Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character. — Bo Bennett
Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character. — Robert Foster Bennett
The ideal in Martial Arts is humanitarianism. Accomplishment uses diligence as a goal. — Yip Man
Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs. — Donnie Yen
The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups. — Bruce Lee
The true Martial Artist is not the one who fears change, but the one who causes it to happen. — Ed Parker
I’m doing what I love to do. Martial arts is my everything. It’s my life, my philosophy, how I think, who I am. — Valentina Shevchenko
Martial arts should be part of every girl's education. — Esha Gupta
For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It's not just a physical discipline. — Brandon Lee
The spirit of karate practice and the elements of training are applicable to each and every aspect of our daily lives. — Gichin Funakoshi
To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant — Taisen Deshimaru
A black belt is a white belt who never quits! — Renzo Gracie
True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice. — Gichin Funakoshi
Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state — Gichin Funakoshi
...most warriors only perform tricks. The way of the warrior is filled with soul and feeling — Miyamoto Musashi
Short Martial Arts Inspirational Quotes
Fighting is a sport; if you're not humble it's going to bring humbleness to you. — Mike Tyson
Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless. — Rickson Gracie
Students of any art, including Karate-do must never forget the cultivation of the mind and the body. — Gichin Funakoshi
True warriors are fierce because their training is fierce. — Miyamoto Musashi
Train hard and stay focused: there are no shortcuts to success in fighting or any other sport. — Joe Rogan
The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion. — Mas Oyama
Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious. — Ronda Rousey
I knew when I met you an adventure is going to happen.
Martial Arts Training Quotes
There is a difference between a fighter and a martial artist. A fighter is training for a purpose: He has a fight. I’m a martial artist. I don’t train for a fight. I train for myself. I’m training all the time. My goal is perfection. But I will never reach perfection. — Georges St-Pierre
Civilize the mind but make savage the body. — Mao Zedong
Of those who start TaeKwonDo training, only about 5% stick with it until they achieve the Black Belt Rank. Then perhaps 80% of those who earn a Black stop there. — Duk Sung Son
Just because my path is different doesn't mean I'm lost.
Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world. — Dave Barry
Do not place hope in finding a secret technique. Polish the mind through ceaseless training; that is the key to effective techniques. — Kyuzo Mifune
As far as possible, I want nothing more than to don my training gi and teach Karate. — Mas Oyama
Fear has two meanings - Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours.
If you train worst case scenarios consistently, they will no longer be worst case scenarios — Rener Gracie
In true budo there is no enemy or opponent. True budo is to become one with the universe, not train to become powerful or to throw down some opponent. Rather we train in hopes of being of some use, however small our role may be, in the task of bringing peace to mankind around the world. — Morihei Ueshiba
As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger. — Steven Seagal
A quality martial artist is always ready for any move, and trains oneself invincible. — Bruce Lee
Karate Life Quotes
No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life. — Gichin Funakoshi
When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate -- it is life. — Gichin Funakoshi
I come to you with only Karate, Empty Hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honor, should it be a matter of life or death, of right or wrong, then here are my weapons, Karate, my Empty Hands. — Ed Parker
Karate-do may be referred to as the conflict within yourself, or a life-long marathon which can be won only through self-discipline, hard training, and your own creative efforts. — Shoshin Nagamine
I don't know what other singers feel when they articulate lyrics, but being an 18-karat manic-depressive and having lived a life of violent emotional contradictions, I have an overacute capacity for sadness as well as elation. — Frank Sinatra
The main thing Karate offers to me is a philosophy of life. The philosophy of Karate is respect and discipline. You give 100% of whatever you do, in every activity. — Lyoto Machida
To tell the truth, girls are no longer the way they used to be. They play gangsters, nowadays, just like boys. They organize rackets. They plan holdups and practice karate. They will rape defenseless adolescents. They wear pants... Life has become impossible. — Alain Robbe-Grillet
My biography of Frank Sinatra is not paean to his music but rather an illumination of the man behind the music, who once described himself as 'an 18-karat manic-depressive who lived a life of violent emotional contradictions with an over-acute capacity for sadness as well as happiness. — Kitty Kelley
That's right. Uh-huh. Uh-huh," Nick said arrogantly. "You might know karate, boy, but I know gorilla, and I'm a level 40 champion in it. Let's hear it for Diddy Kong! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew!" He mimicked the sound of a gorilla as he held on for dear life. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Martial Arts Quotes
No Fear, No Hesitation, No Surprise, No Doubt — Miyamoto Musashi
Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied. — Alexander The Great
The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her. — Bob Marley
Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine. — Bruce Lee
The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things. — Miyamoto Musashi
Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man. — John F. Kennedy
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. — Bruce Lee
The purpose of the study of judo is to perfect yourself and to contribute to society. — Kano Jigoro
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
Martial Artist Quotes
The biggest gift I received as a martial artist is without a question the capacity to be in peace. — Rickson Gracie
The best part of falling is getting back up again. — Sayings
A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard. — Bruce Lee
It isn't the mountains that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. — Muhammad Ali
The man who is secure within himself has no need to prove anything with force, so he can walk away from a fight with dignity and pride. He is the true martial artist--a man so strong inside that he has no need to demonstrate his power. — Ed Parker
Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light. — Bruce Lee
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. — Bruce Lee
Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. — Bruce Lee
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence. — Bruce Lee
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. — Ben Jonson
Inspirational Yoga Quotes
If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. — Dalai Lama
You are only as young as your spine is flexible. — Joseph Pilates
You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body. — C. S. Lewis
When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy. — Dalai Lama
Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God. — Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong. — Lao Tzu
