To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

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

To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.

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.

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

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.

To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.

To care for others is the real martial art. To not care shows a disregard for yourself and the universe.

The use of aggression for the martial artist is to cover up there anger and or fear. This contributes to their miss-understanding to truly know themselves.

A martial artist should not be measured on their ability to hurt or destroy an enemy but how they can change aggression into the art of peace.