Martial Arts Quotes - Page 15

• You and your opponent are one. There is a coexisting relationship between you. You coexist with your opponent and become his complement, absorbing his attack and using his force to overcome him.

  Bruce Lee

  Art, Overcoming, Opponents

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.27, Tuttle Publishing

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• Kempo is for the street first; everything else is secondary.

  William Kwai Sun Chow

  Art, Firsts, Streets

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• Discipline. Honour. Respect. This is why I appreciate MMA.

  Houston Alexander

  Art, Mma, Discipline

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• Holding on to anger is like poisoning yourself and hoping someone else will die.

  Gautama Buddha

  Art, Holding On, Hoping Someone

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• To help others to develop and succeed in life is a reward itself and only has value when nothing is expected in return.

  Choi Hong Hi

  Art, Helping Others, Rewards

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• Time waits for no man.

  Choi Hong Hi

  Art, Men, Waiting

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• Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Success, Faith

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.126, Tuttle Publishing

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• To practice kata is not to memorize an order. Find the katas that work for you, understand them, digest them & stick with them for life.

  Gichin Funakoshi

  Art, Order, Practice

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• There is no losing in Jiu-Jitsu. You either win or you learn.

  Carlos Gracie, Jr.

  Art, Winning, Jiu Jitsu

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• Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Stronger, Technique

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• Usually, a well thought answer makes an aggressor think twice.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Thinking, Answers

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• For the choke, there are no "tough guys". With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he just passes out, goes to sleep.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Pain, Sleep

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• A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Real, People

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• I knew I wasn't going to lose and that was based on the fact that I wanted not to lose.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Facts, Wanted

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• I don't defeat my opponents, they defeat themselves.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Opponents, Defeat

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• Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Play, Doe

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• Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Jiu Jitsu, Efficiency

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• Everything in life goes back to the basics.

  Kron Gracie

  Art, Basics

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• The big, strong, tough guy goes to class, and he keeps getting tapped by the skinny, technical guy. It begins to change him. It makes him humble. That's what Jiu Jitsu does to you. It makes you humble.

  Relson Gracie

  Art, Strong, Humble

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• Fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul.

  Renzo Gracie

  Art, Fighting, Men

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• It's not a one time heroic moment but is living each day with bravery.

  Renzo Gracie

  Art, Mma, Bravery

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• If size mattered, the elephant would be king of the jungle.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Kings, Elephants

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• Study is a life long pursuit.

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Long, Study

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• My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender.

  Rickson Gracie

  Loyalty, Art, Mma

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• When you are on the ground, only one of you two can be comfortable at any one time. Either you are comfortable or the opponent is. Your job is to transfer the comfortable from him to you in every position

  Rickson Gracie

  Art, Jobs, Two

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