198 Quotes by Morihei Ueshiba

Fill yourself with Ki, invite the attack.

Atemi accounts for 99% of Aikido.

Shihonage is the foundation of Aikido. All you ever need to master is shihonage.

Polish the heart, free the six senses and let them function without obstruction, and your entire body will glow.

True victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart.

Aikido is based on the projection of love.

Aikido is love. It is the path that brings our heart into oneness with the spirit of the universe to complete our mission in life by instilling in us a love and reverence for all of nature.

Focus on stillness, rather than on movement

Peace originates with the flow of things - its heart is like the movement of the wind and waves. The Way is like the veins that circulate blood through our bodies, following the natural flow of the life force. If you are separated in the slightest from that divine essence, you are far off the path.