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

It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.

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.

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.

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

It takes greater courage to lead by truth than to lead with fear and deception.

We are all of this earth, do not fight or lay greed. The earth is plentiful if we can all learn to share it.

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

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