Martial Arts Quotes - Page 31

• I've always been interested in martial arts.

  Tracy Spiridakos

  Art

  "Tracy Spiridakos on Her Role in the Upcoming TV Series 'Revolution'". Interview with Kimberly Lightbody, www.backstage.com. August 30, 2012.

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• Intelligent martial arts is not getting in battles and winning them. Intelligent martial arts is avoiding battles because battles use up energy, and you can get hurt no matter who you are.

  Frederick Lenz

  Hurt, Art, Intelligent

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• In martial arts one of the first things that you learn is to be balanced. Balance is the central principle in architecture and design. Balance is a way of trying to talk about being at the center of things.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Buddhism, Design

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• I recommend for everyone the study of some type of sports or athletics, particularly martial arts. Always check with your doctor first, naturally.

  Frederick Lenz

  Sports, Art, Health

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• Zen and Buddhism have produced martial arts, because of the Buddhist injunction against weapons.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Buddhist, Health

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• Most martial arts have to do with the mind, ultimately. The ability to be unafraid, to walk away from a fight without fear - that is control.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Health, Fighting

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• If you are afraid of other people take a martial arts class. The best way to overcome fear is learn to be proficient in martial arts.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Health, Buddhism

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• The best martial artist doesn't win fights, but avoids fights. Martial arts is a way of gaining basic self-mastery of your mind, body and emotions. It can also be very useful in combat situations.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Health, Fighting

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• The very advanced practitioners of martial arts never had to raise a hand. They could knock an opponent down without physically touching them, just with chi, pure power. We don't see too many of them anymore.

  Frederick Lenz

  Art, Health, Buddhism

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• The earth is such a voluminous, sparse, wild place that has its own rhythm that human beings try to control and strategize our way around, but the truth is, if you're out someplace like the ocean on a capsized boat, it doesn't matter if you have academic degrees, or if you're a martial-arts ninja. Nature is a bigger force than you.

  Rachael Taylor

  Art, Ocean, Wild Places

  "Talking About Ghosts with Rachael Taylor". Interview with Mark Svartz, www.esquire.com. September 28, 2012.

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• I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies flop and everything. YouTube is amazing for the more detailed stuff.

  Daniel H. Wilson

  Writing, Artist, Guy

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• Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with the balance of these external and internal issues with my chess life. Tai chi is the martial embodiment of Taoist philosophy. Initially, I had no intention of competing in the martial arts; it was just the meditation.

  Joshua Waitzkin

  Art, Philosophy, Issues

  "'Art of Learning' isn't just black and white". Interview with Tracey Wong Briggs, usatoday30.usatoday.com. July 17, 2007.

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• I tend not to dwell on the parallels between chess and business, chess and the martial arts, or any two things for that matter, because the truth is that all pursuits are connected if we gain an eye for the thematic links.

  Joshua Waitzkin

  Art, Eye, Two

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• When I was younger I did karate and martial arts, and I think it's really cool for girls to have those kinds of abilities.

  Rebel Wilson

  Girl, Art, Thinking

  "Rebel's Secrets To Super Confidence!" by Maura Kutner, www.seventeen.com. April 1, 2013.

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• I love doing action; I love doing martial arts. There's almost something balletic about it.

  Michelle Ryan

  Art, Action

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Martial arts has been a way of life for me since I was a young kid. It created a discipline and respect for everything. Martial arts has just made me a better person. It's a way of life.

  Luke Rockhold

  Art, Kids, Mma

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• Spend more time in a Jiu Jitsu gi than in street clothes.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Clothes, Gis

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• Jiu Jitsu is about waiting for the right time to do the right move.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Moving, Waiting

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• Those who rush are the same ones who lack technique.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Technique

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• When it comes to training I do that through teaching.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Teaching, Training

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• Treat everyone with love and respect because they are your brother or your sister.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Brother, Love And Respect

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• Don't hit at all if you can help it; don't hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Sleep, Men, President

  Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.53, Taylor Trade Publications

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• Martial arts has just made me a better person. It's a way of life.

  Luke Rockhold

  Art, Mma, Way

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• I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself... I think that's huge in life-to be a good man.

  Cub Swanson

  Believe, Heart, Men

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• Martial arts is not about picking your fights and picking how things go; it's about adapting to the how things are.

  Gunnar Nelson

  Art, Fighting, Mma

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