To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

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

You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.

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

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

Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.

Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.