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A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.
Seeing me before him, / The adversary attacks, / But by that time / I am already standing / Safely behind him.
Bring the mind to a sharp focus and make it alert so that it can immediately intuit truth, which is everywhere.
All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.
Where there is no style, there is no slave. Martial Arts mean honestly expressing yourself. No style. No slave.
I do not fear the man who practices 1,000 kicks one time each. I fear the man who practices 1 kick 1,000 times.
Asking your children about their fears or worries about going back to school will help them share their burden.
The man who knows how will always be the student, but the man who knows why will continue to be the instructor.
In randori we learn employ the principle of maximum efficiency even when we could easily overpower an opponent.
In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.
If there is always light, you don’t experience light anymore. You have to have the rhythm of light and darkness.
It makes good sense for planners everywhere to provide more facilities in general that are aimed at older folks.
People respect power, and it comes in many forms, Krav Maga is power, and people will respect you for knowing it
Polish the heart, free the six senses and let them function without obstruction, and your entire body will glow.
To be what I term a 'quality' human being one has to be transparently real and have the courage to be what he is.
Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more.
To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.
If I tell you I'm good, probably you will say I'm boasting. But if I tell you I'm not good, you'll know I'm lying.
Go toward self-actualization rather than self-image actualization... Search within... for honest self- expression.
You have to create your own luck. You have to be aware of the opportunities around you and take advantage of them.
The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness
Taking in too much added sugar from highly marketed sugary foods and drinks displaces healthier foods in the diet.
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.
A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
Like the cobra, you remain coiled in a loose but compact position and your strike should be felt before it is seen.
What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is 'glory'? What kind of victory is 'glorious'?
I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.
Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.
Remember my friend to enjoy your planning as well as your accomplishment, for life is too short for negative energy.
Sincere thought means thought of concentration (quiet awareness). The thought of a distracted mind cannot be sincere
Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillfull, swift, and steady.
To contemplate a thing implies maintaining oneself OUTSIDE it, resolved to keep a distance between it and ourselves.
It's important to concede that modern pesticides have helped to make farming more productive and to increase yields.
An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time.
It is difficult for a student to pick a good teacher, but it is more difficult for a teacher to pick a good student.
Its like a finger pointing away to the moon. Dont concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.
Even today, I dare not say that I have reached a state of achievement. I'm still learning, for learning is boundless.
A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.
No one's perfect. And we've all made our mistakes and you just have to live with them and try to not make them again.
My whole goal in my film career is to project a positive image on the screen, that I hope people will enjoy watching.
When defeated ask yourself what mistakes invited the attack. This kind of positive thinking any fighter must possess.
The man who is really serious, with the urge to find out what truth is, has no style at all. He lives only in what is.
You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.
Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear. Make a hairbreadth difference and heaven and earth are set apart.
I served four years in the Air Force in South Korea, and my brother, Aaron, served in the Army there, too, on the DMZ.
A cookie has no soul, it's just a cookie. But before it was milk and eggs. And in eggs there's the potential for life.
True victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart.
Without frustration you will not discover that you might be able to do something on your own. We grow through conflict.