291 Quotes About Martial-arts

Games that are played and always won,Often bring the tragedy of victoryAnd songs that must be sung. Kari, Garden of the Dragons, Vil. III

The primary thing when you tweet is your intention to gain clout, whatever the means. Whenever you tweet, RT, QT, or reply, you must gain clout in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of flexing, dunking, virtue signaling or signal boosting, you will not be able to actually gain clout.

If you are forcing it, you are doing it wrong

Your partner doesn’t fight fair.”“Her job is to win. Not to fight fair.

Aikido means the oneness of the way of the spirit, of being at one with the life force.(Page 17).

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.

The most difficult part ot traditional taekwondo is not learningthe first kick or punch. It is not struggling to remember themotions of a poomsae or becoming aquainted with Korean culture.Rather, it is taking the first step across the threshold of the dojangdoor. This is where roads diverge, where choices are made thatwill resonate throughout a lifetime.

I can show you the path but I can not walk it for you.

The Chinese words ‘kung fu’ translate more or less as ‘a man hard at work over a long time’. If you want to unlock the full power of kung fu, it is not going to be easy: you are going to have to work, you are going to have to sacrifice and you are going to have to suffer – over a long time. There really is no such thing as a free lunch.