You can only understand if you've had the technique done to you. It's like food. You can't describe the taste, but if you've tasted it, you know what it is. You have to personally experience it to understand. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
Remember that for every technique you think you can fall back on, there is a counter for it, or there are times when it… — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
You can only understand if you've had the technique done to you. It's like food. You can't describe the taste, but if you've tasted… — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
Breathe life into the weapon, don't take life away from it. Keep walking, because walking is life. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
Ninja should have the benevolence to protect men of justice since there are lots of good and respectable people in the world. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
Nature is your friend; it helps you to win. Your enemy will have unnatural movement, therefore you will be able to know what he… — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
You've got to learn to utilize the space (between you and your opponent). Distancing is very important. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
There was a famous Zen master whom people would seek out to become enlightened. He was strict and would occupy people with things having… — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
You are not just fighting one opponent. You are fighting the unknown. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
There are times to kill and times not to kill. Please bear this in mind with grave consideration. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
Separate yourself from the technique; separate yourself from yourself. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
Looking for the meaning of life, one man can discover the order of the universe. To discover the truth, to achieve. a higher spiritual… — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
