Before and after Quote by Kano Jigoro

I was told that karate has a courtesy: 'Start with a bow and end with a bow.' This is something important we value in…

— Moa Kikuchi

I don't quite comprehend why you'd force someone to bow when the purpose of the gesture is to display allegiance and respect.

— Sarah J. Maas

A child might be made to bow every time he met a certain person by pressure on his neck muscles, and bowing would finally…

— John Dewey

Bowing and showing respect - I don't give nothing about none of that. I'm just coming in and fighting.

— Derrick Lewis

I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.

— Georges St-Pierre

Bowing is a very serious practice. You should be prepared to bow, even in your last moment. even though it is impossible to get…

— Shunryu Suzuki

Fight choreography has far more in common with dance choreography than it does with actual martial arts. You learn martial arts techniques, but those…

— David Leitch

The Japanese have a word for it. It's Judo - the art of conquering by yielding. The Western equivalent of Judo is, "Yes dear".

— J. P. McEvoy

Collaboration and collegiality does not mean bowing down. It doesn't mean being brought to heel.

— Annamie Paul

Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if…

— Kano Jigoro

Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds…

— Bruce Lee

Fighting is an expression. It's a form of speech, and that's why they call it martial arts. It's an art.

— Chael Sonnen