We have more faith in what we imitate than in what we create

Zen is not “attained” by mirror-wiping mediation, but by “self-forgetfulness in the existential 'present' of life here and now.” We do not “come”, we “are.” Don't strive to become, but be.

Since weight training involves repetitions, a great deal of energy must be exerted. Therefore, weight training should be practiced only every other day.

I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.

The intangible represents the real power of the universe. It is the seed of the tangible.

All types of knowledge ultimately lead to self-knowledge. So, therefore, these people are asking me to teach them, not so much how to defend themselves or how to do somebody in. Rather, they want to learn to express themselves through some movement, be it anger, be it determination or whatever. So, in other words, they're paying me to show them, in combative form, the art of expressing the human body.

Do not have an attitude, open yourself and focus yourself and express yourself. Reject external form that fails to express internal reality.