Credited to Gichin Funakoshi, though rumoured to have been created by Kanga Sakukawa in the 18th-century, the Shotokan Karate dojo kun serves as a set of five guiding principles intended to frame the practice within an ethical context.
Seek perfection of character
Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuro koto
Be faithful and sincere
Makoto no michi o mamoru koto
Put maximum effort into everything you do
Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto
Respect others
Reigi o omonzuru koto
Develop self control
Kekki no yuu o imashimuru koto