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

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

To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.

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.

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.

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.

Without some form of understanding of “ki”, the brain will always interpret technique from a physical perspective.

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

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.

Why is there so much energy given to the art of war? The art of peace requires so little!