Morihei Ueshiba

Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.

Morihei Ueshiba

Focus on stillness, rather than on movement.

Morihei Ueshiba

Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.

Morihei Ueshiba

Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

Morihei Ueshiba

I want considerate people to listen to the voice of Aikido. It is not for correcting others; it is for correcting your own mind. This is Aikido. This is the mission of Aikido and should be your mission.

Morihei Ueshiba

If you are centered, you can move freely.

Morihei Ueshiba

If you have life in you, you have access to the secrets of the ages, for the truth of the universe resides in each and every human being.

Morihei Ueshiba

If you have not linked yourself to true emptiness, you will never understand the art of peace.

Morihei Ueshiba

If your heart is large enough to envelop your adversaries, you can see right through them and avoid their attacks. And once you envelop them, you will be able to guide them along the path indicated to you by heaven and earth.

Morihei Ueshiba

It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.

Morihei Ueshiba