To care for others is the real martial art. To not care shows a disregard for yourself and the universe.

As there are opposites such as, positive and negative, yin and yang, war and peace. We should always strive to seek the art of peace.

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

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

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

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 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”

Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.