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.

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

Training in a martial art has no end, just a beginning.

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

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

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.

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.

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

The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.

Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.