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“All art is political, all art is a martial one.”

“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.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

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

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“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.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

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

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Author:Gunnar Nelson

“I train about four or five times a week. I guess I am addicted to it. I also do a lot of martial arts. More than I have done in awhile. I like to go back to martial arts because it makes me feel good.”

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Author:Dolph Lundgren

“Exchanging blows generously, which is not uncommon in some other martial arts, is unthinkable in Shaolin philosophy, because a Shaolin disciple always assumes that an opponent is competent and able to inflict damage with just one blow.”

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Book:The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Health, and Enlightenment

Source: The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Health, and Enlightenment

“I don't doubt that at the dawn of martial arts, the main goal was to beat up one's opponents in the most effective way possible. But then, indirectly, the alchemy of martial arts began to strike some chords deep within the spirit of many individuals, transforming living war-machines into poets, artists, and philosophers.”

Source: On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology

“I've danced my whole life. Martial arts is just fun for me, it's all choreographed a bit like dance. I have done Muay Thai and Wushu, which is cool because it's very fluid dance. I also do Tricking. It's kind of like Taekwondo with the big kicks and flips and showier aspects of martial arts.”

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Author:Caity Lotz

“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.”

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Book:Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Source: Tao of Jeet Kune Do

“I've always been interested in the sport even as a young kid. I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision.”

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Author:Brad Tavares

“Boxing is so loose and flowy, and martial arts is more stiff, and about strength and structure.”

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Author:Taylor Lautner

“I wanted to know what exactly martial arts is. When you look at martial arts films, the later ones became more and more exaggerated. It's like, wow, is martial arts only a show?”

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Author:Wong Kar-wai

“I believe martial arts is always evolving and mixed martials arts is the top of the food chain.”

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Author:Cung Le

“There's always someone kicking guns. We wanted ["Badlands"] to be a world without guns and bullets, where martial arts was the form of fighting and defense and attack. Martial arts is king in this world. That was the first thing. We didn't want it to be a period piece either. We felt those are overdone and stuffy. That was what lead us to explore that area of science fiction and future, a world we can create and control.”

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Author:Miles Millar

“The kickboxing and the martial arts is so fun. It's like anything in school. You're not going to retain information unless you're interested in it.”

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Author:Zoey Deutch

“The ideal in Martial Arts is humanitarianism. Accomplishment uses diligence as a goal.”

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Author:Yip Man

“I don't like getting hit for one, although you know I did take Aikido for many years, but Aikido is a different kind of martial art, maybe even a more cerebral art because it's all about redirecting the energies of your opponent instead of trying to bash your opponent's head in effectively, so it's a much more loving art, so I guess I tend that way normally anyway.”

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Author:Maurice Ashley

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

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Author:Gogen Yamaguchi

“I think Mixed Martial Arts is going to be a huge thing coming up in pro wrestling, and I like to think of myself as one of the first guys to try and implement that into my style.”

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Author:CM Punk

“Mixed Martial Arts is a dangerous practice that could result in injuries and loss of life.”

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Author:Akshay Kumar

“Mixed Martial Arts is wonderful to watch, it is very practical but dangerous at the same time. You have to be very careful when doing something like that.”

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Author:Akshay Kumar

“Martial arts is the kind of action that does tie in well to the supernatural.”

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Author:Scott Derrickson

“When I was a kid, I did martial arts because boxing wasn't really available on Long Island. I think now kids are able to begin boxing earlier. So it's great and whatever can promote the sport on a whole is a good thing. And if we can do it on Long Island, where I am from, it's a beautiful thing.”

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Author:Chris Algieri

“For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It's not just a physical discipline.”

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Author:Brandon Lee

“To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.”

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Author:Bruce Lee

“Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.”

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Author:Donnie Yen

“The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them”

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Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released through art, be it dancing, painting, singing, writing or even martial arts.”

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Author:Mrinalini Sarabhai

“Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.”

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Author:Robert Foster Bennett

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