Dojo Kun

The term Dojo Kun is literally translated as “rules of the place where the Way is practiced“.

The Dojo Kun are five principles, rules, dictates that the Karate practitioner must adhere to, both during training in the Dojo and outside of it, fundamental principles that have always characterized the practitioner’s spiritual growth path.

Each rule begins with the word hitotsu, which means first. All rules are understood as the first rule, because none are of secondary importance. Below are the rules and their meaning