Martial Arts Quotes - Page 31

• 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.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Useless, Emergencies, Karate

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• The first priority to the ninja is to win without fighting.

  Masaaki Hatsumi

  Fighting, Winning, Priorities

  Masaaki Hatsumi (1988). “Essence of Ninjutsu”, McGraw-Hill Education

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• We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.

  Archilochus

  Wisdom, Fall, Warrior

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• Not even the gods fight against necessity.

  Simonides of Ceos

  Fighting

  "Protagoras". Dialogue by Plato, 345d,

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• Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Mouths, Masters

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• Martial arts has been a way of life for me since I was a young kid. It created a discipline and respect for everything. Martial arts has just made me a better person. It's a way of life.

  Luke Rockhold

  Art, Kids, Mma

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• I love doing action; I love doing martial arts. There's almost something balletic about it.

  Michelle Ryan

  Art, Action

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When I was younger I did karate and martial arts, and I think it's really cool for girls to have those kinds of abilities.

  Rebel Wilson

  Girl, Art, Thinking

  "Rebel's Secrets To Super Confidence!" by Maura Kutner, www.seventeen.com. April 1, 2013.

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• Jiu Jitsu is about waiting for the right time to do the right move.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Moving, Waiting

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• Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with the balance of these external and internal issues with my chess life. Tai chi is the martial embodiment of Taoist philosophy. Initially, I had no intention of competing in the martial arts; it was just the meditation.

  Joshua Waitzkin

  Art, Philosophy, Issues

  "'Art of Learning' isn't just black and white". Interview with Tracey Wong Briggs, usatoday30.usatoday.com. July 17, 2007.

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• I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies flop and everything. YouTube is amazing for the more detailed stuff.

  Daniel H. Wilson

  Writing, Artist, Guy

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• The earth is such a voluminous, sparse, wild place that has its own rhythm that human beings try to control and strategize our way around, but the truth is, if you're out someplace like the ocean on a capsized boat, it doesn't matter if you have academic degrees, or if you're a martial-arts ninja. Nature is a bigger force than you.

  Rachael Taylor

  Art, Ocean, Wild Places

  "Talking About Ghosts with Rachael Taylor". Interview with Mark Svartz, www.esquire.com. September 28, 2012.

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• The very advanced practitioners of martial arts never had to raise a hand. They could knock an opponent down without physically touching them, just with chi, pure power. We don't see too many of them anymore.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Health, Buddhism

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• The best martial artist doesn't win fights, but avoids fights. Martial arts is a way of gaining basic self-mastery of your mind, body and emotions. It can also be very useful in combat situations.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Health, Fighting

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• If you are afraid of other people take a martial arts class. The best way to overcome fear is learn to be proficient in martial arts.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Health, Buddhism

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• Spend more time in a Jiu Jitsu gi than in street clothes.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Clothes, Gis

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• Those who rush are the same ones who lack technique.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Technique

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• Ki is within us. There is Ki everywhere, either we know how to use it or we don't.

  Christian Tissier

  Use, Know How, Knows

  "Aikido as an education system". Interview with Guillaume Erard and Ivan Bel, www.guillaumeerard.com. February 2, 2008.

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

  Kenji Tomiki

  Art, Violence

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• You must be on your toes constantly, yet be relaxed.

  Masaaki Hatsumi

  Toes, Relaxed

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• For me, I learnt from jiu-jitsu and martial arts to be humble and to go forward in life in a positive way.

  Ricardo Liborio

  Art, Humble, Forward In Life

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• Martial arts is not about picking your fights and picking how things go; it's about adapting to the how things are.

  Gunnar Nelson

  Art, Fighting, Mma

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• I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself... I think that's huge in life-to be a good man.

  Cub Swanson

  Believe, Heart, Men

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• It is important to practice so your movement is the minimum
  necessary to complete its task.

  Masaaki Hatsumi

  Practice, Important, Tasks

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• Always observe your opponent carefully. You need to use the
  first seconds of every encounter to evaluate the length of their
  blade, the length of their arms, etc.

  Masaaki Hatsumi

  Encounters, Needs, Use

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