The most important thing to me is, how, in the process of learning how to use my body, can I come to understand myself ?

More and more I believe in the fact that you have two hands and two legs, and the thing is how to make good use of yourself - and that's about it.

To be what I term a 'quality' human being one has to be transparently real and have the courage to be what he is.

When you freely express, you are the total style.

The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself. Now, it is very difficult to do. It has always been very easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, and be flooded with a cocky feeling and feel pretty cool and all that. I can make all kinds of phoney things. Blinded by it. Or I can show some really fancy movement. But to experience oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly, now that is very hard to do.