Karate Quotes

133 quotes by 85 authors

Hey, I took karate when I was 17 years old; I am dangerous. — Michele Bachmann
I'm a soccer mom. I'm T-ball, soccer, karate, homework, keeping them on their schedules. I love being the snack mom, when I get to bring… — Pamela Anderson
Well I think everything up to this point that I've been exposed to in my life has had an influence on me in some way,… — Criss Angel
Contention, especially violence, is not the way to deal with our problems. Unfortunately, television, videos, movies, and electronic games teach otherwise. Even cartoons and many… — Harold Anthony Oaks
On stage I am the actor, director and the bouncer all at the same time. Fear does not exist in this dojo does it? No… — Dane Cook
I am the Fred Astaire of karate. — Jean-Claude Van Damme
Use karate, judo, aikido, or any style to build your counter-offensive. It will be interesting! — Bruce Lee
The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too… — Bruce Lee
You know what wakes me up? A tongue in the ass. There is no alarm clock on that one, you are up, you are shaking,… — Dave Attell
Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence… — Gichin Funakoshi
The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. — Gichin Funakoshi
Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state — Gichin Funakoshi
You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning… — Gichin Funakoshi
Karate begins and ends with courtesy. — Gichin Funakoshi
No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your… — Gichin Funakoshi
There is no first strike in Karate. — Gichin Funakoshi
Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end. — Gichin Funakoshi
Hoping to see karate included in the universal physical education taught in our public schools, I set about revising the kata so as to make… — Gichin Funakoshi
One of the most striking features of karate is that it may be engaged in by anybody, young or old, strong or weak, male or… — Gichin Funakoshi
Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning. — Gichin Funakoshi

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