291 Quotes About Martial-arts
- Author Chris Matakas
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The medal from an old grappling tournament will not serve me today, but the courage I developed in its acquisition will. By investing in yourself, by using all endeavors as a vehicle to shape who we are, we exist in the present moment with a lifetime of growth behind us. I have loved many vehicles throughout the years, Jiu Jitsu more than any other, but the vehicle has, and always will, be a distant second to the driver.
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- Author Chris Matakas
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After I received my blue belt, I soon recognized that the belts were simply an external representation of an inner experience, and that they mattered little compared to the person I was becoming.
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- Author Chris Matakas
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Plateaus are a manifestation of the law of diminishing returns, and when we reach one it simply means that it is time to adjust our methods.
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- Author Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart
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- Author Enock Maregesi
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Falsafa ya Usawa kwa Watu na Vitu Vyote ya Yin-Yang ya Kichina ni falsafa inayotumiwa na Wachina, kujifunza sanaa ya mapigano na kutengeneza madawa ya asili, na magaidi wa madawa ya kulevya wa Amerika ya Kusini na Kaskazini kusaidia watu waliosahauliwa na serikali zao.
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- Author Bohdi Sanders
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There is no such thing as a fair fight.
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- Author Brian S Woods
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Life is not to elude adversity, but to embrace it. When challenge clinches hold of you, surprise it and grab back.
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- Author Matthew Polly
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When you are the only laowai in a village of 10,000 Chinese martial artists and you've sat through several dozen films where a white man shouts, "You Chinese dog," before getting his ass kicked, it starts to irritate you. We all need role models.
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- Author Brian S Woods
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Action does not get one to the destination, action IS the destination.
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