Martial arts are inherently both incredibly impressive and incredibly beautiful. And that's my female nature, maybe, and my instinct, to make things… — Niki Caro Copy Share Image
“One master those arts for health in mind and body, for the ability to live one's life as courageously, uniquely, and energetically… — Akira Toriyama Copy Share Image
My father was a big Bruce Lee fan. He's Chinese-Hawaiian, and my mother is Chinese. He used to take us to all… — Jason Scott Lee Copy Share Image
I do a healthy blend of mixed martial arts, dancing, functional training, and swimming. These exercises give me ample strength, endurance, flexibility,… — Urvashi Rautela Copy Share Image
In randori we learn employ the principle of maximum efficiency even when we could easily overpower an opponent. — Kano Jigoro Copy Share Image
Wrestling and kickboxing, like martial arts, combine a handful of skills. They're really an art form. — Rose Namajunas Copy Share Image
I have not permitted myself to be ignorant of any martial art that exists. Why? Such ignorance is a disgrace to someone… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how… — Jet Li Copy Share Image
“In my school, no consideration is given to anything unreasonable; the heart of the matter is to use the power of the… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
In the past, it was expected that about three years were required to learn a single kata, and usually even an expert… — Gichin Funakoshi Copy Share Image
To any situation the reaction may be different. That's why it's useless - in a way - to memorize patterns, because the… — Vladimir Vasiliev Copy Share Image
Originally this was the most important thing about martial arts - to reach a higher level, to become a strong human being.… — Tsutomu Ohshima Copy Share Image
The goal of the martial arts is not for the destruction of an opponent, but rather for self-growth and self-perfection. The practice… — Dan Inosanto Copy Share Image
A lot of people take shortcuts in terms of using athleticism and defensive tactics to try and have the right game plan… — Josh Barnett Copy Share Image
“Effort within the mind further limits the mind, because effort implies struggle toward a goal and when you have a goal, a… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
“Aikido is not ultimately Japanese: It is an art of universal truth and international significance.” — Linda Holiday Copy Share Image
I love martial-arts movies. I grew up with my dad watching kung-fu theater every Sunday. So it was kind of my thing. — Milla Jovovich Copy Share Image
Every kid wants to reach their goals in life and be the best. During my Bruce Lee phase, I wanted to be… — Christian Hosoi Copy Share Image
If you look across my career, whether it be mixed martial arts or wrestling, it's very, very, very rare that I lose… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
When you look at martial arts films, the later ones became more and more exaggerated. It's like, wow, is martial arts only… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
Whether it is a big ship or small ship, the same size hole placed correctly in the hull can sink it. — Ed Parker Copy Share Image
“The historic beauty of BJJ rests not with its ability to allow a smaller man to maim a larger man, but with… — Cameron Conaway Copy Share Image
Apparently, the the only way to kill a lion is by rear naked choke. Personally, I’d just kick it in the head. — Bas Rutten Copy Share Image
If you change the rules on what controls you... you will change the rules on what you can control. — Guy Ritchie Copy Share Image
One becomes a beginner after 1000 days of training. One becomes a master after 10,000 days of practice. — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
When weak or injured always continue training as you should always be able to adapt in any condition. — Masaaki Hatsumi Copy Share Image
The slender, swift Bruce Lee was the Fred Astaire of martial arts, and many of the fights that could be merely brutal… — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
I picked up a lot watching Ultimate Fighting. I studied martial arts. But I had an idea to be different, to portray… — Bill Goldberg Copy Share Image
The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction. — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
Of those who start TaeKwonDo training, only about 5% stick with it until they achieve the Black Belt Rank. Then perhaps 80%… — Duk Sung Son Copy Share Image
The children right now, the young children, everybody should go to a martial arts school. Why? Because as soon as they go… — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
I love to learn, and that's the really cool thing about martial arts - you're always learning new things. — Rose Namajunas Copy Share Image
When I was 8 years old, I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial… — Jet Li Copy Share Image
“Strong punch in my opinion is not that the opponent would fly three meters, strong punch is that would fly back and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I teach mixed martial arts and I am having a gala time running a school dedicated to it. — Babu Antony Copy Share Image
I'm training in martial arts. It's a whole new world for me and I'm loving it. I do that or hot yoga;… — Zawe Ashton Copy Share Image
The most important are the eyes. In a fight if you look down out of fear you'll certainly be defeated — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Being a vegetarian Buddhist would be a bit harsh to deal with in the kitchen, so I'm a Taoist, I study martial… — Arthur Potts Dawson Copy Share Image
Everything that I did to win a gold medal, I'm practically transferring it over to mixed martial arts. — Henry Cejudo Copy Share Image
