Martial Arts Quotes
Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought. ~Matsu Basho
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Lao Tzu
You’ve got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail. -Charlie Parker
Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability. ~Sun Tzu
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. ~Bruce Lee
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. ~Ben Jonson
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit. ~Joe Lewis
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease. ~Sun Tzu
Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you. ~Sheng-yen
Philosophy practiced is the goal of learning. ~Thoreau
A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective. ~Sun Tzu
When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist proverb
Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body. But you haven't learned how to read the wisdom of the body. ~Dan Millman
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. ~Bruce Lee
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. ~Lao Tzu
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend. ~Bruce Lee
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. ~Bruce Lee
Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy. ~Lao Tzu quote
The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be. ~Bruce Lee
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential. ~Bruce Lee
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ~Lao Tzu
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. ~Lao Tzu
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. ~Lao Tzu
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. ~Lao Tzu
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. ~Lao Tzu
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. ~Lau Tzu
To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Chuang-Tzu
There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice. ~Dogen
And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. ~T.S. Eliot
It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Muso Kokushi
New details have emerged about the highly anticipated follow-up to Wilson Yip's hit Wing Chun movie IP MAN. Donnie Yen will be returning in the title role as expected and he will be fighting action director Sammo Hung but as negotiations with Bruce Lee's family are still underway, a young Bruce will not be depicted in this film, although he is expected to appear in a third and final film as Ip's student.... 
