“No Fear, No Hesitation, No Surprise, No Doubt” ~ Miyamoto Musashi
“You can only fight the way you practice.” ~ Miyomoto Musashi
“It is difficult to understand the universe if you study only one planet.” ~ Miyomoto Musashi
“You have to keep training if you want to improve. It’s a fair game. If you practice, you improve. You can’t buy it.” ~ Chow Hung-Yuen
“Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses… He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.” ~ Gichin Funakoshi
“It’s not how hard you do it, but how easy and natural you do it. There’s a big difference between a forced smile and a natural smile.” ~ Chow Hung-Yuen
“Knowledge comes from your instructors, wisdom comes from within.” ~ Dan Inosanto
“Power has to come from the inside out, not the outside in. Forget about the other person’s power. First, learn to control your own power. Second, learn to control your opponent’s power. Third, learn not to be controlled.” ~ Chow Hung-Yuen
“The art of karate is a never ending quest for perfection… of developing the spirit and body to defeat your opponent… one’s self.” ~ Tak Kubota
“Don’t fight with yourself. Then you have one less enemy. How can you control anyone else if you can’t control yourself?” ~ Chow Hung-Yuen
“The greatest warrior conquers himself first.” ~ Ancient Martial Arts Maxim
“When you feel pain, you know that you are still alive.” ~ Bruce Lee
“To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.” ~ Bruce Lee
“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.” ~ Bruce Lee
“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.” ~ Bruce Lee
“Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class.” ~ Bruce Lee
“The most powerful weapon is the undrawn sword.” ~ Anonymous