True victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart.

 

Progress comes
To those who
Train and train;
Reliance on secret techniques
Will get you nowhere.

 

As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.

 

Iron is full of impurities that weaken it; through forging, it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human beings develop in the same fashion.

 

“One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.”

 

“There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.”

 

“Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything – even mountains, rivers, plants and trees – should be your teacher.”

 

Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love.”

 

“A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.”

 

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.”

 

“Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.”

 

“Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout.”

 

“To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.”

 

Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth.

 

There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love.

 

It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.

 

If you think that ``martial art'' means to have opponents and enemies and to be strong and defeat them, you are mistaken. The true spirit of the martial arts is to be one with the universe and have no enemies. The essence of the martial arts is the spirit of loving protection of all beings in the universe.

 

Aiki is not a technique to fight or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family.

 

Aikido is non-resistance. As it is non-resistant, it is always victorious. Those who have a warped mind, a mind of discord, have been defeated from the beginning.