To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.

To train a life time acquiring skills of self-defence only to seek retribution in the destruction of others becomes a wasted journey; a path of self-destruction.

To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.

The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.

Love never destroys; hate in itself bears the scars of countless battles.

Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.

There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.

To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.