Isshinryu’s Eight-Point Code

Within the code are some of the basic principles of the Isshinryu system:

             1. A person’s heart is the same as Heaven and Earth. (harmony)

             2. The blood circulating is similar to the Moon and the Sun. (movement)

             3. The manner of drinking or spitting is either hard or soft

                          (Hard as we block or strike and soft as we move about and deflect strikes)

             4. A person’s unbalance is the same as weight.

                          (Maintain good balance at all times)

             5. The body should be able to change direction at any time.

                          (Where a block can become a strike, and vice-versa)

             6. The time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself.

                          (When you locate your opponent’s weakness, attack at that point)

             7. The eye must see all sides.

                          (Be aware of all things around you)

             8. The ear must listen in all directions.