Hanratty on Karate
Hanratty on Karate
Deep Stance Media
Episode 80: Master Funakoshi's 20 Precepts (Part 5)
28 minutes Posted Apr 6, 2026 at 7:47 pm.
) Karate is like boiling water; without heat, it returns to its tepid state.空手は湯の如し、絶えず熱度を与えざれば元の水に戻る________________________________________12) Do not think of winning; think, rather, of not losing.勝つ考えは持つな、負けぬ考えは必要________________________________________13) Make adjustments according to your opponent.敵に因って転化せよ________________________________________14) The outcome of a battle depends on how one handles emptiness and fullness (weakness and strength).戦は虚実の操縦如何に在り________________________________________15) Think of your hands and feet as swords.人の手足を剣と思え_______________________________________16) When you leave home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you.男子門を出ずれば百万の敵あり________________________________________17) Beginners must master low stance and posture; natural body positions are for the advanced.構えは初心者にして後は自然体________________________________________18) Practicing kata is one thing; engaging in a real fight is another.形は正しく、実戦は別物________________________________________19) Do not forget the proper application of: strength and weakness of power, expansion and contraction of the body, and slowness and speed of techniques.力の強弱、体の伸縮、技の緩急を忘るな________________________________________20) Always think and devise ways to improve.常に思念工夫せよ
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Sensei Hanratty wraps up his discussion of the 20 precepts, focusing on numbers 11 through 20:11) Karate is like boiling water; without heat, it returns to its tepid state.空手は湯の如し、絶えず熱度を与えざれば元の水に戻る________________________________________12) Do not think of winning; think, rather, of not losing.勝つ考えは持つな、負けぬ考えは必要________________________________________13) Make adjustments according to your opponent.敵に因って転化せよ________________________________________14) The outcome of a battle depends on how one handles emptiness and fullness (weakness and strength).戦は虚実の操縦如何に在り________________________________________15) Think of your hands and feet as swords.人の手足を剣と思え_______________________________________16) When you leave home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you.男子門を出ずれば百万の敵あり________________________________________17) Beginners must master low stance and posture; natural body positions are for the advanced.構えは初心者にして後は自然体________________________________________18) Practicing kata is one thing; engaging in a real fight is another.形は正しく、実戦は別物________________________________________19) Do not forget the proper application of: strength and weakness of power, expansion and contraction of the body, and slowness and speed of techniques.力の強弱、体の伸縮、技の緩急を忘るな________________________________________20) Always think and devise ways to improve.常に思念工夫せよ