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“The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.”

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Author:Bruce Lee

“A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine... each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly changing and constantly adapting. A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favourite pattern; a good teacher functions as a pointer, exposing his student's vulnerability and causing him to explore both internally and finally integrating himself with his being. Martial art should not be passed out indiscriminately.”

Should Mind Art Moments Teacher Students Fit Function Patterns Fixed Sensitive Vulnerability Martial Arts Routine Favourite Integrating Exposing Good Teacher Adapting Pointers

Author:Bruce Lee

“Optimism is a faith that leads to success.”

Optimism Martial Arts Dissolving Martial Arts Inspirational

Book:Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

Source: Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

“Self-knowledge is the basis of jeet kune do because it is effective not only for the individual's martial art but also for his life as a human being.”

Humans Art Self Individual Human Beings Bases Martial Arts Self Knowledge

Book:Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Source: Tao of Jeet Kune Do

“I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves. It is futile to argue as to which leaf, which design of branches, or which attractive flower you like; when you understand the root, you understand all its blossoming.”

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Book:Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Source: Tao of Jeet Kune Do

“Knowing is not enough, You must apply”

Enough Knowing Martial Arts Martial Arts Inspirational Minor Things

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

“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.”

Source: Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art

“Through courtesy you will take a humble attitude toward your opponent in training & be grateful to him.”

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Author:Shigeru Egami

“The principle of martial arts is not a thing that can be learned, like a science, by fact-finding and instruction in facts. It has to grow spontaneously, like a flower, in a mind free from emotions and desires.”

Mind Art Facts Desire Grows Emotion Principles Flower Findings Art Is Martial Arts Instruction Mind Free

Book:Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

Source: Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

“The children right now, the young children, everybody should go to a martial arts school. Why? Because as soon as they go to a martial arts school, they learn discipline.”

Should Children Art School Young Discipline Right Now Martial Arts Young Children Art School

Author:Jackie Chan

“A large part of my life revolves around my dad. Sometimes, I even feel a strong sense of connection, something very tangible when I learn something new in the martial arts.”

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Author:Brandon Lee

“If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived.”

Ifs Wells Artist Mere Martial Arts Combat Efficiency Can Not Martial Artist

Author:Bruce Lee

“Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.”

People Art Fighting Art Is Defense Martial Arts Attacking

Author:Jackie Chan

“I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate.”

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Author:Dolph Lundgren

“Bruce Lee brought the martial arts movie to the attention of the world - and without him, I don't think that anyone would have ever heard of Jackie Chan.”

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Author:Jackie Chan

“Never depart from the way of martial arts.”

Way Art Martial Arts

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“I love Tony Jaa. He's one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.”

World Art Capable Martial Arts Stuntman

Author:Jason Statham

“Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.”

“I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe.”

Feels Firsts Art Needed Safe Prove Martial Arts Karate Judo

Author:Dolph Lundgren

“Martial arts are art forms and require a great deal of discipline and dedication. I so admire people who focus their lives on it, because it's not an easy thing to do.”

People Art Form Easy Deals Focus Discipline Admire Things To Do Martial Arts Dedication Easy Things

Author:Lucy Liu

“I'm a martial artist. I've boxed all my life. I work out. I studied Hwarangdo, which is a Korean style.”

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Author:Laz Alonso

“When I learn martial arts, my master will have me try a punch for a week and he will keep saying, 'No, you don't have it. No, that's not right.' When he finally says, 'Yes, you did it,' it's a wonderful moment. You worked on it. You got it.”

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Author:Milla Jovovich

“I am not here to teach martial arts, but to change people's lives!”

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Author:Carlos Machado

“When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself.”

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Author:Rick Yune

“I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an artist of life.”

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Author:Bruce Lee

“I would be nowhere without martial arts. It's a passion.”

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Author:Leo Howard

“Bruce Lee only played himself. Chuck Norris is a martial artist that does acting. I want to be an actor that does martial arts.”

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Author:Leo Howard

“I've done all kinds of martial arts. I have my blackbelt in Shorei Ru. I'm doing Wu Shu. I do all kinds of different martial arts.”

Kind Art Different Done All Kinds Martial Arts

Author:Leo Howard

“I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.”

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Author:Georges St-Pierre

“I’m a martial artist, and I don’t train because I have a fight; I train because it’s my lifestyle, and I’ll train every day if I’m not hurt.”

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Author:Georges St-Pierre

“Train the body and develop stamina and endurance. But the spirit of competition and power that presides over them is not good, it reflects a distorted vision of life. The root of the martial arts is not there.”

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Author:Taisen Deshimaru

“My martial arts came a lot from my uncle, who actually taught martial arts through the military. He was a black belt in tae kwon do, but also, he used a lot of military-style fighting where it's not the high kicks or anything like that. It's basically defeat your opponent as fast as possible.”

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Author:Brian Tee

“My time of martial arts was traditional.”

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Author:Jean-Claude Van Damme

“Martial arts is like dance. It's so beautiful and what I love about the martial arts mostly is that what it basically says is you take their energy and you redirect it. Then if you need to, use it on them. That whole thing about redirecting energy I love.”

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Author:Rutger Hauer

“My entire life, I've always known that I wanted to be a performer, but I didn't know exactly how, where or when. I never learned or studied the craft, formally. I grew up doing martial arts and playing piano. But, something inside of me always said that I was going to do this, as far back as I can remember.”

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Author:Laz Alonso

“I'm a trained martial artist. My parents were both martial artists.”

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Author:Lynn Collins

“I wanted to be a martial arts film star when I was a teenager.”

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Author:Chris Daughtry

“You know, it's such an insult to actual martial artists that I say that I do martial arts.”

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Author:Cam Gigandet

“One thing I am really dying to do, while I'm still young and in shape, is an action movie. I would love to do a Lara Croft type of thing that's really physical and tough. I want to have a gun and do martial arts. I would love to get paid to get into the best shape of my life.”

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Author:Megalyn Echikunwoke

“I'm a martial arts buff, so anything martial arts.”

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Author:Noah Hathaway

“I do a one-hour workout called Drenched, a cardio-boxing fitness routine, Monday through Friday. There are usually between twenty-five and fifty people there - everyone from stay-at-home moms and professional martial artists to teenagers and seniors. They play great dance music. When I can, I take two classes back-to-back.”

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