Only by constantly exposing myself to someone better than I have I been able to improve.

- Joe Hyams

One of the first lessons one learns is that the mind is a powerful factor in everything you do, including those exercises that seem to require a maxi…

- Joe Hyams

When one eye is fixed upon your destination, there is only one eye left with which to find the Way.

- Joe Hyams

A dojo [pracice hall] is a miniature cosmos where we make contact with ourselves - our fears, anxieties, reactions, and habits. It is an arena of con…

- Joe Hyams

When a problem arises, don't fight with it or try to deny it. Accept and acknowledge it. Be patient in seeking a solution or opening, and then fully …

- Joe Hyams

Only through practice and more practice, until you can do something without conscious effort.

- Joe Hyams

To generate great power you must first totally relax and gather your strength, and then concentrate your mind and all your strength on hitting your t…

- Joe Hyams

Anger doesn't demand action. When you act in anger, you lose self-control.

- Joe Hyams

Only after several years of training did I come to realize that the deepest purpose of the martial arts is to serve as a vehicle for personal spiritu…

- Joe Hyams