Take what’s useful, discard what is not.
Aikido is love. It is the path that brings our heart into oneness with the spirit of the universe to complete our mission in life by instilling in us a love and reverence for all of nature.
Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends, hit him where he does not expect you.
Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not know where to attack.
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.
The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming.
Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient.
Any place we can breathe, we can do Ninjutsu.
It’s only pain, it will not hurt you.
I use discipline and focus as my greatest weapons.
The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.
Spirit first, technique second.
Think of everyday life as karate training.
First know yourself, then know others.
Even if you don’t win you learn. So there’s no losing. You win the fight or you learn.
A black belt is a white belt who never quits!
I am a shark, the ground is my ocean, and most people can’t even swim.
If you do not overcome your tendency to give up easily, your life leads to nothing.
If you want to be a lion, you must train with lions.