{"author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi","total_quotes":34,"quotes":[{"text":"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.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["attacker","avenge","blood","budoka","bully","bushido","chin-na","consequences-life-lessons","control","culture","expert","familiarity-and-attitude","families","folklore","grapplinf-tudi","history","injury","karate","kenpo","kill","killing","kin","martial-arts","master","opportunity","people","pkinawa","punching","quotes","reaction","ryukyu","seize","sensei","shinshii","shorinjiryu","teach-a-lesson","technique","torite","warrior"],"id":1327,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Real Martial Arts is Mathematics, Physics, Poetry; Meditation in Action.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["action","buddha","budo","combat-training","karate","kenpo","martial-arts","mathematics","meditation","okinawa","physics","poetry","real","sensei","shorinjiryu","wisdom"],"id":16913,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . .","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["action","boldness-and-attitude","ebbs-and-flow","essence-of-things","fighting-spirit","karate","kenpo","martial-arts","meaning-of-life","okinawa","progress","reaction","rhythm","sensei","shorinjiryu","synergy","trial-and-error","wisdom"],"id":29027,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["anger-management","anger","awareness-and-attitude","calming-the-mind","character","conflict-management-training","controlling-your-emotions","enemy","issues","love","motivational","pressure","refrain-yourself","resolve","self-awareness","serenity","strength-through-adversity","strike","warrior"],"id":34467,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["bushido","character","common-good","decency","dojo","execution","fighting-spirit","integrity","justice","karate","kenpo","man","martial-arts","okinawa","sensei","shorinjiryu","techniques","truth"],"id":46123,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Patience and Forgiveness are at the heart of A warrior's success, they help engender necessary intervals of space and time to evaluate difficult encounters.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["battle","calming-the-mind","combat","difficulties","forgiveness","heart","heart","improvement","interval","karamiti","karate","lethal-pragmatist","life-lessons","necessary","okinawa","old-style","patience","peace-of-mind","planning","practical","pressure","quotes","ryukyu","shinshii","shorinjiryu","solutions","space","strategy","success-in-life","thinking-positive","time","victory","warrior","way-of-life","wisdom"],"id":104622,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"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.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["action","karate","pre-emptive","about-life","reaction","shorinjiryu","slave","strike"],"id":112225,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["aggression","animals","bushi-do","character","control","cruelty","essence-of-life","example","fighter","grit","honesty","inspirational","instinct","integrity","karate","killing","life","living-life-to-the-fullest","manifestation","message","natural-fighting-ability","paths-of-life","patience","predator-and-prey","quality","about-life","role-models","rough","self-control","sensei","teaching","traits","true","trustworthy","way-of-life"],"id":143867,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"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.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["action","boxing","budo","calming-the-mind","combat","enemy","fighting-spirit","intentions","karate","martial-arts","okinawa","refrain","sensei","shorinjiryu","speaking-your-mind","strategy","threat","warrior"],"id":147977,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["combat","karate","life-lessons","mindfulness","psychology","quotes","spirituality","strength-through-adversity","willpower"],"id":161764,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":34,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}