"Eight forces sustain creation:
movement and stillness, solidification and fluidity,
extension and contraction, unification and division."
"Techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world. Depending on the circumstance, you should be: hard as a diamond, flexible as a willow,
smooth-flowing like water, and as empty as space."
(Excerpt from 'The Art of Peace' - Teachings of the Founder of Aikido)
