Top 5 Quotes by Daniele Bolelli

Rather than being confined to a separate dimension, martial arts should be an extension of our way of living, of our philosophies, of the way we educate our children, of the job we devote so much of our time to, of the

Rather than being confined to a separate dimension, martial arts should be an extension of our way of living, of our philosophies, of the way we educate our children, of the job we devote so much of our time to, of the relationships we cultivate, and of the choices we make every day.

Daniele Bolelli

Art, Jobs, Children

Daniele Bolelli (2010). “On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology”, p.3, North Atlantic Books

Once you lose attachment to how you want things to be because you realize you don't control anything, there's a curiously liberating aspect of that. I've always been a control freak, I've always felt that if I try hard enough, everyone I love will be kept safe and everything will be okay. Being shown, in such brutal terms, that that's simply not the way it works, in someways, it messed me up. I've been through hell, but on another level, if you pile up so much tragedy, it either destroys you, or you just start laughing about it. Because at the end of the day, no one gets out alive.

Daniele Bolelli

Attachment, Laughing, Trying

Answer hopelessness with a defiant smile and a raised middle finger.

Daniele Bolelli

Answers, Hopelessness, Middle Finger

FaceBook post by Daniele Bolelli from Aug 12, 2014

Openness without strength is useless; strength without openness is oppression.

Daniele Bolelli

Useless, Oppression, Openness

Daniele Bolelli (2013). “Create Your Own Religion: A How-To Book without Instructions”, p.108, Red Wheel Weiser

I don't doubt that at the dawn of martial arts, the main goal was to beat up one's opponents in the most effective way possible. But then, indirectly, the alchemy of martial arts began to strike some chords deep within the spirit of many individuals, transforming living war-machines into poets, artists, and philosophers.

Daniele Bolelli

Art, War, Goal

Daniele Bolelli (2010). “On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology”, p.3, North Atlantic Books