At the end of each training session, the dojo kun is repeated all together by the students as a reminder of why we train.  The dojo kun states the basic philosophy of karate, according to its founder, Master Gichin Funakoshi.  Master Funakoshi believed that, for the true karate-ka, the dojo kun should not only be considered a set of rules of conduct in the dojo, but a guide to everyday life.   Everything we learn in the dojo, we should apply to everyday life.