Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.

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

To understand Aikido’s many layers-consistency is the “ki”

Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.

Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.

To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.

To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

To have no compassion in your martial art, shows a cover up of our most natural instinct; “fear”.

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

Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.