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“First of all you must understand that practising martial arts means studying a certain oriental philosophy of life, otherwise it's merely a vacuous sport devoid of any significance.”

Firsts Mean Art Philosophy Certain Sports Study Life Philosophy Martial Arts Significance Vacuous

Author:William C. Brown

“'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.”

Art Philosophy Lasts Study Raised Buddhist Martial Arts

Author:M. Night Shyamalan

“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.”

Art Philosophy Helping Deals Issues Meditation Balance Intention Chess Internals Martial Arts Competing Tao Embodiment Tao Te Ching Tai Chi

Author:Joshua Waitzkin

“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.”

Art Philosophy Able Art Is Assuming Blow Opponents Damage Just One Martial Arts Disciple Competent Uncommon Unthinkable Exchanging

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

“Rather than being confined to a separate dimension, martial arts should be an extension of our way of living, of our philosophies, of the way we educate our children, of the job we devote so much of our time to, of the relationships we cultivate, and of the choices we make every day.”

Way Should Children Art Philosophy Jobs Choices Our Children Our Time Dimensions Martial Arts Educate Extensions Confined

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

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

“In my mind, martial arts movies are martial arts movies and action is action. It's quite different, because martial arts doesn't just have physical form; you have a philosophy, internal and external. A lot of it involves your life. How you see the world. An action film I think is just about the movement. I think it's different.”

Thinking World Mind Art Different Philosophy Action Film Form Movement Internals Martial Arts Action Films

Author:Jet Li

“Martial arts have two parts. One is external, other internal. The external is physical part. The internal is philosophy of how to be, what kind of person learns martial arts.”

Kind Persons Art Two Philosophy Internals Martial Arts

Author:Jet Li