PRACTICE OF THE Art of Peace enables you to rise above praise or blame, and it frees you from attachment to this… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
THE BODY SHOULD be triangular, the mind circular. The triangle represents the generation of energy and is the most stable physical posture.… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for… — Morihei Ueshiba Competing Copy Share Image
A mind to serve for the peace of all human beings in the world is needed in Aikido, and not the mind… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
Peace originates with the flow of things - its heart is like the movement of the wind and waves. The Way is… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. The Art of Peace is a… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
Techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world. Depending on the circumstance, you should be: hard as a diamond,… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
The world will continue to change dramatically, but fighting and war can destroy us utterly. What we need now are techniques of… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all… — Morihei Ueshiba Body Copy Share Image
PRACTICE THE Art of Peace sincerely, and evil thoughts and deeds will naturally disappear. The only desire that should remain is the… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself is truth, and this will never change. Everything in… — Morihei Ueshiba Breath Copy Share Image
THE ART OF PEACE does not rely on weapons or brute force to succeed; instead, we put ourselves in tune with the… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
A black belt is nothing more than a belt that goes around your waist. Being a black belt is a state of… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
Aikido is love. It is the path that brings our heart into oneness with the spirit of the universe to complete our… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
“The Art of Peace is the principle of nonresistance. Because it is nonresistant it is victorious from the beginning. Those with evil… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
Study the teachings of the pine tree, the bamboo, and the plum blossom. The pine is evergreen, firmly rooted, and venerable. The… — Morihei Ueshiba Bamboo Copy Share Image
Nonresistance is one of the principles of aikido. Because there is no resistance, you have won before even starting. People whose minds… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
True budo is a work of love. It is a work of giving life to all beings, and not killing or struggling… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
Aikido is the principle of non-resistance. Because it is non-resistant, it is victorious from the beginning. Those with evil intentions or contentious… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
As soon as you concern yourself with the "good" and "bad" of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for… — Morihei Ueshiba Competing Copy Share Image
“The Aikido I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods and I cooperate with each of them. The… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
I have been given many teachings by Sarutahiko-no-O-Kami. OKami told me, 'By the work of Takehaya Susanowo no Mikoto, you will worship… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
Around 2am as I was performing misogi, I suddenly forgot all the martial techniques I had ever learned. The techniques of my… — Morihei Ueshiba Creating beauty Copy Share Image
The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all.… — Morihei Ueshiba Art Copy Share Image
Kicking leaves you momentarily on one foot, and for that moment you are in a very weak position. If you were to… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
ALL THINGS, material and spiritual, originate from one source and are related as if they were one family. The past, present, and… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
Your voice is a very powerful weapon. When you are in tune with the cosmic breath of heaven and earth, your voice… — Morihei Ueshiba Body Copy Share Image
Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people.… — Morihei Ueshiba Book Copy Share Image
The techniques of Aikido change constantly; every encounter is unique, and the appropriate response should emerge naturally. Today's techniques will be different… — Morihei Ueshiba Aikido Copy Share Image
