The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.

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

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

A martial artist should not be measured on their ability to hurt or destroy an enemy but how they can change aggression into the art of peace.

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.

The pursuit of powerful aggression within martial arts are the most often sought. This only creates more distance from one another and will never be the answer. Seek the pathless path in your journey and all will become clear in time.

To live only in today or the past leaves no room for tomorrow.

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

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

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