35 Quotes by Soke Behzad Ahmadi

The purpose of Karate is to guide you out of trouble by any means necessary, both in actual combat and in life

. . in Old Karate, you learned you Art through pain. You learned quickly that your techniques had to be fast or powerful or both. If you did not embrace pain and it's lessons adequately, you simply did not survive

Most inherent beauties are hidden, as are precious stones in the rocks

A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart

To react, is to be A slave to someone else's actions. Sometimes, A warrior is faced with the decision to strike pre-emptively, trusting his intuition, wisdom and years of training

The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego

Aboriginal Okinawan Karate was traditionally taught in modest home Dojos, in small informal groups (sole purpose of teachings revolved around life preservation), in A closely tied supportive environment; unlike main island modern Japanese version with rivalry and competition, instructed in large groups belonging to even larger organizations with pseudo-militaristic hierarchy

Patience and Forgiveness are at the heart of A warrior's success, they help engender necessary intervals of space and time to evaluate difficult encounters.

The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind