Martial arts Quotes · Page 22

Besides working out for nearly six hours a day, I am also learning different forms of martial arts.

— Angad Bedi

“Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good”

— Soke Behzad Ahmadi

The very essence of martial arts is the thirst for knowledge and the truth about ourselves.

— Frank Shamrock

Martial arts tend to share the same style and movements. Its just the packaging that's different.

— Gareth Evans

The true Martial Artist is not the one who fears change, but the one who causes it to happen.

— Ed Parker

A chance to try your technique is in one instant never to be regained, so try it without hesitation.

— Kyuzo Mifune

The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you and you try and understand their situation instead of hurting them back.

— Ryron Gracie

The best came from my martial arts teacher, who also taught Elvis. He said, 'Your ego will get you killed.'

— William Sanderson

I've done jiujitsu a huge chunk of my life, and I try to spend a lot of time educating people on the…

— Joe Rogan

A belt does nothing but hold your gi together. A belt has assigned significance, a belt is someone else saying you're good,…

— Ronda Rousey

“Seek to become conscious of being filled with ki, the power of the universe, and to use that power well. To be…

— Sadami Yamada

I don't doubt that at the dawn of martial arts, the main goal was to beat up one's opponents in the most…

— Daniele Bolelli

I don't get to do a lot of fight scenes on 'Sanctuary,' but I'm a trained fighter; I've been doing martial arts…

— Ryan Robbins

I've been in martial arts more than 20 years; I've seen fighters who barely have a professional fight say they're the best…

— Valentina Shevchenko

Growing up as a kid, I wanted to be a ninja. In martial arts, even though I did Chinese kung fu, I…

— Ray Park

I love the discipline. I love the schedule of pushing your body to an extreme and getting it to a particular type…

— Jessica Biel

I think the martial arts tradition has a big influence on our generation - we all read these novels when we were…

— Wong Kar-wai

I have acted on some movies that have martial arts elements, but I'm not a professional.

— Liu Yifei

I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.

— Sam Rockwell

Mixed Martial Arts is a dangerous practice that could result in injuries and loss of life.

— Akshay Kumar

My understanding of the world is all through the prism of martial arts. It's affected every aspect of my life.

— Valentina Shevchenko

Mixed martial arts chose me. After all the trouble I'd been in, it felt really good fit to find a discipline to…

— Frank Shamrock

Only after several years of training did I come to realize that the deepest purpose of the martial arts is to serve…

— Joe Hyams

I'm learning as much martial arts as I possibly can. My show is packed with action. Enough to get a rise

— Traci Bingham

I don't like to trash talk... I don't know how to do that, it's not me. In the martial arts world that…

— Uriah Hall

I see martial arts as moving forms of meditation. When you're sparring or drilling techniques, you can't think of anything else.

— Joe Rogan

I grew up in a martial arts gym surrounded by men and boys, and I pretty much call myself a tomboy.

— Katheryn Winnick

If we fight for money, I'll stop hitting you when you ask me to. If we fight for honor, I'll stop hitting…

— Rickson Gracie

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

— Bruce Lee

Do not place hope in finding a secret technique. Polish the mind through ceaseless training; that is the key to effective techniques.

— Kyuzo Mifune

The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many; that which has been learned well by one generation can be passed on…

— Kano Jigoro

I respect the sport so much and think something so much better could evolve from this sport, like we could save the…

— Jon Fitch

When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete.

— Scott Coker

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.

— Tami Hoag

There is only one person responsible for the quality of life you live and that person is you.

— Jack Canfield

I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an…

— Bruce Lee

I don't care about being the champ champ. I want to be the only consecutive 12-time defending champion in any mixed martial…

— Demetrious Johnson

One of the big things that I focus on is not having regrets, just taking every opportunity I have and going for…

— Chris Weidman

“[...] before you can control your opponent's body you must first control his mind. (Page 17).”

— Sadami Yamada

Everybody's beatable. Mixed martial arts, there's many ways to win, and that also means there are many ways to lose, as well.

— Bas Rutten