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

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

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

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.

The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.

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

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

To understand compassion one must first live compassionately.

Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.