Morihei Ueshiba Opponents Quotations

To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.

Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere.

IF YOUR OPPONENT strikes with fire, counter with water, becoming completely fluid and free-flowing. Water, by its nature, never collides with or breaks against anything. On the contrary, it swallows up any attack harmlessly.