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Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.
Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
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 show compassion is one of the highest values. Strive within your martial art to make this your priority.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.