If your heart is large enough to envelop your adversaries, you can see right through them and avoid their attacks. And once you envelop them, you will be able to guide them along the path indicated to you by heaven and earth.

I went to many places seeking the true budo. The Ueshiba Dojo in Ayabe was used to train members of the Ōmoto-kyō sect. In his later years he was regarded as very kind and gentle as a rule but there are also stories of terrifying scoldings delivered to his students.

He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖?) or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生?) "Great Teacher". Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平 Ueshiba Morihei? December 14 1883 – April 26 1969) was a famous martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido.