"When I started Seikido with Master Petkovic I was a shy, awkward 12 year old. It has been 16 years since that time, and through the teachings of Seikido and the many friendships and mentorships I have forged with other members, I have developed the life skills necessary to succeed in any endeavor I have undertaken. While life has taken a direction which makes it difficult for me to currently practice Seikido regularly, I always hold the tenets of Seikido close to me, and I will always consider myself a martial artist. I thank Masters Petkovic and Gagel, and all of the members of the Seikido club, for providing me with the integrity, courtesy, perseverence, self-control and indominatable spirit that has shaped the person that I am today."
--Dave Walton, BScPT, MSc, FCAMT, MCPA

It has been a great experience being a part of the Seikido family for the past 16 years of my life. Being part of the Seikido family has helped me in every aspect of my life as I grew up. I have many memories over the years from classes and tournaments and seminars and dances and picnics and awards banquets and all the people that I have had the privilege to meet and become friends with……Having been a student of Seikido during some of my most impressionable youth years, I learned many things about how to act in all aspects of my life. I learned the tenets; courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self control and harmony. But I think that the most important and most useful thing that Seikido taught me that I use every day of my life wherever I go and whatever I do, is respect. I learned to respect everything and everyone, no matter what, and no matter how hard that it may be. And the second most important thing that Seikido taught me, is to always set a good example for other people……So again, to all, I say thank you for helping me become the person that I am standing here today.
--Elizabeth Windover
(Excerpt of a speech given at the 20th Anniversary of World Seikido. For the complete speech, click here.)