“My basic instructional aim is to push, coax, pull, or drive each student further than he would go if left to his own devices” 

“The truth is that any effective fighting system which forges the mind is based on hard physical practice. One has to pay his dues in the area of physical development in order to gain the philosophical perspective that martial arts has to offer. It is not possible to understand anything physical from the position of a spectator.”

“The attainment of a functional fighting skill level is a time of decision for many students because it becomes apparent to them that they have exceeded their [own] expectations. At this point many of them quit….Seldom does the teacher get to see what he considers to be complete closure in a student.”