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One should be prepared to receive ninety-nine percent of an enemy's attack and stare death right in the face in order to illumine the Path.

— Morihei Ueshiba Budo (1938)

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

True Budo is to accept the spirit of the universe, keep the peace of the world, correctly produce, protect and cultivate all beings in nature.

Always imagine yourself on the battlefield under the fiercest attack; never forget this crucial element of training.

Budo (1938)

Regarding technique, from ancient times it has been said that movements must fly like lightning and attacks must strike like thunder.

Budo (1938)

The real Way of a Warrior is to prevent such slaughter — it is the Art of Peace, the power of love.

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