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

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

Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.

Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.

To have no compassion in your martial art, shows a cover up of our most natural instinct; “fear”.

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

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

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

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

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