"Training for physical fitness and self-discipline seems to be the major objective for most serious practitioners today. The emphasis on self-discipline is amplified to the point where perfection of technique has become the paramount goal of the trainee. As such, karate training has almost become a philosophy that carries dedication to perfection into other area's of the karate practitioner's life. When this stage has been reached, one can truly be considered to be practicing karate as a do, or way of life."
-Robin L. Rielly, Complete Shotokan Karate: The Samurai Legacy and Modern Practice
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