Martial arts Quotes · Page 25

Mixed martial arts chose me. After all the trouble I'd been in, it felt really good fit to find a discipline to…

— Frank Shamrock

My understanding of the world is all through the prism of martial arts. It's affected every aspect of my life.

— Valentina Shevchenko

A chance to try your technique is in one instant never to be regained, so try it without hesitation.

— Kyuzo Mifune

The best came from my martial arts teacher, who also taught Elvis. He said, 'Your ego will get you killed.'

— William Sanderson

The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you and you try and understand their situation instead of hurting them back.

— Ryron Gracie

I think the martial arts tradition has a big influence on our generation - we all read these novels when we were…

— Wong Kar-wai

I have acted on some movies that have martial arts elements, but I'm not a professional.

— Liu Yifei

Martial arts tend to share the same style and movements. Its just the packaging that's different.

— Gareth Evans

I began to study martial arts because it was a great form of exercise, and I knew it would help my acting…

— Olga Fonda

Kids are always infatuated with the action in Martial Arts Films. Let me tell you, there is nothing better for kids than…

— Thomas Ian Griffith

I turned to my mom and said, 'I'm going to be a martial arts movie star.' She didn't believe me, and neither…

— Scott Adkins

'Immortals' was very much a martial arts based training program - a lot of body weight stuff, very little in the way…

— Henry Cavill

“Are you going to kick somebody’s ass? I don’t know. Maybe. Well, I’m not going to worry. I’ve watched you spar with…

— Kevin Hearne

I started doing martial arts since I was 12, and then I went into wrestling in college. After I met John Hackleman,…

— Chuck Liddell

Mixed martial arts, UFC, or what have you, I don't think it has anything to do with rankings. It doesn't have to…

— B. J. Penn

Like everyone else, you want to learn the way to win, but never to accept the way to lose - to accept…

— Bruce Lee

The true Martial Artist is not the one who fears change, but the one who causes it to happen.

— Ed Parker

Besides working out for nearly six hours a day, I am also learning different forms of martial arts.

— Angad Bedi

The very essence of martial arts is the thirst for knowledge and the truth about ourselves.

— Frank Shamrock

“Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good”

— Soke Behzad Ahmadi

I respect the sport so much and think something so much better could evolve from this sport, like we could save the…

— Jon Fitch

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.

— Tami Hoag

When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete.

— Scott Coker

There is only one person responsible for the quality of life you live and that person is you.

— Jack Canfield

Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

— Bruce Lee

Do not place hope in finding a secret technique. Polish the mind through ceaseless training; that is the key to effective techniques.

— Kyuzo Mifune

The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many; that which has been learned well by one generation can be passed on…

— Kano Jigoro

I see martial arts as moving forms of meditation. When you're sparring or drilling techniques, you can't think of anything else.

— Joe Rogan

If we fight for money, I'll stop hitting you when you ask me to. If we fight for honor, I'll stop hitting…

— Rickson Gracie

I grew up in a martial arts gym surrounded by men and boys, and I pretty much call myself a tomboy.

— Katheryn Winnick

I don't like to trash talk... I don't know how to do that, it's not me. In the martial arts world that…

— Uriah Hall

The kickboxing and the martial arts is so fun. It's like anything in school. You're not going to retain information unless you're…

— Zoey Deutch

I love Tony Jaa. He's one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.

— Jason Statham

“Speed in the martial arts is not the True Way. Concerning speed, we say that something is fast or slow depending on…

— Miyamoto Musashi

To me a fight is a fight, it's not a contest or a martial arts competition, it's a fight.

— Jimi Manuwa

I'm going to change the way martial arts is viewed. I'm going to change the game. I'm going to change the way…

— Conor McGregor

I don't like all the cheating that's going in mixed martial arts. I don't know what percentage of high-level fighters do it,…

— Ben Askren

When I started training, I learned a lot, you know - respect. I think you learn a lot of things, and kids…

— Cris Cyborg

My goal is to share all my learning, all of my knowledge, so that other generations of martial arts will benefit.

— Georges St-Pierre

You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive.

— Sun Tzu