Dà Âjà  kun (éÂÂå ´è¨Â) is a Japanese martial arts term literally meaning "training hall rules." They are generally posted at the entrance to a dà Âjà  or at the "front" of the dà Âjà  (shomen) and outline behaviour expected and disallowed. In some styles of martial arts they are recited at the end of a class.
Generally credited to Gichin Funakoshi (but rumoured to have been created by Kanga Sakukawa, an 18th-century Okinawan karate proponent) the Shotokan Karate dà Âjà  kun serves as a set of five guiding principles, recited at the end of each training session in most styles, intended to frame the practice within an ethical context.
The five rules are:
The word Hitotsu (ä¸Âã¤) means "one" or "first" and is prepended to each rule to place it at the same level of importance as the others. The word koto (ãÂÂã¨) which ends each rule means "thing" and is used as a conjunction between rules. Also, the Japanese no indicates possessiveness and is equivalent to the English 's e.g. doryoku no seishin = effort's spirit = the spirit of effort. wo (and wa) is used to indicate that the preceding element is the subject of the sentence e.g. X wo Y = with respect to X, Y. Finally, the word imashimuru seems archaic, however, it contains the radical æ that means admonition and is usually translated as refrain.
Varying translations and interpretations of the dà Âjà  kun exist. Each translation differs in the terms used and the interpretations vary regarding the philosophical depth, meaning, and intention.
The population of English karate practitioners has pushed one form of the translation into being the most widely accepted outside Japan. Generally, the English translation states:
A more terse translation is used by the ISKF, IKA and JKA:
An even more terse translation used in some clubs (often repeated towards the end of class by the students)
The dà Âjà  kun also appears in various other martial arts styles, with alterations according to the general precepts of that style.
The Shotokan Dà Âjà  Kun derived from Gichin Funakoshi's Twenty Guiding Principles of Shotokan, or nijà « kun. It is used by many as a condensed form of Sensei Funakoshi's 20 precepts.
Depending on your variant of Goju Ryu there are alternative Dà Âjà  Kun.
The leading "Hitotsu" roughly means "number one", or "first"âÂÂmeaning that while they are generally used in the order listed, no one item is more important than another.
The Jundokan Dojo Kun:
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For the Okinawan Goju Ryu of Eiichi Miyazato or Teruo Chinen, as published on the walls of their dà Âjà Â, the Dà Âjà  Kun consists of eight rules and are in English as follows:
The translation above is from Teruo Chinen's dà Âjà Â, the Miyazato version is slightly different.
For other variants, including IOGKF, there are six rules and are (in English) as follows:
The dà Âjà  kun Ryu-te are, in Japanese, the same as those used in Shotokan. The English translation used is as follows:
In Bushido the Dà Âjà  Kun consists of five rules and are (in English) as follows:
In Budà Âkan Karate the Dà Âjà  Kun consists of four rules and are (in English) as follows:
Dà Âjà  Kun from the founder of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate, Kaiso Dr. Kori Hisataka, are: