After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.

To understand compassion one must first live compassionately.

You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.

To live only in today or the past leaves no room for tomorrow.

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

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

It takes greater courage to lead by truth than to lead with fear and deception.

The use of aggression for the martial artist is to cover up there anger and or fear. This contributes to their miss-understanding to truly know themselves.

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”