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To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.
Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.
To show compassion is one of the highest values. Strive within your martial art to make this your priority.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
To win over an enemy with love is a far greater reward than to conquer the enemy with hate.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.
Don’t be attracted only to powerful techniques within a martial art you do see, but more in the peaceful path of what you don’t see.