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

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

To understand compassion one must first live compassionately.

Everyone seeks some form of appreciation. Strive to offer appreciation whenever possible and you will create a peaceful wake wherever you go.

Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.

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.

The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.

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