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

Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.

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

Within the martial arts, while competition in the form of sport exists, the art of Budo, a way of love may never be truly understood.

The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.

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

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