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“The more relaxed the muscles are, the more energy can flow through the body. Using muscular tensions to try to 'do' the punch or attempting to use brute force to knock someone over will only work to opposite effect.”

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Bruce Lee was a Chinese-American martial artist, film actor, philosopher, and founder of Jeet Kune Do. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of all time and is known for his innovative approach to martial arts and his philosophy of using what works best for the individual. Lee's films, such as 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Fist of Fury', have become iconic and have had a lasting impact on the martial arts genre. more

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“The core of understanding lies in the individual mind, and until that is touched everything is uncertain and superficial. Truth cannot be perceived until we come to fully understand our potential and ourselves. After all, knowledge in the martial arts ultimately means self-knowledge.”

Mind Mean Art Self Lying Individual Understanding Core Touched Martial Arts Uncertain Self Knowledge Superficial

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“There are lots of guys around the world that are lazy. They have big fat guts. They talk about chi power and things they can do, but don't believe it.”

World Believe Bigs Guy Can Do Don't Believe Fats Around The World Guts Lazy

Author:Bruce Lee

“I'm not a master. I'm a student-master, meaning that I have the knowledge of a master and the expertise of a master, but I'm still learning. So I'm a student-master. I don't believe in the word 'master.' I consider the master as such when they close the casket.”

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“Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds of martial arts. What I mean is, we now find rigid forms which create differences among clans, and the world of martial art is shattered as a result.”

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Book:Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way

Source: Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way

“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.”

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Author:Bruce Lee

“Out of chaos, find simplicity, From discord, find harmony.”

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Author:Bruce Lee

“When you fight, if it is a real fight, use every tool that you have, use your whole body. Use your fists, your legs, your fingers, your head if you have to, and hit them in every vulnerable spot, the balls, the eyes etc. to win.”

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“The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man.”

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“All types of knowledge, ultimately mean self knowledge.”

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Book:Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

Source: Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

“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.”

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Book:Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Source: Tao of Jeet Kune Do