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title: "3 Principle Martial Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Principle Martial quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Principle Martial sayings and thoughts."
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> [The principle of martial arts is not a thing that can be learned, like a science, by fact-finding and instruction in facts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-principle-of-martial-arts-is-not-a-thing-that-can-be-learned-like/)

[Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/bruce-lee-430_art_the-principle-of-martial-arts-is-not-a-t_419702.jpg)

> [The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gichin-funakoshi/the-secret-principle-of-martial-arts-is-not-vanquishing-the-attacker/)

[Gichin Funakoshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gichin-funakoshi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/gichin-funakoshi-11922_all-time_the-secret-principle-of-martial-arts-is_1114987.jpg)

> [“Gichin Funakoshi (Karate-Do Kyohan) wrote, “The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker but resolving to avoid an encounter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iain-stuart-abernethy/gichin-funakoshi-karate-do-kyohan-wrote-the-secret-principle-of/)

[Iain Stuart Abernethy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iain-stuart-abernethy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/iain-stuart-abernethy-197940_art_gichin-funakoshi-karate-do-kyohan-wrote_2180078.jpg)

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