Masaaki Hatsumi
The first priority to the ninja is to win without fighting.Collection: Fighting
Learning a technique is not an end in itself, it merely indicates where you need to start.Collection: Technique
The simplest is always the most difficult.Collection: Difficult
When weak or injured always continue training as you should always be able to adapt in any condition.Collection: Training
Nature is your friend; it helps you to win. Your enemy will have unnatural movement, therefore you will be able to know what he is going to do before he does it.Collection: Winning
Forget your sadness, anger, grudges and hatred. Let them pass like smoke caught in a breeze. Do not indulge yourself in such feelings.Collection: Sadness
Looking for the meaning of life, one man can discover the order of the universe. To discover the truth, to achieve. a higher spiritual state, that is the true meaning of ninja.Collection: Spiritual
There was a famous Zen master whom people would seek out to become enlightened. He was strict and would occupy people with things having nothing to do with seeking enlightenment. You see, that is the only way to achieve enlightenment; by not focusing on achieving it. Then, one day it will just come to you.Collection: Inspirational
It's important to make an effort under any circumstance - stagnant, sickness, being in an unstable lifestyle, even when society is insane. You should consider such periods as an omen before you move. When you are stuck on something, it is important to hold to your purpose but not press onward against the current. When you can't move at all, try to concentrate, continuing forward as if in a boat switching to a stronger motor. The keiko that is most important when you cannot move is kage no keiko [shadow training].Collection: Moving
Your life is on the line, practice well.Collection: Bad Ass
Any place we can breathe, we can do Ninjutsu.Collection: Breathe
Always be able to kill your studentsCollection: Able
No more talk. I'm sick of people talking. Train.Collection: Talking
What I want you to do is just take it as it is. Don't think too much. If you get involved with thinking about it, the whole thing gets lost or loses its purity. Don't think during practice - DO! The more you think, the further from the truth of budo you get: Budo is NOT an academic subject!Collection: Thinking
Move with your feet, the hands will follow.Collection: Moving
Those who desire only techniques will never understand this art. It is everything beyond thatCollection: Art
Focus on the future for 50%, on the present for 40%, and on the past for 10%Collection: Art
You must throw away your bad habits to get good.Collection: Habit
You must be on your toes constantly, yet be relaxed.Collection: Toes
Budo is simply the study of the best ways to kill.Collection: Way
If you do not let go of thinking about forms, you will not understand what I am showing.Collection: Letting Go