A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.” – Bruce lee
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee
“The way of the sword and the Way of Zen are identical, for they have the same purpose; that of killing the ego.” – Yamada Jirokichi
“Sword and mind must be united. Technique by itself is insufficient, and spirit alone is not enough.” – Yamada Jirokichi
“You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning Karate is not very different from learning a dance. You will never have reached the heart of the matter; you will have failed to grasp the quintessence of karate-do.” – Gichin Funakosh
“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” –Muhammad Ali
“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” – Muhammad Ali
“Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before the fight, while the ignorant fight to win.” –O Sensei Ueshiba
“Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class.” – Choi, Hong Hi, Founder of Taekwon-Do
“Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability.” – Sun Tzu
“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.” – Navy SEAL’s
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
“The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men.” – Buddha
“Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.” – Matsu Basho
“Give no man a sword who cannot dance.” – Confucius
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