Martial Arts Quotes

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.

Sosai Randy Martin

Choose one, the pain of Discipline or the pain of Regret
- Sosai Randy Martin

Mestre 'Bimba' Manuel dos Reis Machado

It is better to get beat up in the roda than on the streets.
- Mestre 'Bimba' Manuel dos Reis Machado
Stupid is the capoeirista who lets himself be grabbed; even more stupid is he who grabs.
- Mestre 'Bimba' Manuel dos Reis Machado
Do not be afraid to get close to your opponent. The closer you are, the more you will learn.
- Mestre 'Bimba' Manuel dos Reis Machado

Aaron Hoopes

Just three words... Remember to Breathe!
- Aaron Hoopes

Adam Noggle

There is a madness to the method
- Adam Noggle

Adriano Emperado

'The training does not stop until there is blood on the mat'
- Adriano Emperado
When I die all the snakes heads will pop out!
- Adriano Emperado

Sifu Al Dacascos

When you watch a tree grow first there are the roots, then comes the trunk, the branches, the leaves, and finally the flowers.
- Sifu Al Dacascos

Grandmaster Allen A. Abad

It does not matter how skilled a martial artist you think you are. What does matter is the values you learn in the dojo, what you learn about yourself and your fellow man, and how you use that wisdom to conduct your life.
- Grandmaster Allen A. Abad
Your life is the TRUE testament to your skill as a martial artist, not your rank or your trophies.
- Grandmaster Allen A. Abad

Anko Itosu

Karate begins and ends with respect.
- Anko Itosu

Antonio Graceffo

Train equally the mind and body. Your body will leave you long before your mind. No matter how tough and how fit you are now, you will eventually be an injured fat guy with no brains. So, build up your brains in advance of the inevitable and horrible end.
- Antonio Graceffo

Grandmaster Armen Garo

My only karate instructor was George Pesare as well as his Black Belt assistant instructors at his school. I never trained anywhere else. He was, like his instructor Victor Gascon, the real deal. I am truly proud to have earned my Black Belt from him.
- Grandmaster Armen Garo

Soke Behzad Ahmadi

In the mind of the Beginner there are many possibilities, in the mind of the Expert, there are few ! D.T. Suzuki
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
To be A warrior is not A simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born A warrior, in the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent___that is what Wisdom wants us to be___Wisdom is A woman, and loves only A Warrior
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent___that is what Wisdom wants us to be___Wisdom is A woman, and loves only A Warrior
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
It is A difficult thing to truly know your own limits and points of weakness.
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
The Way of A Warrior is based on Humanity, Love, and Sincerity ; the Heart of martial valor is True Bravery, Wisdom, Love and Frienship. Emphasis on the physical aspects of Warriorship is futile, for the power of the body is always limited.
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
Who dares to Teach___Must never cease to Learn !
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
What the Teacher is___is more important than what he Teaches !
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi
The way of Mastery , is to break All the Rules___But you have to know them perfectly , before you do this___Otherwise you are not in position to transcend them !
- Soke Behzad Ahmadi