To obtain enlightenment in martial arts means the extinction of everything that obscures the true knowledge, the real life. At the same time it implies “boundless expansion.” Emphasis on training and development should not focus on the cultivation of the particular area that merges into the totality, but rather on the totality that enters and unites that particular area. The way to transcend karma lies in the proper use of the mind and the will. The oneness of all life is a truth that can be fully realized only when false notions of a separate self, whose destiny can be considered apart from the whole, are annihilated.

Trezza-Ryu is a military science. It pertains to victory and defeat in combat, whether that combat is hand-to-hand, or company-to-company. Whether one-on-one, or against “overwhelming” odds. Whether winning a battle or a business contract. Most martial arts teachings become “localized” in the mind of the student. They think of and approach martial arts in small terms. Some are very proficient at taking advantage of the flick of a wrist, or executing a blindingly fast front kick. Some know how to block a punch with a slight movement of the forearm. They learn minor advantages of speed, training their hands and feet to take advantage of quick reaction time. This is wrong.

The “art” of martial arts, is to use your daily activity to become a master of life, to master the art of living. All vague notions must desintegrate. The aim of martial art is not the one-sided promotion of one’s own spirit, but the opening of your soul and senses to the life-rhythm of the world. Skill is not perfection, but the essence of the striving for perfection. Skill is to be found in shape or form, perfection radiates from the soul. It is the artistic process that is the reality and truth of martial arts.

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