Soke Behzad Ahmadi quotes:

. . . what matters in combat is adaptability, boldness and maintaining A cool exterior, whilst penetrating your enemy's soul with An icy cold stare- Diary of A Combat Fiend

. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual

The purpose of Karate is to guide you out of trouble by any means necessary, both in actual combat and in life

. . to be exceptional in martial arts, you must possess the "4 C's" : Consistency, Commitment, Creativity and Competence

Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good

Karate without heart is just A corpse

Karate is action, survival, living; hesitation is paralysis, reaction, mortality

Karate is not A religion, cult or dogma. It is incumbent on every generation of martial artists, to find the weaknesses of the previous generations, not to revere it . . .

A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart

. . 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

The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind

. . . there are two types of fighters, the former strike all over the place hoping one would land, the latter, assured of their prowess and capabilities, hit once and destroy the opponent's desire to continue the fight

Karate is five percent sweat; the rest is all commitment

Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it . . .

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

An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness

. . . most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why

If you wish to break with tradition, learn your craft well, and embrace adversity