My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I'm talking about philosophy, I mean… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
In karate, there's a lot of respect. In fact, when an opponent accepts to fight me, he's giving me a chance to… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
Machida Karate is for real combat. Other karate may be not for real combat because there are many rules for the competition,… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
The main thing Karate offers to me is a philosophy of life. The philosophy of Karate is respect and discipline. You give… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
My father is a Japanese Shotokan karate master, so I have been training karate with my family since I was three years… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
Karate is my main martial art; that is what I train in every day. It has always been in my life. Sumo… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
We teach the karate methodology, bringing back the history of the martial art, the attacks that stopped being used when the martial… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
It's very hard because the sport evolves so fast, changes so fast. So, you have to be there to see the changes that are… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share
I never fear my opponent, for me he only represents a new challenge to conquer. — Lyoto Machida Copy Share
I don't want to be in this sport just to participate. I want to be in this to win, and that's what motivates me… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share
I have fought my brother some times before. We got hurt sometimes, needed stitches, but it was normal after the fights. We always had… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share
When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing. — Lyoto Machida Copy Share
