Quotes by Lyoto Machida - Page 3

My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I'm talking about philosophy, I mean respect to willpower, self confidence. Those qualities, I think it's very important, not just for fighting, but for any person.
Lyoto Machida / Mixed Martial Artist
Willpower
Master
Respect Father Me
Qualities
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Meditation plays a big role in my life. Meditation fortifies my spirit, improves my focus, my desire. When I fight I try to empty my mind. It's called Mushin. When I don't see anything around me, I only see that moment. Nothing else matters. that was how I was taught to live.
Lyoto Machida / Mixed Martial Artist
Fighting
Mma
Play
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Machida Karate is for real combat. Other karate may be not for real combat because there are many rules for the competition, and a lot of the rules aren't good for real combat - you can't do some takedowns, you can't finish the fight on the ground. Machida Karate is very different.
Lyoto Machida / Mixed Martial Artist
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If you lose three or four in a row, people start talking about retirement. They are not used to this sport like they are used to tennis. If you take a look at how many times Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lost, it's all part of the game. Soccer is no different: teams go through bad times and then rise again.
Lyoto Machida / Mixed Martial Artist
Federer
Retirement
Roger
Soccer
Tennis
How Many Times
Row
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Karate is my main martial art; that is what I train in every day. It has always been in my life. Sumo is another Japanese martial art that I got into at an early age. It is something that has helped and added to my overall stance and is a good base. It is not something I necessarily use in all my fights, though.
Lyoto Machida / Mixed Martial Artist
Stance
Life Art Good
Added
Fights
Base
Early
Early Age
Helped
Japanese
Main
Martial
Necessarily
Overall
Though
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My father was a very tough guy with me and my brothers. He wanted to teach us a lot of discipline and life philosophy. As I became more interested in martial arts, he started teaching a lot of fighting philosophy and karate philosophy. While he was a tough father, he also knew when to be sweet and show a softer side.
Lyoto Machida / Mixed Martial Artist
Discipline
Martial Arts
Tough Guy
Martial
Softer
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He's a complete fighter. He has some flaws, of course, but he has a good stand up game, good takedowns and a good ground game. He's a complete fighter, and that makes him dangerous. He hits hard, but I believe I can stop him. I believe I can finish this fight earlier. I'm not underestimating him, but I've learned a lot in my past fights. I have learned a lot in my fight against (Chris) Weidman, so it's likely that I will finish this fight before the fifth round. Whatever it takes. I'm training hard on my grappling skills and my striking, so I want to finish him with a knockout or a submission.
Lyoto Machida / Mixed Martial Artist
Believe
Fighting
Past
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