Quotes by Martial Artists - Page 2

Even monkeys fall from trees.

Chris Bradford

If Jiu Jitsu does not make you a better father, son, mother, daughter, wife or husband, you are missing the point. If Jiu Jitsu does not leave you viewing strangers in a kinder light, you are missing the point. If you are not better equipped to deal with the vicissitudes of life due to your training, then you are not really training.

Chris Matakas

I said, "I'm satisfied teaching the martial arts.""Not me," Arnold responded. "Bodybuilding is just a stepping-stone to me. I plan on becoming a real estate mogul, and from there, I plan to get into the movies."I had to smile as I said to myself, "How's he going to be an actor when he can hardly speak English?

Chuck Norris

A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone. -Traditional Chinese Proverb

Matthew Polly

The young should not think of themselves as immature and the elderly need not view themselves as feeble. Our minds control our bodies. Have no age, transcend both past and future, and enter into naka-ima—the “eternal present.

H.E. Davey

Life is a constant build up and release of tension. If we go too far in either direction bad things happen.

Chris Matakas

Self-discipline is the cornerstone of any endeavor.

Bohdi Sanders

Set patterns, incapable of adaptability, of pliability, only offer a better cage. Truth is outside of all patterns.

Bruce Lee

Physical training is mental warfare!

Tae Yun Kim

We are just too busy trying to appear smart to realize how intelligent we actually are.

Chris Matakas

I am not afraid of a person who knows 10000 kicks. But I am afraid of a person who knows one kick but practices it for 10000 times.

Bruce Lee

Have a clear-cut plan on what you wish to improve, and seek opportunities to improve it. The more conscious and honest we can be about our shortcomings, the more strength we will have to improve them. We are going to train hard anyway, we are not going to sweat any more or less. It is simply imperative that the sweat is properly directed.

Chris Matakas

As a human being, I know of no greater example of success than someone who is self-sustaining through using his passion in the service of others.

Chris Matakas

Basically, if the mind stays in the present, it’s impossible to worry. Upon careful consideration, it becomes clear that human beings are capable of worrying only about an event that has already transpired or one that may take place in the future (although the occurrence might have just happened or may be about to happen in the next instant). The present moment contains no time or space for worry.

H.E. Davey

Learn today so that you may live tomorrow

Chris Bradford

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Be water, my friend.

Bruce Lee

Devoting yourself to a particular art is invaluable. The art becomes our vehicle with which we drive down the road of life. We use this vehicle to learn about ourselves and this place, to conquer fears, to become more of what we already are. In my own life, I have found most valuable the transferable skills of learning from jiu jitsu to all other facets of day to day study. In devoting myself with such commitment to this art, in undertaking the task of understanding jiu jitsu to whatever degree by circumstance allows, I have unknowingly learned how to learn.

Chris Matakas

Respect is both earned and lost.

Bohdi Sanders

We are force-fed beliefs through incessant advertisements by a culture that ceaselessly fosters our conformity to values which are of no service to the individual.

Chris Matakas

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

Ming-Dao Deng

I believe the devil exists in those little, seemingly unnoticeable moments when we choose to value our own insecurities over the service of others.

Chris Matakas

The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of.

Chris Matakas

Your heart is full of fertile seeds waiting to sprout.

Morihei Ueshiba

Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself.

Chris Matakas

My growth as a human being has been directly proportional to my growth as a marital artist.

Chris Matakas

It is our duty to ensure we have a peace worth fighting for.

Chris Bradford

seven times down eight times up like the Daruma doll

Chris Bradford

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