Best Martial Arts Quotes

540 Martial Arts quotes by 223 unique authors

I don't have to have any special skills or martial arts in my back pocket. — Jason Ritter
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. — Unknown Author
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
People often say, 'Ah, ultimate fighting is so violent,' but it's rooted in martial arts. Martial arts incarnate respect. You can't walk into a dojo… — Georges St-Pierre
There is a difference between a fighter and a martial artist. A fighter is training for a purpose: He has a fight. I’m a martial… — Georges St-Pierre
I would like to apologize to Brock Lesnar, his family, the UFC and the UFC fans for my stupid remarks. I respect Brock, all the… — Frank Mir
Originally this was the most important thing about martial arts - to reach a higher level, to become a strong human being. Strong doesn't mean… — Tsutomu Ohshima
Some people think a martial artist has to be tough against everybody - that's not true at all. A martial artist has to be strong… — Tsutomu Ohshima
Each one of us starts Karate with some particular reason: to be a good fighter, to keep in good shape, to protect oneself. I wanted… — Tsutomu Ohshima

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