Art Quote by Mas Oyama

I didn't know anything about martial arts. I'm a big fan, but I never practiced martial arts.

— Wong Kar-wai

You know, it's such an insult to actual martial artists that I say that I do martial arts.

— Cam Gigandet

The very essence of martial arts is the thirst for knowledge and the truth about ourselves.

— Frank Shamrock

Understand that the essence of martial arts is not the art itself, but what's hidden deep within yourself.

— Gogen Yamaguchi

When I was growing up, you couldn't even find 'martial arts' in the encyclopedia.

— Frank Dux

As a martial artist you have to be truthful about yourself so you can approach your training properly and get better.

— Frank Mir

If you don't know what the hell the martial arts are, why are you a judge?

— Aljamain Sterling

First of all you must understand that practising martial arts means studying a certain oriental philosophy of life, otherwise it's merely a vacuous sport…

— William C. Brown

Martial arts, like any art, is an unrestricted athletic expression of an individual soul.

— Bruce Lee

The principle of martial arts is not a thing that can be learned, like a science, by fact-finding and instruction in facts. It has…

— Bruce Lee

Martial arts are art forms and require a great deal of discipline and dedication. I so admire people who focus their lives on it,…

— Lucy Liu

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

— Jackie Chan