The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released through art, be it dancing, painting, singing, writing or even martial arts.
Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.
The best fighter is never angry.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.
The man who knows how will always be the student, but the man who knows why will continue to be the instructor.
I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.
Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.
Success is taking what you know, and creating the best you that you can be.
I grew up doing martial arts, and it's one of these things where I always kind of liked acting, but I was never real serious about it.
I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate.
Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
That race you feel you are a part of is happening only in your mind.
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.
A large part of my life revolves around my dad. Sometimes, I even feel a strong sense of connection, something very tangible when I learn something new in the martial arts.
The will must be stronger than the skill.
The principle of martial arts is not a thing that can be learned, like a science, by fact-finding and instruction in facts. It has to grow spontaneously, like a flower, in a mind free from emotions and desires.
Motion capture is exactly what it says: it's physical moves, whereas performance capture is the entire performance - including your facial performance. If you're doing, say, martial arts for a video game, that is motion capture. This is basically another way of recording an actor's performance: audio, facial and physical.
The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you and you try and understand their situation instead of hurting them back.
A simple yet profound way to create a healthy body, a stress-free mind, and a peaceful sense of well-being.
I'm a huge boxing and mixed martial arts fan.
Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity Kitai. Do not misunderstand me, danger is very real, but fear is a choice.
Martial arts are art forms and require a great deal of discipline and dedication. I so admire people who focus their lives on it, because it's not an easy thing to do.
I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe.
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