One day while Master Shimabuku slept, he began to dream that he was confronted by a man who was challenging him in his own dojo.  Master Shimabuku did not see this man as a threat , so he waved  him on with his opened left hand, which symbolizes his peaceful nature.  All the while with his right hand clenched in a fist behind his head, this symbolizes strength, and Karates ability to destroy.  The stranger  then suddenly dissapered leaving Master Shimabuku surrounded by flames.  Master Shimabuku calmly exstinguished the flames with water.

The position of the hands resembled the positioning of the hands of Mizu Gami ( the Shinto water goddess).  This Then became the emblem of  Isshinryu Karate.

" He who engages solely in  self-interested actions will make himself many enemies,"

          Confucius