Martial Arts Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old martial arts quotes, martial arts sayings, and martial arts proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Strength is not born from strength. Strength can be born only from weakness. So be glad of your weaknesses now, they are the beginnings of your strength. Claire Weekes
Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs. Donnie Yen
Remember you are expressing the technique, not doing the technique. Bruce Lee
A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing. Bruce Lee
Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people. Jackie Chan
Unarmed hand to hand fighting does not change through the ages; only the name changes, and it has only one rule: do it first, do it fast, do it dirtiest. Robert A. Heinlein
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. Bruce Lee
When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others. Chris Matakas
Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime. Chris Matakas
Protecting yourself is self defense. Protecting others is warriorship. Bohdi Sanders
Martial arts, like any art, is an unrestricted athletic expression of an individual soul. Bruce Lee
The true work of the martial arts is progress, not perfection. Gene Dunn
Martial arts has just made me a better person. It's a way of life. Luke Rockhold
A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. Bruce Lee
Do not be afraid to get close to your opponent. The closer you are, the more you will learn. Manuel dos Reis Machado
Martial arts is something you can learn or pick up and think you could do really well. Michelle Yeoh
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. Sun Tzu
In martial arts, every time you graduate, move to another level, you don't forget everything you've done. You build on it, but it's always there. Melody Beattie

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