Martial Arts Quotes - Page 9

• Do not criticize any other martial arts or speak ill of others, as it will surely come back to you. The mountain does not laugh at the river because it is lowly, nor does the river speak ill of the mountain because it can not move.

  Koichi Tohei

  Art, Moving, Rivers

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• A belt does nothing but hold your gi together. A belt has assigned significance, a belt is someone else saying you're good, you don't need other people saying that you're good in order to be good.

  Ronda Rousey

  Art, Order, People

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• Don't be rushed, be sure.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art

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• You should never have a power, in any area, with the purpose of harming someone.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Purpose, Should

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• When you do Jiu Jitsu, you won't look at a bigger guy and say 'oh no', you'll look and say 'how interesting!'

  Rener Gracie

  Art, Interesting, Guy

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• Life is about fighting. You will going to have to fight everyday of your lifetime.

  Renzo Gracie

  Art, Fighting, Everyday

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• If we fight for money, I'll stop hitting you when you ask me to. If we fight for honor, I'll stop hitting you when I feel like it.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Fighting, Honor

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• If you are ready to die, then you are ready to live.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Ready, Dies

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• The most important thing is not victory, the most important thing is don't get defeated.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Mma, Victory

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• Our fears don't stop death, they stop life.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Ufc, Mma

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• Focus on the future for 50%, on the present for 40%, and on the past for 10%

  Masaaki Hatsumi

  Art, Past, Focus

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• In life, nothing happens to you. It happens for you.

  Rorion Gracie

  Art, Getting Through Hard Times, Going Through Hard Times

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• Everybody has fear. The difference is that the coward does not control fear and the brave... gets over it.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Differences, Brave

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• For the choke, there are no 'tough guys'

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Guy, Tough

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• Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people.

  Jackie Chan

  Art, Hurt, People

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• In the martial arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve.

  Mas Oyama

  Art, Opportunity, Action

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• The heart of our karate is real fighting.There can be no proof without real fighting. Without proof there is no trust. Without trust there is no respect. This is a definition in the world of martial arts.

  Mas Oyama

  Art, Real, Fighting

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• The goal of all your hard work should be to make your reality everyone else's fantasy land.

  Martyn Rooney

  Art, Hard Work, Reality

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• My worst day in the gym is still more fun than my best day in the office!

  Rob Mills

  Art, Fun, Office

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• No one will hit you harder than life itself. It doesn't matter how hard you hit back. It's about how much you can take, and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. That's how you win.

  Sylvester Stallone

  Life, Positive, Moving On

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• I practice the martial arts. I don't practice MMA. MMA is my job, MMA is a new sport. Martial arts is the knowledge from the ages.

  Anderson Silva

  Sports, Art, Jobs

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• Obstacles aren't there to stop you. They are put there to show you how powerful you can feel when you run right over them.

  Martyn Rooney

  Running, Art, Powerful

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• If I go as hard as I can in practice, make sure it's a lot harder than than a fight, then the fight's going to be easy.

  Rashad Evans

  Art, Fighting, Practice

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• Be respectful of your Sensei.

  Fumio Demura

  Art, Respectful, Sensei

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• In a fight between a strong technique and a strong body, technique will prevail. In a fight between a strong mind and a strong technique, mind will prevail, because it will find the weak point.

  Taisen Deshimaru

  Strong, Fighting, Mind

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