To be your best today, your only goal is to outperform the guy you were yesterday. — Martyn Rooney Copy Share Image
I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it. — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
When you have a dream, it's going to be a lot of "I can't" people. You need to be the driving force… — Ishe Smith Copy Share Image
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid… — Mencius Copy Share Image
But my middle daughter, Kate, is very involved in martial arts, and I was just at one of her competitions. — Meredith Baxter Copy Share Image
The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Ninja Turtles taught me how to meditate. They got me into martial arts. They helped make me who I am today. — Greg Cipes Copy Share Image
From getting good grades when I was growing up to finishing college to respecting my elders to the discipline that I have… — Tecia Torres Copy Share Image
The Destructive Arts are exactly like Martial Arts, except they don't have uniforms or usefulness and the end result doesn't resemble art… — Jim Benton Copy Share Image
Growing up either from classes or watching movies I knew, of course, about kung fu, karate, aikido, Muay Thai... But the first… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
While I enjoy teaching people on the basic and intermediate levels to work them up to advanced levels, my real talent is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Only when you constantly live as though already a corpse (jōjū shinimi) will you be able to find freedom in the martial… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
It's terribly wrong to stuff that sacred citadel with junk you know darn well is bad for you, I came to realize… — Ralph Maxwell Copy Share Image
I've gotten into two fights since I've begun studying the martial arts, and each time, I was worried I'd kill the guy.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
I don't watch TV. Only while I'm doing it do I see it, really. So I don't know anything. I only know… — Greg Cipes Copy Share Image
One of the things that happens a lot in mixed martial arts and fighting in general is that fighters are played against… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
I think Ang Lee is a very, very talented director. He used martial arts to talk about love and girl, you know...… — Jet Li Copy Share Image
The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. — Gichin Funakoshi Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people in the world who are very good at martial arts but that doesn't make them good… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
Ive been taking martial arts for a long time. I started with tae kwon do, and then I started taking karate and… — Daniella Alonso Copy Share Image
I'm just grateful that I have a chance to introduce traditional Indonesian martial arts to a worldwide audience. — Iko Uwais Copy Share Image
I've taught martial arts to many children, from 5 years old and up - there's character development, there's respect, discipline, perseverance. — Scott Coker Copy Share Image
When you think that in the '50s there was wrestling and boxing - that was it. There wasn't mixed martial arts at… — Jim Cornette Copy Share Image
Martial arts gave me everything in life. It is not about a paycheck; it is about how I live my life. — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share Image
In my view, Zhang Lanxin is one of our best female martial artists, and I can't rate her highly enough. — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
I tried martial arts classes for three weeks, but I quit because you actually get hit. I just want to do the… — Tamara Taylor Copy Share Image
As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger. — Steven Seagal Copy Share Image
Understand that the essence of martial arts is not the art itself, but what's hidden deep within yourself. — Gogen Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
Fighting is an expression. It's a form of speech, and that's why they call it martial arts. It's an art. — Chael Sonnen Copy Share Image
I briefly studied martial arts in college and realised that I might not be a great fighter physically, but it gave me… — Nushrat Bharucha Copy Share Image
If you don't give up, eventually you will break the cycle and you will overcome any obstacle. — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
“O-Sensei was frequently head to say. 'Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way… — Linda Holiday Copy Share Image
Was I a Jackie Chan-level martial arts master? Absolutely not! Not by any stretch of the imagination. I'm an actor. I'm a… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I don't like not having a job. Especially when I started Mixed Martial Arts, this was all I could do. — Nate Diaz Copy Share Image
I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself... I think that's huge in life-to be a good man. — Cub Swanson Copy Share Image
“I’d urge you to stay away from any and all martial arts practitioners for the time being.” — Graham Parke Copy Share Image
I feel that not only have I been out there promoting my style of karate, but just promoting the traditional martial arts,… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
One of my life's principles is to develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways and to help others… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
We'll see what I do after 'Badlands' to show audiences that I have more in my repertoire besides martial arts. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image