Budo Life Quotes

#1. A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart

Soke Behzad Ahmadi

#2. The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind

Soke Behzad Ahmadi

#3. Hope is a funny thing when you think about it. It's something you always have. You just have to believe you do.

Laura Miller

#4. The sword has to be more than a simple weapon; it has to be an answer to life's questions.

Miyamoto Musashi

#5. Do not think to swim below. The ocean is already pushing into ears, sinuses, temples, the softness of eyes, and the harpsichord strings behind the kneecaps.

J.M. Ledgard

#6. Nothing is more pathetic than people who run around in circles, "delving into the things that lie beneath" and conducting investigations into the souls of the people around them, never realizing that all you have to do is to be attentive to the power inside you and worship it sincerely. To

Marcus Aurelius

#7. That was a nice save," Harlin says, sounding amused. "So detailed. Like a nurse."

"Shut up, Harlin," I say, trying not to smile. "I didn't hear you offer anything better."

"You sure you didn't want to tell him we were playing doctor? That might have sounded more believable.

Suzanne Young

#8. Although it is important to study and train for skill in techniques, for the man who wishes to truly accomplish the way of budo, it is important to makehis whole life in training and therefore not aiming for skill and strength alone, but also for spiritual attainment.

Mas Oyama

#9. The warrior learns of the spiritual realm by dwelling on the cutting edge of the sword, standing at the edge of the fire pit, venturing right up to the edge of starvation if necessary. Vibrant and intense living is the warrior's form of worship.

Stephen K. Hayes

#10. True budo is a work of love. It is a work of giving life to all beings, and not killing or struggling with each other. Love is the guardian deity of everything. Nothing can exist without it. Aikido is the realization of love.

Morihei Ueshiba

#11. A true martial artist welcomes change; He is A catalyst, A cause, A force of nature

Soke Behzad Ahmadi

#12. It's not pain. It's raw material.

Jo Bell

#13. Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance

Soke Behzad Ahmadi

#14. Karate without heart is just A corpse

Soke Behzad Ahmadi