“ A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ The essence of warrior traits are demonstrated by : integrity with self, and honesty with others Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ If you wish to break with tradition, learn your craft well, and embrace adversity Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ Karate training will make you strong and confident, but restraint will make you respected 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 Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ Be ye innocent as doves yet wise as serphants" new testament quoted by Elvis Presley and applied to karate Elvis Presley
“ 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 environme… Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ 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 Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ . . . for any worthwhile martial arts skill to be pragmatic, it has to be done live, otherwise it is of limited or no use in actual combat Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . . Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ When she straightened, he leaned back in the chair, his eyelids heavy. “My God, woman, you know how to make a man melt. Amy Jarecki
“ . . 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 di… Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“ My mum always taught that the truth will set you free.” “Did she now?” “Mm hmm,” Lachlan brushed the pad of his pointer finger over her cheek’s silken skin. “But she kept one truth hidden from me unti… Amy Jarecki
