Quotes by Martial Artists - Page 8

Only an honorable victory is a true victory.
Bohdi Sanders
For things to be right on the outside, they first have to be right on the inside.
Bohdi Sanders
Constantly re-evaluating your purpose is the best way to ensure that you are pursuing the goals of who you are and not who you used to be.
Chris Matakas
This is the opportunity the fellowship of Jiu Jitsu affords us. To reach our highest potential of self, and then to offer that self to another.
Chris Matakas
It appears, at least from my perspective, that each and every position in Jiu Jitsu regardless of the seeming complexity is really governed by no more than a handful of minimum viable products. Pursue to understand these essentials, and you will see that complexity is a myth perpetuated by lack of understanding, and it is this understanding which is possible for each of us.
Chris Matakas
The possessions themselves were not the problem, it was my relationship with possessing.
Chris Matakas
There is no "can't" in martial arts. It is perfectly all right for students to state that they are "still working on it", "have not mastered it yet", or "are trying as best they can" as all of those sentiments reflect willingness and perseverance. It is not all right, on the other hand, to verbally or physically portray reluctance, vacillation, or defect.
Lawrence Kane
Jiu Jitsu is a vehicle for self-discovery and growth. It reminds me of my ego, of my insecurities, and of my shortcomings.
Chris Matakas
It is fellowship, this most fundamental need on our way toward achieving our highest expression of the human experience, which Jiu Jitsu provides.
Chris Matakas
Autopilot is great, and removal of thought is one of the highest ideals of training. But removal of thought in the moment must be preceded by purposeful thought beforehand.
Chris Matakas
Warriorship is none other than the vitality that sustains all life.
Morihei Ueshiba
Mastery lies on an infinite continuum, and as a result we will never reach the end. We can, however, see to it that we are as far along that continuum as our circumstance allows.
Chris Matakas
In spite of what most assume, it is surprisingly tough to make the mind and body work together as a unit.
H.E. Davey
Be the winner in your life!
Tae Yun Kim
Real living is living for others.
Bruce Lee
we must remember that the end of personal mastery is service to others.
Chris Matakas
If your thoughts are not right, your actions won't be right.
Bohdi Sanders
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
Bruce Lee
Life is so unlikely, so rare and beautiful an opportunity it is to live, we must be on constant guard to ensure that our actions are worthy of the life it takes to perform them.
Chris Matakas
. . to be exceptional in martial arts, you must possess the "4 C's" : Consistency, Commitment, Creativity and Competence
Soke Behzad Ahmadi