Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. - Morihei Ueshiba

The Art of Peace is not easy. It is a fight to the finish, the slaying of evil desires and all falsehood within. On occasion the Voice of Peace resounds like thunder, jolting human beings out of their stupor.

Warriorship is none other than the vitality that sustains all life.

The ability to sense an attack is what the ancient masters meant by anticipation. If one’s mind is steady and pure, one can instantly perceive an attack and avoid it — that, I realized, is the essence of aiki (the art of harmonization)