Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation.

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

All martial art is simply an honest expression of one's body — with a lot of deception in between.

The mind is like a fertile garden in which anything that is planted, flowers or weeds, will grow.

The point is the doing of them rather than the accomplishments . There is no actor but the action; there is no experiencer but the experience.

The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.

Out of chaos, find simplicity, From discord, find harmony.