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"Karate begins with courtesy and ends with courtesy"
"There is no first attack in karate"
"To win 100 battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill"

At the Tetsui Shotokan Karate Dojo we focus on cultivating three things:

  1. To train the body,
  2. mind
  3. and the spirit.


For each member, karate trains and disciplines the body.
All students are respected equally, no matter of their rank.
Exchange of knowledge and mutual respect is the key.
This way we can stand strong as a club.



Gichin Funakoshi's Dojo Kun
Hitotsu. Jinkaku Kansei ni Tsutomuro Koto. To strive for perfection of character.
Hitotsu. Makoto no Michi wo Mamoru Koto. To defend the paths of truth.
Hitotsu. Doryoku no Seishin o Yashinau Koto. To foster the spirit of effort.
Hitotsu. Reigi o Omonzuru Koto. To honour the principles of etiquette.
Hitotsu. Kekki no Yu o Imashimuru Koto. Refrain from Violent Behavior.

Gichin Funakoshi's Niju Kun
1) Karate is not only dojo training.
2) Don't forget that Karate begins with a bow and ends with a bow.
3) In Karate, never attack first.
4) One who practices Karate must follow the way of justice.
5) First you must know yourself. Then you can know others.
6) Spiritual development is paramount; technical skills are merely means to the end.
7) You must release your mind.
8) Misfortune comes out of laziness.
9) Karate is a lifelong training.
10) Put Karate into everything you do.
11) Karate is like hot water. If you do not give heat constantly it will again become cold.
12) Do not think you have to win. Think that you do not have to lose.
13) Victory depends on your ability to tell vulnerable points from invulnerable ones.
14) Move according to your opponent.
15) Consider your opponent's hands and legs as you would sharp swords.
16) When you leave home, think that millions of opponents are waiting for you.
17) Ready position for beginners and natural position for advanced students.
18) Kata is one thing. Engaging in a real fight is another.
19) Do not forget:
  • strength and weakness of power
  • expansion and contraction of the body,
  • slowness and speed of techniques
20) Devise at all times.