...your opponent is not really your opponent because you and your opponent become one. - Morihei Ueshiba

Never fear another challenger, no matter how large; Never despise another challenger, no matter how small

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)

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.