Quotes About Martial arts

A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart

Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

My health has benefited the most from practising Wing Chun.

Most martial arts have to do with the mind, ultimately. The ability to be unafraid, to walk away from a fight without fear - that is control.

The best martial artist doesn't win fights, but avoids fights. Martial arts is a way of gaining basic self-mastery of your mind, body and emotions. It can also be very useful in combat situations.

Zen and Buddhism have produced martial arts, because of the Buddhist injunction against weapons.

I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.

I hope I don't get a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris.

Street performances?""A little singing. A little martial arts. Some interpretive dance.""Wow.""I know! The Portuguese have taste.

When I was growing up, I used to watch 'Power Rangers' and 'Ninja Turtles.' It seemed like every movie had someone doing martial arts in it, so I would go around punching and kicking trees.

If we want to talk about the movies that have made an impact in what I do in the action realm - Bruce Lee in 'Enter the Dragon.' I've watched that countless times.

When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.

I did a movie where my character was obsessed with Bruce Lee, so I learned everything about Bruce Lee, read everything, watched his movies.

I do a lot of crazy stuff. People that have watched me know my grappling game is of the regular map that you'd see in a jiu-jitsu class.

I enjoy watching the karate practitioners because of their high spiritual level.

Most of the martial arts techniques go in waves of popularity and usefulness, but they all work.

With 'The Karate Kid' especially, there's been so many references and visual images from that film, you know? Who knew that 'Wax on, wax off' would become part of the American lexicon?

To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.

My becoming an actor wasn't planned. My interest always lied in sports such as football, martial arts, gymnastics and dance.

There are plenty of strikers that have a good jab.

I love my martial arts and action movies. They give another dimension to the acting world: the emotional plus the physical.

I'm used to teaching classes in the dark.

Compared to boxing, acting is more difficult. I have learnt martial arts and boxing since childhood. So, they were easier.