{"quotes":[{"text":". . . 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.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["assured","attitude","boxing","capabilities","close-quarters","combat","continue","defeated","desire","desires","destroy","expert","fighter","former","hit","kenpo","latter","martial-arts","motobu","okinawa","once","precision","prowess","punching","shorinjiryu","soke","strike","will","willingness"],"id":170903,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["belief","bushi","bushido","code","combat","fighter","fighting-spirit","humanity-and-society","karate","knights","life","love","martial-arts","mma","okinawa","punching","service","soke","spirit","traits","warrior"],"id":172898,"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":"Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["budo","children","combat","confidence","fighting-spirit","inheritance","karate","life-lessons","martial-arts","money","okinawa","persistance","sensei","shorinjiryu","soke","time"],"id":404245,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"The essence of warrior traits are demonstrated by : integrity with self, and honesty with others.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["awareness-and-attitude","budo","bushido","demonstrations-of-love","essence-of-life","honesty","integrity","karate","life-philosophy","martial-arts","maxim","okinawa","path-of-life","peace-of-mind","on-life","role-models","self-awareness","sensei","shorinjiryu","soke","traits","warrior"],"id":474628,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Karate without heart is just A corpse.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["budo","combat","corpse","fighting-spirit","heart","karate","life","martial-arts","mma","okinawa","punching","sense","shorinjiryu","soke","training-skills"],"id":476260,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":6,"pages":1}}