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

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.

To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

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

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

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

The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.

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

Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.