If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher. — Pema Chodron
Master your breath, let the self be in bliss, contemplate on the sublime within you. — Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Strong Inspirational Quotes
Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success. — Sayings
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Mae Jemison
When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume. — Sara Jeannette Duncan
For when I am powerless, it is then that I am strong. — Paul the Apostle
The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces. — Will Rogers
Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, be strong and keep reminding your self that everything happens for a reason. — John Mayer
Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist. — Amy Carmichael
I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes. — Marilyn Monroe
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. — Pablo Picasso
I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent I know they possess, then my monument will be in their work. — Augusta Savage
Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling. — Vincent Van Gogh
Friendship is an art, and very few persons are born with a natural gift for it. — Kathleen Norris
The richer we have become materially, the poorer we become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim in the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. — Gichin Funakoshi
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend. — Bruce Lee
Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart. — Joni Mitchell
I sense a Threshold: Light to Silence, Silence to Light - an ambiance of inspiration, in which the desire to be, to express, crosses with the possible Light to Silence, Silence to Light crosses in the sanctuary of art. — Louis Kahn
Self Inspirational Quotes
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. — Henry David Thoreau
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. — Sigmund Freud
You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. — Deepak Chopra
Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin. — Halle Berry
The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do. This self-denial is the unique way to usher in God's kingdom and to realize the kingdom life. — Witness Lee
The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised. — Norman Vincent Peale
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars. — Rabindranath Tagore
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. — Albert Einstein
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. — Kahlil Gibran
There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs. — Zig Ziglar
Powerful Inspirational Quotes
The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. — Winston Churchill
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. — William Faulkner
Life is not a problem to be solved, but an experience to be had. — Alan Watts
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. — Maya Angelou
I have never seen where hatred overcomes love. When you love, you overcome. Love is the most powerful weapon. — T. B. Joshua
The only limit to the power of Almighty God lies within you & me. — Sayings
Be good to yourself 'cause nobody else has the power to make you happy. — George Michael
Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way. — Fulton J. Sheen
True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire. — Cesar Chavez
Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Christian Inspirational Quotes
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds — Paul the Apostle
If you are not concerned about your neighbor's salvation, then I am concerned for yours. — Ray Comfort
The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. — Reinhard Bonnke
Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials. — Smith Wigglesworth
Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody; forty years learning he was nobody; and forty years discovering what God can do with a nobody. — Dwight L. Moody
If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice? — David Livingstone
We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right. — Ravi Zacharias
Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation. — Clare of Assisi
If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest. — Corrie Ten Boom
The truth is outside of all fixed patterns. — Bruce Lee
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. — Will Smith
Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to. — Henry Van Dyke
It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet — Miyamoto Musashi
If you don't give up, eventually you will break the cycle and you will overcome any obstacle. — Lyoto Machida
For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime. — Bruce Lee
Always enter like a kitten and leave like a lion. But NEVER enter like a lion and leave like a kitten. Always be humble. — Carlson Gracie
What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become. — Bruce Lee
I’ve been in martial arts for so many years, so to hold the belt of UFC and be on top of the biggest organization, it will be represented in this belt. — Valentina Shevchenko
If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts. — Peter McWilliams
Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison. — Mahatma Gandhi
A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. — Bruce Lee
Choose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success. — Bruce Lee
Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning. — Bruce Lee
Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal. — Bruce Lee
I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged. I cannot blindly follow the crowd and accept their approach. I will not allow myself to indulge in the usual manipulating game of role creation. Fortunately for me, my self-knowled — Bruce Lee
Knowing is not enough, You must apply — Bruce Lee
Let nature take its course and your tools will strike at the right moment. — Bruce Lee
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger. — Mencius
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. — Bruce Lee
The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things. — Buddha
With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. — Dwayne Johnson
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching. — John Wooden
I am not teaching you anything. I just help you to explore yourself. — Bruce Lee
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. — Vince Lombardi
I've come to understand that life is best lived, not conceptualized. — Bruce Lee
I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged. — Bruce Lee
I have come to understand that life is best to be lived and not to be conceptualized. I am happy because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies. — Bruce Lee
I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an artist of life. — Bruce Lee
Optimism is a faith that leads to success. — Bruce Lee
Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. — Mahatma Gandhi
If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme. — Bruce Lee
To be bound by traditional martial art style or styles is the way of the mindless, enslaved martial artist. But to be inspired by the traditional martial art and to achieve further heights is the way of genius. — Bruce Lee
The will must be stronger than the skill. — Muhammad Ali
If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today. — Bruce Lee
Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end. — Gichin Funakoshi
Remember, you are expressing the techniques and not doing the techniques. — Bruce Lee
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