1. Soke’s Words of Wisdom and Their Meaning (Coming from Soke Himself and by his Sensei’s)

   1. Protect Life and Health and Avoid Violence Whenever Possible. Protect All Life, Be Healthy and Avoid fights.

   2. Respect the Property and Space of All, Avoid Taking What is Not Been Offered. Respect Other People’s Property. Do Not Steal.

   3. Develop Significant Relationships, Avoid Abusing Others for Selfish Gain. Make Friends and don’t say bad things to others to make you look good.

   4. Thoughtfully Express the Truth, Avoid the Confusion of Dishonest Words. Do Not Lie to Others or Yourself.

   5. Cultivate a Positive Attitude, A Healthy Body, and Clear Mind. Avoid Whatever Would Reduce Your Well-Being. Be Positive, Eat Healthy and Exercise, don’t use Tobacco, Vapes, Alcohol or Drugs.

   6. Communicate Health, Happiness, and a Piece of Mind to Everyone You Meet. Avoid Violent, Disturbing and Unduly Cruel Speech. Encourage Happiness and Good Health, never use Profanity, Nasty and Mean talk.

   7. Promote Harmony and Positive Momentum to Bring Out the Best in Everyone. Avoid Causing Alienation, Doubt and Division Among Others. Encourage Goodness and Friendship to Everyone. Don’t Tear Others Down with Hateful or Dishonest Talk.

   8. Be as Enthusiastic About Others' Fulfillment as You Are About Your Own. Avoid Treating Others' Successes as The Causes of Your Lacks. Treat Others as You Would Like to be Treated. Don’t Treat Others Bad or be Jealous Because of Something They Have and You Don’t Have.

   9. Promote the Enjoyment of Life and Encourage Others with Your Smile. Avoid Setting Yourself Up Against the World. Always show Excitement and Positivity with a Smile. Don’t Let the World Bring You Down.

   10. Encourage All to Speak Purposefully from the Heart. Avoid the Dull Contentment of Small Talk. Use Honest and Respectful Speech. Avoid Talk that Doesn’t Inspire Others.

   11. Promote the Search for Personal Realization of Truth. Avoid the Seductive Comfort of Narrow-Mindedness. Explore the Truth and not Dishonesty to bring out Great Personal Integrity. Don’t Use Off-Color Remarks or Dishonest Remarks to Others. Always Use Good Judgement and have Truth, Honesty and Integrity in Your Life.

   12. Concentrate on Accomplishing What Must be Done in a Timely and Effective Way. Avoid Putting Off Doing That Which Will Benefit You and Your World Today. Keep your Goals and Stick to Them. Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute and Lose an Important Personal Benefit or Benefits to Other People.

   13. Strive to be So Strong That Nothing Can Disturb Your Peace of Mind. Avoid the Negative Effects of Worry, Doubt and Regret. Keep a Strong Clear Mind. Don’t Worry, be Doubtful or Regret, these are of No Use.

   14. Work to Build Love, Happiness, and Loyalty Among All the Members of Your Family. Avoid Putting Temporary Personal Benefit Ahead of the Welfare of Those You Love. Be Loyal and Love your Family with Happiness. Don’t be Selfish and Put Your Needs over your Family’s Needs.

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   15. Create a Positive Atmosphere of Harmony and Respect. Speak with Good Purpose About Everyone Including Yourself. Support Your Friends by Sharing Your Knowledge, Not Your Ego. Don’t be egotistic. Always be Positive, Respectful, Humble and Harmonious. Teach with Knowledge, Kindness and Support those Around You.

   16. Do Something Nice for Someone Else. Cheerfully do Something Nice for Another Person.

   17. Find a Way to Polish Your Heart Every day. Work on Keeping a Good and Humble Heart, Be nice to Everyone.

   18. Make a Heart Connection. Make a Friend or a Loved One.

   19. Know That Anything is Possible. Everything is possible if you put your mind to it and commit to it.

   20. Discouragement is Just a Message of Not Knowing How Yet and Demanding of Yourself That You Do. Don’t Let Negative Thoughts Drag You Down Because You Don’t Know How to Do What You Want to Do Yet. Focus On Getting It, Create It, Learn It and Excel at It.

   21. Dwelling on Negative Thoughts Will Move You Toward Your Fears As if They Were Your Goals Instead of Your Truly Desired Dream. Don’t Think Negative Thoughts. They can Lead to Fearful, Bad and Unproductive Behavior which Could Erase a Special Goal or Something Special that you Stive For.

