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It is true that the mental aspect of kung-fu is the desired end; however, to achieve this end, technical skill must come first.
To become a champion requires a good mental attitude toward preparation. You have to accept the most tedious task with pleasure.
Conditioning obstructs our view of reality. We do not see IT in its suchness because of our indoctrination, crooked and twisted.
Through my own observations. I am convinced that an absolutely honest and direct inquiry into oneself will lead to understanding.
For something that is static, fixed, dead, there can be a way or a definite path; but not for anything that is moving and living.
Man, he is constantly growing and when he is bound by a set pattern of ideas or way of doing things, that's when he stops growing
Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.
The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.
I am not afraid of a person who knows 10000 kicks. But I am afraid of a person who knows one kick but practices it for 10000 times.
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.
The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a patter of systems.
Understanding requires not just a moment of perception, but a continuous awareness, a continuous state of inquiry without conclusion
You must accept the fact that there is no help but self-help. I cannot tell you how to gain freedom since freedom exists within you.
I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an artist of life.
The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.
The highest technique is to have no technique. My technique is a result of your technique; my movement is a result of your movement.
I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.
I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.
A self-willed man obeys a different law, the one law I, too, hold absolutely sacred the human law in himself, his own individual will.
The future looks extremely bright indeed, with lots of possibilities ahead -- big possibilities. Like the song says, We've just begun.
The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being
One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.
If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow -- you are not understanding yourself.
Art is never decoration, embellishment; instead, it is work of enlightenment. Art, in other words, is a technique for acquiring liberty.
'What is' is more important than 'what should be.' Too many people are looking at 'what is' from a position of thinking 'what should be'.
Put every great teacher in a room, and they'd agree about everything, but put their disciples in there and they'd argue about everything.
I did what I came here to do. What I've done I've done with sincerity and to the best of my ability. You can't expect much more from life.
It is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky..but to express oneself honestly not lying to oneself, now that my friend is very hard to do
Do not have an attitude, open yourself and focus yourself and express yourself. Reject external form that fails to express internal reality.
Prosperity is apt to prevent us from examining our conduct; but adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is beneficial to us.
The point is the doing of them rather than the accomplishments . There is no actor but the action; there is no experiencer but the experience.
There’s only one basic principle of self-defense- you must apply the most effective weapon, as soon as possible, to the most vulnerable target.
Cease negative mental chattering. If you think a thing is impossible, you'll make it impossible. Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.
To express yourself in freedom, you must die to everything of yesterday. From the 'old', you derive security; from the 'new', you gain the flow.
To live is to express, and to express you have to create. Creation is never merely repetition. To live is to express oneself freely in creation.
If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo.
Are you going to let the obstacles in your life be stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Choose the positive. You are the master of your attitude.
One must be truthful and honest in his approach; a constant independent inquiry and not blindly following a certain blue print laid down by others
More and more I believe in the fact that you have two hands and two legs, and the thing is how to make good use of yourself - and that's about it.
To me defeat in anything is merely temporary. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.
One will never get any more than he thinks he can get. YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. Look back and see your progress - damn the torpedo, full speed ahead!
Self-knowledge is the basis of jeet kune do because it is effective not only for the individual's martial art but also for his life as a human being.
There are lots of guys around the world that are lazy. They have big fat guts. They talk about chi power and things they can do, but don't believe it.
Because of styles people are separated. Research your own experience, absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is essentially your own.
The moment is freedom. — I couldn’t live by a rigid schedule. I try to live freely from moment to moment, letting things happen and adjusting to them.
Life is never stagnation. It is constant movement, un-rhythmic movement, as we as constant change. Things live by moving and gain strength as they go.
Since weight training involves repetitions, a great deal of energy must be exerted. Therefore, weight training should be practiced only every other day.
An instructor should exemplify the things he seeks to teach. It will be of great advantage if you yourself can do all you ask of your students and more.
Linda and I aren't one and one. We are two halves that make a whole -- two halves fitted together are more efficient than either half would ever be alone!
He who wants to succeed should learn how to fight, to strive and to suffer. You can acquire a lot in life, if you are prepared to give up a lot to get it.