Martial Quotes

307 quotes by 185 authors

Martial arts, like any art, is an unrestricted athletic expression of an individual soul. — Bruce Lee
All martial arts is simply an honest expression of one's body - with a lot of deception in between. — Bruce Lee
A quality martial artist is always ready for any move, and trains oneself invincible. — Bruce Lee
To be bound by traditional martial art style or styles is the way of the mindless, enslaved martial artist. But to be inspired by the… — Bruce Lee
A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. — Bruce Lee
The core of understanding lies in the individual mind, and until that is touched everything is uncertain and superficial. Truth cannot be perceived until we… — Bruce Lee
Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds of… — Bruce Lee
I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves. — Bruce Lee
Martial arts just normally would not draw me to the box office. — Mary Hart
Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker — Milla Jovovich
Only after several years of training did I come to realize that the deepest purpose of the martial arts is to serve as a vehicle… — Joe Hyams
As a kid, I was always a tomboy, playing sport and doing martial arts. And I'm pretty opinionated - I've never been told that I'm… — Caity Lotz
The goal of the martial arts is not for the destruction of an opponent, but rather for self-growth and self-perfection. The practice of a martial… — Dan Inosanto
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
Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning. — Gichin Funakoshi
A martial art that has no rules is nothing but violence. — Kenji Tomiki
Kids are always infatuated with the action in Martial Arts Films. Let me tell you, there is nothing better for kids than the Arts. That… — Thomas Ian Griffith
When you're dead weight, in the right position, you win. And in reality, you wouldn't see someone my size kicking seven martial arts experts and… — Joan Severance
I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy. We cannot just keep quiet because that is… — Corazon Aquino
No festival of martial glory or warrior's renown is this; no pageant pomp of war-like conquest, no glory of fratricidal strife attend this day. It… — Peter J. McGuire

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