   22. Be Careful of What You’re Thinking, Your Mind Might Be Listening. You’re Mind is Very Powerful, Just as Thoughts Are. You May Act on a Bad Thought that May be Harmful or Counter Productive to You or Others. You Should Always Use Your Good thoughts to do Good, Honest and Respectful Things for Yourself and Other People.

   23. Be Kind and Helpful in Everything You Do. Always go Out of Your Way to Make Other People Happy. Always be Kind, Happy and Thankful in Everything. Do Something to Make Others Happy, even if it’s Uncomfortable for you to Do So.

   24. I Will Use My Martial Arts to Protect Myself, My Loved Ones, My Friends, and Any Other Person in Need. Only Use Your Martial Arts to Protect Yourself, Your Family, Friends or Others. Do Not Be Arrogant and Use Your Martial Arts to Hurt Other People for Your Enjoyment. This Makes for a Very Weak-Minded and Undeserving Warrior.

   25. I Will Always Be Willing to Lend a Helping Hand to Help People Who Have Nothing, whether it is From a Natural Disaster, Misfortune or Poverty. Always Be Willing to Contribute (financially help) and Assist Those in Need. Be Thankful Yourself for What Your Have and Never Be Selfish Toward Others.

   26. Live Life to its Fullest, Set Goals and Achieve Them, Always Get What You Want Through Education, Determination and Hard Work. Enjoy Life, keep your Goals, Work Hard, Be Humble and Get a Good Education.

   27. Resist Negativity and Pessimism. Always Be Optimistic and Positive. Always Look for The Good in People, Not the Bad. Don’t be Negative and Critical of Other People. Look for the Good in Everyone Not the Bad. If You Can’t Say Something Positive About Someone Then Don’t Say Anything All.

   28. Never Be Afraid to Express Your Feelings, Try Something New, or Obtain a Goal. Always Say I Can, Not I Can’t. Remove I Can't from Your Vocabulary. Always Be Willing to Let Your Feelings and Suggestions Be Known Through Kindness. Always Be Ready for What is Yet to Come and Set Goals for Yourself. You Can Do It!

   29. Always Make Your Word a Word of Gold. Don't Voice Your Word Unless You Plan to Follow It Up 100%. If You Cannot Back Your Word, Don't Say or Tell It at All. Never Make a Promise That You Can’t Keep or Know Is Not Possible. Doing So Will Grow Your Respect and Integrity Around Others.

   30. Strive to Achieve All That Your Dreams Can Hold. Know That Anything is Possible, and Nothing is Impossible. You Can Have Anything You Want as Long as You Set Your Mind to It and Work Toward It. It Could Happen Much Sooner Than You Think. Be Thankful When You Do Receive It.

   31. Always Be Willing to Volunteer Your Time, Energy and Financial Assistance for Charity. Always Be Willing and Volunteer Your Time and Finances to Help Others Who Are Not as Fortunate as Yourself.

   32. Always be thankful and grateful for what you have. Always be grateful to those who love you, help you and support you. Always show love and have gratitude toward God, parents, children, siblings as well as for your neighbor. Avoid thoughtless, ungrateful and inconsiderate narrow mindless and selfishness. Always be willing to say thank you to those that help you. You should always show gratitude for anything given to you or done for you.

   33. Be loyal and respectful to those who help you and teach you. Be kind, receptible and focused while you are learning. Remember, without their knowledge and teachings you have no knowledge. Be loyal “stay with it”. In order to learn you must put in the time and focus to gain the knowledge being taught. It doesn’t happen in a day.

   34. Always do what is right and justified. Go out of your way to treat people like you would like to be treated. This often takes time and effort. Don’t be mean or disrespectful toward others. Remember, not doing this will build failure and distrust. Treat people with respect, especially your family. You will gain many friends by being positive and respectful.

   35. Don’t hate or make fun of others because of how they look. Don’t be critical and hateful to others from another race or culture. Treat all people, from all cultures with respect and dignity. No matter where you come from you are still human. God isn’t racist. You bleed red just like all of us. We all and have values and feelings. Don’t Hate Others. You are not born with hate; you learn hate from those that hate. Bullying is a form of hatred toward another person. You should care about all people no matter where they are from. Treat them like you would like to be treated.