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title: "4 Started Martial Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [When I started martial arts... Bruce Lee is obviously the top dog and Jackie Chan is a legend. But for a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-ansah/when-i-started-martial-arts-bruce-lee-is-obviously-the-top-dog-and/)

[Joey Ansah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-ansah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/joey-ansah-44650_art_when-i-started-martial-arts-bruce-lee-is_1454590.jpg)

> [I started this martial arts journey 20 years ago with karate, and I never imagined it would come to pass that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-started-this-martial-arts-journey-20-years-ago-with-karate-and-i/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/tecia-torres-14977_art_i-started-this-martial-arts-journey-20-y_1575200.jpg)

> [I started my own martial arts school at 16. And by the time I was 21, I had three different schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katheryn-winnick/i-started-my-own-martial-arts-school-at-16-and-by-the-time-i-was-21-i/)

[Katheryn Winnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katheryn-winnick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/katheryn-winnick-34093_art_i-started-my-own-martial-arts-school-at_1963851.jpg)

> [I started in Martial Arts with my father when I was 4 years old. I guess I started because my two older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duke-roufus/i-started-in-martial-arts-with-my-father-when-i-was-4-years-old-i/)

[Duke Roufus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duke-roufus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/duke-roufus-56801_art_i-started-in-martial-arts-with-my-father_2492520.jpg)

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