1. Karate-do wa rei ni hajimari, rei ni owaru koto wo wasurna.
Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with courtesy

2. Karate ni sente nashi.
There is no first attack in karate

3. Karate wa gi no tasuke.
Karate is a great assistance to [auxilliary of] justice

4. Mazu jiko wo shire, shikoshite tao wo shire.
Know yourself first, and then others

5. Gijutsu yori shinjutsu.
Spirit first; techniques second

6. Kokoro wa hanatan koto wo yosu.
Always be ready to release your mind 

 7. Wazawai wa getai ni shozu.
Misfortune [accidents] always comes out of idleness [negligence]

8. Dojo nomino karate to omou na.
Do not think that karate training is only in the dojo

9. Karate no shugyo wa issho de aru.
It will take your entire life to learn karate; there is no limit

10. Arai-yuru mono wo karate-ka seyo, soko ni myo-mi ari.
Put your everyday living into karate and you will find the ideal state of existence [myo]

11. Karate wa yu no goto shi taezu natsudo wo ataezareba moto no mizu ni kaeru.
Karate is like hot water. If you do not give it heat constantly, it will again become cold water

12. Katsu kangae wa motsu na makenu kangae wa hitsuyo.
Do not think that you have to win. Rather, think that you do not have to lose

13. Tekki ni yotte tenka seyo.
Victory depends on your ability to distinguish vulnerable points from invulnerable ones

14. Tattakai wa kyo-jutsu no soju ikan ni ari.
The battle is according to how you maneuver guarded and unguarded. Move according to your opponent

15. Hito no te ashi wo ken to omoe.
Think of the hands and feet as swords
 
16. Danshi mon wo izureba hyakuman no tekki ari.
When you leave home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you. It is your behavior that invites trouble from them

17. Kamae wa shoshinsha ni ato wa shizentai.
Beginners must master low stance and posture; natural body position for advanced

18. Kata wa tadashiku jissen wa betsu mono.
Practicing a kata is one thing, and engaging in a real fight is another
 
19. Chikara no kyojaku, karada no shinshuku, waza no kankyu wo wasaruna.
Do not forget [1] strength and weakness of power, [2] stretching and contraction of the body, and [3] slowness and speed of techniques. Apply these correctly

20. Tsune ni shinen kufu seyo.
Always think and devise ways to live the precepts every day