“You can’t move forward with your life until you make peace with your past.” — Lisa Carlisle Copy Share Image
“. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it… — Soke Behzad Ahmadi Copy Share Image
“If you kiss me like that,” she purred, “I’ll take on any danger. I’d rather stay with you.” — Lisa Carlisle Copy Share Image
“Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good” — Soke Behzad Ahmadi Copy Share Image
“Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance” — Soke behzad Ahmadi Copy Share Image
The desire to see Okinawa returned to Japan developed into a broad national consensus among our people. — Eisaku Sato Copy Share Image
If they can fight and die on Okinawa, Guadalcanal (and) in the South Pacific, they can play ball in America. — Happy Chandler Copy Share Image
I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away. — Mel Tillis Copy Share Image
Okinawa, one of the longest-lived and healthiest populations in the world, practice a principle they call hara hachi bu: Eat until you… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
“Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be… — Soke Behzad Ahmadi Copy Share Image
Many U.S. military bases are located in northern Okinawa and a number of drills are conducted there. We'll work with the U.S.… — Yoshihide Suga Copy Share Image
Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
The ongoing dispute over the relocation of U.S. Marines on Okinawa should be quickly settled. This isn't just an issue for the… — Ed Royce Copy Share Image
I was a runner and a soccer player living in Okinawa, Japan and I didn't have recruiters coming in to recruit me… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
I asked God "Why, why, why?" I turned my face away and wished that I were imagining it all. I had tasted… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
After the military, I floundered around between jobs for a while, and there was an opportunity for me to go live in… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
I would say that my great political awakening was really born on Okinawa, reading Albert Camus: the "Neither Victims nor Executioners" essay… — Sam Hamill Copy Share Image
Hoping to see karate included in the universal physical education taught in our public schools, I set about revising the kata so… — Gichin Funakoshi Copy Share Image
“Lacy little green fronds waved up through clear liquid; it reminded me of a forest stream in early spring, just after the… — Ruth Reichl Copy Share Image
I don't think America needs 28,000 men on Okinawa. I don't think we need an army in Germany. What's it for, to… — Kevin Gutzman Copy Share Image
“The Japanese fought to win - it was a savage, brutal, inhumane, exhausting and dirty business. Our commanders knew that if we… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A lifetime of low calories has come naturally to the longest-lived people in the world... in the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa. — S. Jay Olshansky Copy Share Image
“Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . .” — Soke behzad Ahmadi Copy Share Image
I got interested in Zen when I was a teenage beatnik on the streets of San Francisco. And it was my interest… — Sam Hamill Copy Share Image
