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

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.

There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.

After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.

To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.

Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.

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.

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.

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