Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter! Try again. Fail again. Fail better! Understand? Good. Play.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

Your life is on the line, practice well.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

From now on you must strive to cut out unnecessary movement. Waste in movement is wrong and will get you killed.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

Forget your sadness, anger, grudges and hatred. Let them pass like smoke caught in a breeze. Do not indulge yourself in such feelings.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

You are not just fighting one opponent. You are fighting the unknown.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

You can only understand if you've had the technique done to you. It's like food. You can't describe the taste, but if you've tasted it, you know what it is. You have to personally experience it to understand.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

The simplest is always the most difficult.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

Learning a technique is not an end in itself, it merely indicates where you need to start.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

The first priority to the ninja is to win without fighting.
- Masaaki Hatsumi