wa tadashiku jissen wa betsumono

* Perform kata correctly, actual combat is another thing

一、力の強弱体の伸縮技の緩急を忘るな

Hitotsu, chikara no kyojyakutai no shinsuku waza no kankyu wo wasuruna

* Apply strength appropriately, expand and contract the body with swift application of techniques

一、常に思念工夫せよ

Hitotsu, tsune ni shinen kufuu se yo

* Always be mindful, diligent and creative in your pursuit