Scroll down to see all 6 The Mind Must Be Set Free designs The Mind Must Be Set Free in Japanese is  which is read kokoro wa hanatan koto wo yousu. The Japanese saying kokoro wa hanatan koto wo yousu (sometimes written kokoro wa hanatan koto o yosu) meaning "The mind must be set free" was coined by Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, and is one of the twenty rules (nijuu kun) which all Shotokan students are encouraged to follow. To do one's best, one must be in the moment. One cannot let the baggage of the past or the worry of the future bind one - to free the mind of such thoughts is to open the mind to the now. See the Wikipedia article Niju Kun and also Funakoshi’s 20 Principles by Rob Redmond for more information. Translations You Can Trust - We want you to be as happy with the translation for "The Mind Must Be Set Free" as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art and so we have provided direct links to the completely independent dictionary Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary. To confirm the translation for yourself click on any of the links above. Different Fonts, Same Meaning Japanese Calligraphy has five major fonts and, as you can see, they can look quite different. However, the different fonts do not change the meaning because the kanji are exactly the same. And it doesn't matter if the design is horizontal or vertical as Japanese is commonly written both ways. Hand-Lettered Japanese Calligraphy
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