'Aikido through practice, gives us a sense of unity and purpose for our lives'. 'Aikido is unique because it unblocks ego, fear, violence and competition and thus 'opens a door' or 'gateway' that leads to the experiencing of higher consciousness. Instead of fighting or competing or struggling aikido teaches us to blend rather than oppose thus leading aggression and violence and ego to a new place, a place where those negative forces do not exist, to a place where enlightenment, higher consciousness and love allows one to connect with the Universe and the divine' 'Rarely is there one attacker ... and that's what Aikido is designed for - multiple attack' 'Aikido is one of the most sophisticated 'physical' systems that enables the connection between body- mind-heart-spirit. In other words, Aikido is a very sophisticated method of transmuting physical and emotional aggresion into peacefullfullness and resolution. Therefore Aikido is an incredible vehicle of personal tranformation for mind, body and spirit' 'There is only one way to measure the enlightenment of a human being and that is through behaviour. It doesn't matter if you do not speak the same language or have the same skin colour or whether you have lots of money or no money at all. What matters is how you behave whilst you are here on the earth. Enlightenment is measured by the things you do. If you steal or hurt other humans, for instance, your level of enlightenment is low and you live, therefore, in the realms of ignorance with no moral or ethical fabric, this is 'low' level human characteristic'.