Martial Arts Quotes - Page 2

When weak or injured always continue training as you should always be able to adapt in any condition.

Always be able to kill your students

Everything in life goes back to the basics.

To understand your fear is the beginning of really seeing.

No one has the right to beat you.

Anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way

I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.

There are no shortcuts because there is no end

Courage is being afraid, but then doing what you have to do anyway.

Behind each triumph are new peaks to be conquered.

Never leave an enemy standing.

If you do something and it saves your life, it was good taijutsu. In a real fight, you aren't worried about what's pretty.

I've come to understand that life is best lived, not conceptualized.

People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear.' I tell them, 'No, that's not true. I'm scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.'

There is no first strike in Karate.

I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged.

Optimism is a faith that leads to success.

I do mixed martial arts, mainly kickboxing.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

If you change the rules on what controls you... you will change the rules on what you can control.

If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived.

We are the modern day gladiators.

Boards don't hit back.

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better.

Don't be rushed, be sure.