A dojo [pracice hall] is a miniature cosmos where we make contact with ourselves - our fears, anxieties, reactions, and habits. It is an arena of confined conflict where we confront an opponent who is not an opponent but rather a partner engaged in helping us understand ourselves more fully.

When a problem arises, don't fight with it or try to deny it. Accept and acknowledge it. Be patient in seeking a solution or opening, and then fully commit yourself to the resolution you think advisable.

One of the first lessons one learns is that the mind is a powerful factor in everything you do, including those exercises that seem to require a maximum of physical strength.

When you lose your temper, you lose yourself—on the mat as well as in life.

To generate great power you must first totally relax and gather your strength, and then concentrate your mind and all your strength on hitting your target.

What stands in the way of effortless effort is caring, or a conscious attempt to do well.

Only by constantly exposing myself to someone better than I have I been able to improve.