Martial Quotes

307 quotes by 185 authors

The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion. — Mas Oyama
Martial arts are a vehicle for developing your human potential. — Joe Rogan
The very essence of martial arts is the thirst for knowledge and the truth about ourselves. — Frank Shamrock
I practice the martial arts. I don't practice MMA. MMA is my job, MMA is a new sport. Martial arts is the knowledge from the… — Anderson Silva
My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning. — Georges St-Pierre
To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself. Now, it is very difficult to do. It has always been very easy for me to… — Bruce Lee
People study martial arts for many reasons, sometimes all the wrong reasons. For example, I have had potential students come to my dojo with a… — Chuck Norris
Karate-do is definitely a martial way, and its identity lies in do or principles. Any martial art without proper training of the mind turns into… — Shoshin Nagamine
Martial arts should be part of every girl's education. — Esha Gupta
A kata is not fixed or immoveable. Like water, it's ever changing and fits itself to the shape of the vessel containing it. However, kata… — Kenwa Mabuni
The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than… — Joshua Waitzkin
The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like… — Barry Eisler
I was a dancer for fifteen years, and I think a lot of what dancing gives you crosses over so much into anything to do… — Sharni Vinson
THE TOTALLY AWAKENED warrior can freely utilize all elements contained in heaven and earth. The true warrior learns how to correctly perceive the activity of… — Morihei Ueshiba
Presumably, as a Martial artist, I do not fight for gain or loss, am not concerned with strength or weakness, and neither advance a step… — Takuan Soho
The true martial artist yields to the weak, while withstanding the strong. — Neil Young
Go, write it in a martial hand; be curst and brief; it is no matter how witty, so it be eloquent and fun of invention:… — William Shakespeare
So many people around the world have used nonviolence as a way to resolve a conflict that they faced in their lives. And they continue… — Arun Manilal Gandhi
I grew up in a martial arts gym surrounded by men and boys, and I pretty much call myself a tomboy. — Katheryn Winnick
The ultimate tyranny in a society is not control by martial law. It is control by the psychological manipulation of consciousness, through which reality is… — Barbara Marciniak

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