Quotes on Martial Artist

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

Take what's useful, discard what is not.

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.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.

My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.

I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.

A quality martial artist is always ready for any move, and trains oneself invincible.

He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

I want to use every second of my life, every time that I have in my life, to make me a better fighter. That's why I'm a martial artist. For me, it's more than a job - it's a way of living

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract; and when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, "I" do not hit, "it" hits all by itself.

Obey the principles without being bound by them.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.