Judo Quotes

I love judo. I love grappling. I love jiu-jitsu.

— Gennady Golovkin

I will remain active in judo.

— Ryoko Tani

If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.

— Anonymous

Wrestling beats Judo every singe time.

— Julianna Pena

In Judo, he who thinks is immediately thrown.

— Robert Linssen

Victories that come cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

— Henry Ward Beecher

First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy's moment of vulnerability.

— Sun Tzu

Be gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically.

— Keiko Fukuda

I play not just tennis but also football, basketball and also did judo.

— Gael Monfils

In judo, you get your arm broke. You get choked. You can tear your ACL.

— Evan Fournier

For me, being literate and articulate is a form of judo, of overcoming the [system] by its own method.

— Alan Watts

I was doing judo before anybody knew it existed in this country.

— Charles Durning

I lost a lot of judo matches because of points fighters. It was extremely frustrating for me.

— Ronda Rousey

Man at his birth is supple and tender, but in death, he is rigid and hard. Thus, suppleness and tenderness accompany life,…

— Laozi

I've seen some folks with Olympic backgrounds go into combat sports and it just not being for them. You know, doing Judo…

— Josh Barnett

MARRIAGE, In Japanese is called Judo -- the art of conquering by yielding. This is the western equivalent of Yes, dear;

— Nikhil Saluja

Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming…

— Kano Jigoro

My friends were like, "Oh, this weekend, we're going to go shopping." "Oh, this weekend I'm going to go to see the…

— Riccardo Tisci

Jiu jitsu is the first martial art. It combines the elements of striking, which became karate, with the balance which often become…

— Rickson Gracie

Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.

— Anonymous

While other kids were out playing and doing healthy things, I read an ancient judo book with a neck hold that was…

— Dick Cavett

“All through high school and college, his judo coach and older teammates would often say to him, "You have the talent and…

— Haruki Murakami

In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may…

— Kano Jigoro

Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest.…

— Kano Jigoro

Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training you in attacks and defenses…

— Kano Jigoro

There are also other areas. For example, culture. This is extremely important. We keep revisiting sport, judo, because I practice it, but…

— Vladimir Putin

I'm not afraid of the devil. The devil can handle me - he's got judo I never heard of. But he can't…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

No system is better than another, but some are better for certain people. The person makes a system worthwhile, not the other…

— Joe R. Lansdale

In order to achieve victory you must place yourself in your opponent's skin. If you don't understand yourself, you will lose one…

— Tsutomu Ohshima

In holding your antagonist, therefore, you should hold him lightly as if your arms were nothing but chains which connect you with…

— Yokoyama Sakujiro

“They found security in letting go rather than in holding on and, in so doing, developed an attitude toward life that might…

— Alan Wilson Watts

The Professor took the old practices and studied them, worked out their mechanical principles and then devised a graded scientific set of…

— John Dewey

“By now, Freeman knew his opponent. You'd be dangerous in an alley, thought Free man, but you hung yourself up with judo.…

— Sam Greenlee

The lame man who keeps the right road outstrips the runner who takes the wrong one.

— Francis Bacon

“We face the enemy and contend with him—if he turns away we let him go. (Page 13).”

— Sadami Yamada

I train jiu-jitsu and judo with the best guys there is, and the best guys for ground and pound.

— Amanda Nunes

“examines the development strategies that Netscape employed to be a better judo player. We also”

— Anonymous

You progress not through what has been done, but reaching towards what has yet to be done.

— Khalil Gibran

Jiu-jitsu in MMA, if you're good in jiu-jitsu, people pay attention to that, instead of judo.

— Mackenzie Dern

I was the sports captain in school. I've done everything - from javelin to discus to basketball to judo.

— Smriti Irani