Why is there so much energy given to the art of war? The art of peace requires so little!

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

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

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

To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.

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

To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.

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