Morihei Ueshiba quotes - page 2

Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate. (Morihei Ueshiba)
Kicking leaves you momentarily on one foot, and for that moment you are in a very weak position. If you were to be swept off your feet, you would be finished. This is why lifting your feet off the ground is crazy. View quote
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In a real battle, atemi is seventy percent, technique is thirty percent. View quote
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Shihonage is the foundation of Aikido. All you ever need to master is shihonage. View quote
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There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within. View quote
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All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself is truth, and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earth breathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together. View quote
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When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace. View quote
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Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love. View quote
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One should be prepared to receive ninety-nine percent of an enemy's attack and stare death right in the face in order to illumine the Path. View quote
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True Budo is to accept the spirit of the universe, keep the peace of the world, correctly produce, protect and cultivate all beings in nature. View quote
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Aikido is Love. (Morihei Ueshiba)
True Budo is done for the sake of "building peace". Train every day so as to make peace between this spirit [Budo] and all things manifested on the face of the Earth. View quote
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Always imagine yourself on the battlefield under the fiercest attack; never forget this crucial element of training. View quote
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As your Bujutsu [Martial Technique] training approaches perfection you will be able to detect the suki [opening/weakness] [in your enemy's technique], even before he can, and as if to satisfy some deficiency in him, you can fill the suki with your technique. View quote
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May the Kami of Earth and Heaven watch our acts of purification. View quote
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Regarding technique, from ancient times it has been said that movements must fly like lightning and attacks must strike like thunder. View quote
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In our techniques we enter completely into, blend totally with, and control firmly an attack. Strength resides where one's ki is concentrated and stable; confusion and maliciousness arise when ki stagnates. View quote
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I am the Universe. View quote
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The Way of a Warrior is to establish harmony. View quote
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The Art of Peace begins with you. View quote
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There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love. (Morihei Ueshiba)
True Budo is practiced not only to destroy an enemy, it must also make him, or his own will, gladly lose his spirit (seishin) to oppose you. View quote
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Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. View quote
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Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout. View quote
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All life is a manifestation of the spirit, the manifestation of love. View quote
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