{"quotes":[{"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":"True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["attack","battle","boxer","buds","bushido","combat","complex","defense-expert","dojo","fighting-spirit","karate","kobudo","life","martial-arts-training","okinawa","protection","reality","sensei","shorinjiryu","simple","teacher"],"id":173546,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Karate training will make you strong and confident, but restraint will make you respected.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["budo","character","confident","dojo","integrity","karate","martial-arts-training","okinawa","to-live-by","restraint","role-models","sensei","shorinjiryu","soke","strength","training-skills","warriors-path"],"id":209347,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":". . . Most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["attacker","budo","combat","curious","demonstrate","depth","details","dojo","example","explain-everything","fighting","how","intent","karate","kobudo","lethal-pragmatist","life","life-philosophy","martial-arts","motive","nitty-gritty","okinawa","path","quotes","reaction","reasons-for-action","ryukyu","seasoned","sensei","shinshii","show","spiritual","subdue","teacher","technique","techniques","tomari-te","tudi","warrior","way","weapon","why","wisdom"],"id":214838,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":". . . For any worthwhile martial arts skill to be pragmatic, it has to be done live, otherwise it is of limited or no use in actual combat.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["battles-of-life","bushido","defence","dojo","guide-for-living","karate","kumite","live-practice","manuale-del-guerriero-della-luce","martial-arts-training","okinawa","quotes","real-fight","shorinjiryu","skill","usefulness","value","warrior","warriors-path"],"id":280614,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Aboriginal Okinawan Karate was traditionally taught in modest home Dojos, in small informal groups (sole purpose of teachings revolved around life preservation), in A closely tied supportive environment; unlike main island modern Japanese version with rivalry and competition, instructed in large groups belonging to even larger organizations with pseudo-militaristic hierarchy.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["co-operation","dojo","karate","okinawa","supporting-others","teaching"],"id":306617,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":". . As A martial arts teacher, we should never forget the first time we stepped onto the Dojo ground, remembering this, we will be better equipped to teach the next generation of Karate practitioners.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["anxiety","budo","dojo","empathy","experience","expertise","fighter","generation","ground","intelligence","karate","kenpo","learning","martial-art-training","martial-arts","novice","okinawa","practitioner","ryukyu","school","sensei","shinshii","shorinjiryu","spirit","students","teacher","temple","warrior"],"id":377144,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":7,"pages":1}}