Ryukyu Quotes

Quotes tagged as "ryukyu" Showing 1-5 of 5
Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“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.”
Soke Behzad Ahmadi, Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate

Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“. . 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”
Soke Behzad Ahmadi, Ryukyu Kobujutsu : Bo - Tanbo - Toifa

Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“On Ryukyu islands, the expert Kara-te practitioners, used their skills to subdue, control and generally teach bullies A lesson, rather than severely injure or kill their attackers. They knew full well the consequences of their actions and the trail of blood and retribution that would ensue”
Soke Behzad Ahmadi, COMPLETE OKINAWA KARATE : Chin-na & Shuai-Jiao

Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“. . as A martial arts teacher, we should never forget the first time we stepped onto the Dojo ground, remembering this, we will be better equipped to teach the next generation of Karate practitioners”
Soke Behzad Ahmadi, Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo