Martial Art Quotes · Page 8

My brothers are both 6 ft. 5 in., and if you have younger brothers who are bigger than you then you have…

— Nick Moran

I was born and raised in a family with a very unique culture and lifestyle - being exposed to being a Gracie…

— Rickson Gracie

Back in the Bruce Lee era, and in my era, Kung-Fu stirred up a kind of frenzy, and many people were learning…

— Jackie Chan

I think all the fight stuff. I'm cut out for that. I used to wrestle in high school so I really love…

— Jaimie Alexander

Anyone can get beaten in mixed martial arts. It's the nature of the sport.

— Forrest Griffin

I'm always involved with training and the martial arts. It's not like I go to a desk job somewhere and then throw…

— Matt Serra

Mixed martial arts has small windows of opportunity and there's always new faces coming through, so it's easy to forget you.

— Jimi Manuwa

I feel like it's a bit of a misconception that all actors have to be expert martial artists if they're Asian.

— Simu Liu

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

When I fought Moras the first time, it hit me hard. I'd just got hit by a car, then fought up a…

— Julianna Pena

I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.

— Bruce Lee

I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it.

— Neil Strauss

It's a bit like some martial arts: if you're behind somebody there's not much they can do, if you're in a certain…

— Jeremy Wade

As a kid, I was heavily into martial arts and wanted to be the next Jean-Claude Van Damme.

— Chris Daughtry

This is mixed martial arts, so it's important to work on all facets of your game, whether it's striking, wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu, whatever.

— The Korean Zombie

I have a new appreciation for how fit martial artists are. There is so much energy being exerted when you fight.

— Tom Payne

We'll see what I do after 'Badlands' to show audiences that I have more in my repertoire besides martial arts.

— Daniel Wu

The real purpose of the martial arts must be to purge oneself of petty ambitions and desire, to obtain control of one’s…

— Morihei Ueshiba

I started doing martial arts when I was about 7, and I got my second degree black belt when I was 19.…

— Laura Vandervoort

“As the martial artist and actor Bruce Lee said, “I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks once, but…

— Daniel Coyle

I personally hated working out when I first started, but then I noticed it was the one thing I did for myself.…

— Becky G

I play drums and guitar, I snowboard, I do martial arts and acrobatics. I go to the movies every Friday.

— Cameron Monaghan

I started doing martial arts when I was a kid. I don't often get that kind of role, although I get to…

— Kristin Kreuk

I try to keep the martial arts up. It's a good thing, not just physically but also for your mind.

— Dolph Lundgren