Martial Arts Quotes

Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.

Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata in karate is useless.

I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.

Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.

It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet

When two tigers fight, one is certain to be maimed, and one to die.

The biggest gift I received as a martial artist is without a question the capacity to be in peace.

I've come from nowhere, and I'm not shy to go back.

I don't defeat my opponents, they defeat themselves.

Krav Maga heightens perception and transforms fear into something more productive.

Do nothing which is of no use.

Coffee is a language in itself.

The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.

When you feel pain, you know that you are still alive.

Obey the principles without being bound by them.

If you train worst case scenarios consistently, they will no longer be worst case scenarios

A true champion can adapt to anything.

Knowing is not enough, You must apply

My health has benefited the most from practising Wing Chun.

A martial art that has no rules is nothing but violence.

Do not be afraid to get close to your opponent. The closer you are, the more you will learn.

People who really have Ki don't feel it because everything happens naturally within them.

Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.

If you cannot love the pain, you can at least love the lessons it teaches