Your job as a teacher is to show your students, through this journey you're taking yourself, how to be the ultimate student.

Peace is more important than punches.

Yes, a black belt should be able to execute precise, effective, beautiful, and technically proficient martial arts techniques, whatever the style. But just as importantly, a black belt should be able to execute precise and beautiful ideas, equal to or better than their physical techniques. A black belt should have an attitude equal in its brilliance to his or her physical skills.

Out of the dojo and into the world.

When the student is ready, the teacher appears. Likewise, when the teacher is ready, the students appear.

Shift travels downhill.