“To practice Aikido fully you must calm the spirit and go back to the origin.”
"Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Love
"The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body and polish the spirit."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Personal Growth
""Life is growth. If we stop growing, both technically and spiritually, we might as well be dead.""
- Morihei Ueshiba
Personal Growth
"Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Courage
"Your spirit is the true shield."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Courage
"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."
- Henry David Thoreau
Mindfulness
"Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince."
- Anon
Mindfulness
"You have to think it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible."
- Kai Greene
Mindfulness
"Your mind is the key to your body’s strength."
- Unknown
Mindfulness
"Your limits are all in your mind."
- Unknown
Mindfulness