Sensei Quotes
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“A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten”
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“The essence of warrior traits are demonstrated by : integrity with self, and honesty with others”
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“Don't make the mistake of depending on the presence of certain people for your training,' he advised me. 'Teachers come and go. My own teacher, O-Sensei, died not long ago. I could have given up when O-Sensei passed away. Instead, I've continued my practice, even though I've found it difficult at times. Don't rely on other people. Do your best Aikido practice wherever you are. ”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual”
― KARATE POWER Lethal power of Fajin
― KARATE POWER Lethal power of Fajin
“Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it . . .”
― Legacy of A Sensei
― Legacy of A Sensei
“If you try to learn with your intellect, it is more difficult to absorb the teachings on a deep level. The mind looks at something and says, I don't want that; I want this instead. But as you simply continue to train, something changes. What changes is deeper than your intellectual knowledge, deeper than mind or heart.”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“We need to remember that the primary goal of Aikido is harmony and good relations between people. If we don't cultivate a harmonious heart along with technical skill, there will be a lack of integration in our practice, which will show up in behavior off the mat.”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“. . . most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why”
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
“O-Sensei was frequently head to say. 'Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way to harmonize the world and make humanity one family.”
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“In Aikido training, we learn from everyone. We learn from the most experience people, but we also learn from new students. Everyone is connected through the heart and develops a mutual understanding. It is important to create a place where that can happen.”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“Now is the most important time. The world today is chaotic-you know this. But the age of the heart will come. O-Sensei emphasized that we must return to the heart. Firmly grasp O-Sensei's philosophy–the heart of Aikido–and integrate it into your technique, into your own body. Train hard and well, until, like O-Sensei, light shines out from your heart. Then what comes out of you naturally will be Aikido.”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance”
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“. . to be exceptional in martial arts, you must possess the "4 C's" : Consistency, Commitment, Creativity and Competence”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“. . 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 did not survive”
― Ryukyu Kobujutsu : Bo - Tanbo - Toifa
― Ryukyu Kobujutsu : Bo - Tanbo - Toifa
“. . 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 problems”
― Sensei in Solitary
― Sensei in Solitary
“On Ryukyu islands, the expert Kara-te practitioners, used their skills to subdue, control and generally teach bullies A lesson, rather than severely injure or kill their attackers. They knew full well the consequences of their actions and the trail of blood and retribution that would ensue”
― COMPLETE OKINAWA KARATE : Chin-na & Shuai-Jiao
― COMPLETE OKINAWA KARATE : Chin-na & Shuai-Jiao
“Aikido is not ultimately Japanese: It is an art of universal truth and international significance.”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“To reach an understanding of Aikido as love, you have to be shinken [completely focused; as if wielding a real sword]. You need to commit yourself, body and soul. Without a wholehearted focus, you won;t be able to effectively love yourself or someone else. You can't half-heartedly achieve a true love. It has to be shinken. It must be real.”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“Aikido practice is a method of incorporating the fundamentals of Great Harmony, Great Love, and Gratitude into one's own heart. To integrate these fundamentals into Aikido technique, I have to eliminate the sense of winning and losing. The feeling of completion must be completely transmuted into the heart of gratitude and harmony. If I am able to do that, I will transcend issues of relative strength or skill.”
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
― Journey to the Heart of Aikido: The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
“Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . .”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“. . as A martial arts teacher, we should never forget the first time we stepped onto the Dojo ground, remembering this, we will be better equipped to teach the next generation of Karate practitioners”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat.”
― Advanced Ryukyu Karate
― Advanced Ryukyu Karate
“An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators.”
― CHOKI MOTOBU Original MMA Fighter
― CHOKI MOTOBU Original MMA Fighter
“My wife was the kind of person who didn't think things through. She just loved the things she loved, and hated the things she hated.”
― Strange Weather in Tokyo
― Strange Weather in Tokyo
“If you keep on like this, your heart will become like stone. Your mind will become sickly. Your soul will become dark. Your body will suffer from your spirit’s descent!”
- Kindness Councilor Hayate”
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- Kindness Councilor Hayate”
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“We were always sincere with each other. Even when we were joking around, we were sincere. Come to think of it, so were the tuna. And the skipjack. All living things were sincere, on the whole.”
― Strange Weather in Tokyo
― Strange Weather in Tokyo
“When I heard him speak Sensei's name, haratsuna, my tears welled up. And I had hardly cried up until that point. I was able to cry when I thought about him as Haratsuna Matsumoto, like a stranger. I was able to cry when I realized that Sensei had already gone away somewhere, before I ever came to know him well.”
― Strange Weather in Tokyo
― Strange Weather in Tokyo
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