35 quotes found
“Karate without heart is just A corpse”
“The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind”
“Most inherent beauties are hidden, as are precious stones in the rocks”
“Real Martial Arts is Mathematics, Physics, Poetry; Meditation in Action”
“An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness”
“Karate is action, survival, living; hesitation is paralysis, reaction, mortality”
“. . in Old Karate, you learned you Art through pain. You learned quickly that your techniques had to be fast or powerful or both. If you did not embrace pain and it's lessons adequately, you simply...”
“Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance”
“Patience and Forgiveness are at the heart of A warrior's success, they help engender necessary intervals of space and time to evaluate difficult encounters.”
“A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart”
“Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche”
“. . . what matters in combat is adaptability, boldness and maintaining A cool exterior, whilst penetrating your enemy's soul with An icy cold stare- Diary of A Combat Fiend”
“An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators.”
“True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat.”
“. . and so it is that A Sensei may impart his knowledge of the martial Way and nurture your fighting abilities, but you must learn the wisdom of finding other ways than martial skills to solve your...”
“The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego”
“Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . .”
“If you wish to break with tradition, learn your craft well, and embrace adversity”
“. . as A martial arts teacher, we should never forget the first time we stepped onto the Dojo ground, remembering this, we will be better equipped to teach the next generation of Karate practitioners”
“On Ryukyu islands, the expert Kara-te practitioners, used their skills to subdue, control and generally teach bullies A lesson, rather than severely injure or kill their attackers. They knew full w...”
“. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual”
