". . and so it is that A Sensei may impart his knowledge of the martial Way and nurture your fighting abilities, but you must learn the wisdom of finding other ways than martial skills to solve your pr..."
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
"The Japanese fought to win - it was a savage, brutal, inhumane, exhausting and dirty business. Our commanders knew that if we were to win and survive, we must be trained realistically for it whether w..."
- Eugene B. Sledge
". . in Old Karate, you learned you Art through pain. You learned quickly that your techniques had to be fast or powerful or both. If you did not embrace pain and it's lessons adequately, you simply di..."
"Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance"
"Patience and Forgiveness are at the heart of A warrior's success, they help engender necessary intervals of space and time to evaluate difficult encounters."
"A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart"
"Karate without heart is just A corpse"
"The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind"
"True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat."
"Real Martial Arts is Mathematics, Physics, Poetry; Meditation in Action"