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Hi

I'm looking for a specific quote from Othsuka sensei.In the sentence he says something about even though martial arts are the way of fighting they are for peace and mentions the word paradox( i think).Can anyone help me it would be much appreciated.(can't seem to find it online)

Thanks.

I guess nobody knows it off hand,thanks anyway hopefully i will come across it.

Here you go.

Bu no michi wa
tada aragoto to
na omoiso
wa no michi kiwame
wa wo motomu michi

Don't assume that the way of Bu (martial) is
just about fighting.
It's about pursuing peace,
it's about hoping for (desiring) peace.


I will leave it to the others to expand/expound on it....
Mine is more like

'Putting the Harm back in Harmony'.... and for the record I did not make that up...my friend Allen Beeby did I think...

Thanks Bob!i'm sure that's the quote.the translation i heard was somewhat different,i think it had the word paradox in it i can't be certain,but yours is probably more accurate.

Thanks again