“Life is Death. Death is Life. Teach the deserving. Teach with passion. Learn always. Assume Nothing.”

“Life is Death. Death is Life. Teach the deserving. Teach with passion. Learn always. Assume Nothing.”

“Life is death. Death is Life. teach the deserving. Teach with Passion. Learn always. Assume Nothing.”

“I was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung fu teacher, but he also taught tai chi, Chinese medicine, brush painting - he was adept at all facets of Chinese culture.”

“Life is all about balance. Since I have only one leg, I understand that well.”

“People are always afraid of anything different. They are afraid of change," says Sensai. "It is the same everywhere.”

“Sensei says funerals are not really for the dead. They are for those left behind. "The dead are long gone by the time a funeral is held," he told us. "Who would wait when the doors of Heaven are open? Only the living would be foolish enough to still hang around on earth.”

“Kyoko sniffs, unable to speak. Sometimes saying nothing means most of all.”

“A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone. -Traditional Chinese Proverb”

“This was not uncommon in government-run operations, where a request that someone do their job often induced a catatonic state that might last anywhere from a couple of minutes to an hour.”

“Only those who have tasted the bitterest of the bitter can become people who stand out among others. -Guanchang Xianxing Ji”