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

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

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

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

Within the martial arts, while competition in the form of sport exists, the art of Budo, a way of love may never be truly understood.

To hate or to not hate an enemy! It starts within your mind! Train to see all from the same perspective.

Love never destroys; hate in itself bears the scars of countless battles.

Training in a martial art has no end, just a beginning.

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.