A martial artist should not be measured on their ability to hurt or destroy an enemy but how they can change aggression into the art of peace.

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

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

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

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.

If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.

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

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

Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.