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The Basics are a Puzzle
   Once you Know them, you never have to think of them,
   If you Don’t Know them, you can never get past them,
   If you Know them, they are Nothing,
   If you Don’t Know them, they are Everything,
   Take the time to make them Nothing.

Students Creed

1. I will strive to the best of my ability to keep myself physically, mentally, and spiritually strong at all times.
2. I will be humble yet not weak, proud yet not boastful.
3. I will respect my seniors, both present and those who have gone before me.
4. I will set a good example for those who will come after me.
5. I will endeavor to live by the just laws of man and my creator.
6. I will train in the true spirit of the martial arts.

“Given enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is the true warrior who can master both….and surpass the result.”

1. Allow your opponent to walk away with dignity.
2. If that fails, allow them to initiate their own means of defeat.

Karate is like philosophy. Everybody has his own opinion. Who is right? Who is wrong? Nobody can tell. Each and everyone must try to attain his/her goal and show that they have created something in their lifetimes.

The main thing is to keep pushing oneself, to keep striving to awaken, by whatever means one has chosen. The difference between the waking person and the person who is asleep is that the sleepwalker feels he’s already awake; the awakened one is still striving, pushing, struggling to be awakened.

"There are two rules for being successful in the Martial Arts.
Rule 1: Never tell others everything you know."

"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class."

"A black belt is nothing more than a belt that goes around your waist. Being a black belt is a state of mind and attitude."

"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill."

"Sword and mind must be united. Technique by itself is insufficient, and spirit alone is not enough."

Knowledge of others is strength; Knowledge of self is enlightenment.

Trust in God, but lock your car doors.

Talk less than you listen. Say less than you know. Act as if you are less than you actually are. Understand that what you know is far less than what you don’t know and what you have to teach is far less than what you have to learn. This will enable you to appreciate your own true worth and the value of others from whom you can learn. It is the first step to being real.

Information well practiced becomes knowledge. Knowledge judiciously applied becomes wisdom.

Flatter me and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.

Just as a jewel needs friction to develop its luster, a man needs trials to develop his character.

"Aikido is not a defensive martial art. Being defensive is a terrible way to go through life."

World With Vision
Suppose everyone suddenly had lost their sight and to do what, in their eyes, they felt was right, they'd learn to face the world again; this time, though, using feeling as they went. Warring of nations would come to an end, none really having the better view. And then all races would naturally blend; none really caring, which color you, are. Could you really say such a world was blind, all being of such superior minds? Perhaps then if sight were restored to them they'd not really need it, and would use feeling again.