My style? You can call it the art of fighting without fighting.
Knowledge , surely, is always of time , whereas knowing is not of time. Knowledge is from a source, from accumulation, from conclusion, while knowing is a movement.
The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world, to state in aesthetic creation the deepest psychic and personal experiences of a human being. It is to enable those experiences to be intelligible and generally recognized within the total framework of an ideal world.
I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.
Don’t indulge in any unnecessary, sophisticated moves
Understanding comes about through feeling, from moment to moment in the mirror of relationship.
Self-will seems to be the only virtue that takes no account of man-made laws.
Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick no longer a kick. Now that I've understood the art, a punch is just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. The height of cultivation is really nothing special. It is merely simplicity; the ability to express the utmost with the minimum.
Practice all movements slow and fast, soft and hard; the effectiveness of Jeet Kune-Do depends on split-second timing and reflexive action, which can be achieved only through repetitious practice.
The word "superstar" is an ilusion
The attitude, 'You can win if you want to badly enough,' means that the will to win is constant. No amount of punishment, no amount of effort, no condition is too 'tough' to take in order to win. Such an attitude can be developed only if winning is closely tied to the practitioner's ideals and dreams.
Voidness is that which stands right in the middle between this and that.
To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself.
When you're talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then, baby you'd better train every part of your body!
Art lives where absolute freedom is, because where it is not, there can be no creativity.
There is "what is" only when there is no comparing and to live with "what is" is to be peaceful.
Simplicity of expression rather than complexity of form.
The founder of any branch must be more ingenious than the common man. However, if his achievement is not carried on by disciples of the same ingenuity, then things will only become formalized and get stuck in a cul-de-sac; whereby breakthrough and progress will be almost impossible.
We [tend to] have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We [often feel that we] cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from anything which has its root in us. The most poignant sense of insecurity comes from standing alone; we are not alone when we imitate.
In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup.
If one loves, one need not have an ideology of love.
A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.
The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the use of force are easy, but total comprehension of all of the skills of the martial arts is very difficult to achieve.
There's so much myth and baloney. Like a 80-year-old man able to manhandle a 300-pounder with his little finger. Ridiculous. Or this matter of breaking bricks and boards wth the edge of your hand. Now I ask you, did you ever see a brick or a board pick a fight with anybody?
The intangible represents the real power of the universe. It is the seed of the tangible.
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