Taijutsu School of Martial Science

06/25/2026

06/18/2026

DOJO NOTES:

The Martial Way does not start and end at the door of the training hall. It is a way of life in which every action, in and out of the training hall, is done in the context of warriorship. - Forrest E. Morgan

Shun any action that will diminish honor.
- Tiruvalluvar

Courtesy should be apparent in all our action, words, and in all aspects of daily life.
- Masutatsu Oyama

A warrior is a person of compassion who understands pain and the consequences of action. - Hill

An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. - Genghis Khan

Confidence is the foundation of courage and the mainspring of action. - Yoritomo

The warrior backs up his words with conviction and action. - Tony L. Jones

Warriorhood is action, not good intentions.
- Martina Sprague

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Each action of the warrior is performed from a place of fundamental wisdom…it is completely different from the ordinary behavior of a fool. Even if it looks the same, it is different on the inside.
- Takuan Soho

Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends. - Jawaharlal Nehru

In the martial arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve. - Masutatsu Oyama

06/10/2026

DOJO NOTES:

More than anything else, I believe it’s our decisions, not the conditions of our lives, that determine our destiny. - Anthony Robbins

Mind is the master. What hasn’t been created by thought doesn’t exist. - Ayya Kemma

Be careful of your thoughts; they are the beginning of your acts. - Lao Tzu

Destiny can be shaped. - Buddha

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts. - Buddha

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. - Unknown

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. - Eckhart Tolle

Discipline, not desire, determines your destiny.
- Bud Malmstrom

All that we have is the result of what we have thought: It is founded on our thoughts and is made up of our thought. - Dhammapada

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thought we make the world. - Buddha