Alex

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“The true meaning of the 'samurai' is one who serves and adheres to the power of love.”
― Morihei Ueshiba, The Art of Peace

“A Martial Artist may become A professional fighter but not every Fighter is capable of becoming A martial artist. Martial Arts are about restoration of physical and spiritual balance and fluidity; they are about observing restraints and 'setting example'. Every practice session is A reminder of the play of opposites (yin and yang), . . . .”
― Soke Behzad Ahmadi & Denise Itchikawa, Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate

“A samurai was essentially a man of action.”
― Inazo Nitobe, Bushido, The Soul Of Japan