Karate Quotes · Page 3

I quit karate originally because it wasn't something that I was initially passionate about.

— Kristin Kreuk

Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate.

— Mas Oyama

One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions.

— Georges St-Pierre

I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.

— Pat Morita

Under conditions of peace the warlike man attacks himself.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I started doing karate when I was 11.

— Ian Brown

You have the power to fulfill your dreams!

— Anonymous

Do not fall into the trap of thinking that just because a kata begins to the left that the opponent is attacking…

— Kenwa Mabuni

I went to karate classes where it was basically a line-up of hulking man, hulking man, small nine-year-old girl, hulking man, hulking…

— Rhianna Pratchett

“An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in…

— Soke Behzad Ahmadi

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…

— Shoshin Nagamine

Even in the forty years that I have been practicing Karate, the changes have been many. It would be interesting to be…

— Shigeru Egami

I learned from my father how to swear right and how to string it together for optimum effect/affect. I use it like…

— Ross Mathews

To all those whose progress remains hampered by ego-related distractions, let humility - the spiritual cornerstone upon which Karate rests - serve…

— Matsumura Sokon

I did martial arts and karate for eight years when I was growing up.

— Antony Starr

~[My son] is at that age now where he's so loving and says the sweetest things to me. Of course, I still…

— Liv Tyler

Sice Karate exists for cultivating the spirit and training the body, it must be a moral way surpassing mere techniques...

— Mas Oyama

One thing I've done in my life is train year-round to compete at anything, anything. I've got an invitation now to maybe…

— Herschel Walker

Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of…

— Gichin Funakoshi

I think the energy I give off is quite non-confrontational. That's something you learn from karate. Once you try to be a…

— Dolph Lundgren

You need at least six or seven years to understand the philosophy and concentration of karate to know to clean your spirit…

— Jean-Claude Van Damme

I did karate for a really long time, almost 10 years when I was younger.

— Seth Rogen

“The ultimate fighter does not rely on his hands or feet to defeat his opponent, but rather his mind.”

— M.J. Stoddard

Even after many years, kata practice is never finished, for there is always something new to be learned about executing a movement.

— Shoshin Nagamine

I don't know karate, but I know crazy.

— James Brown