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

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

After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.

To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.

To understand compassion one must first live compassionately.

Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.

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

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

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

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