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

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

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.

Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.

Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.

Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.

To win over an enemy with love is a far greater reward than to conquer the enemy with hate.

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