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“The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego”
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“A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten”
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“Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche”
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“The essence of warrior traits are demonstrated by : integrity with self, and honesty with others”
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“If you wish to break with tradition, learn your craft well, and embrace adversity”
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“A Martial Artist may become A professional fighter but not every Fighter is capable of becoming A martial artist. Martial Arts are about restoration of physical and spiritual balance and fluidity; they are about observing restraints and 'setting example'. Every practice session is A reminder of the play of opposites (yin and yang), . . . .”
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
“. . . there are two types of fighters, the former strike all over the place hoping one would land, the latter, assured of their prowess and capabilities, hit once and destroy the opponent's desire to continue the fight”
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“Don't dwell in comparisons; be your own kinda' beautiful”
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“. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual”
― KARATE POWER Lethal power of Fajin
― KARATE POWER Lethal power of Fajin
“. . . 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”
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
- Diary of A Combat Fiend”
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
“Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it . . .”
― Legacy of A Sensei
― Legacy of A Sensei
“To react, is to be A slave to someone else's actions. Sometimes, A warrior is faced with the decision to strike pre-emptively, trusting his intuition, wisdom and years of training”
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“. . . most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why”
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
“An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness”
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“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.”
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
― Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate
“The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“The purpose of Karate is to guide you out of trouble by any means necessary, both in actual combat and in life”
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“Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance”
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“Karate training will make you strong and confident, but restraint will make you respected”
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“Most inherent beauties are hidden, as are precious stones in the rocks”
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“A true martial artist welcomes change; He is A catalyst, A cause, A force of nature”
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“Real Martial Arts is Mathematics, Physics, Poetry; Meditation in Action”
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“Karate is not A religion, cult or dogma. It is incumbent on every generation of martial artists, to find the weaknesses of the previous generations, not to revere it . . .”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“. . 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 problems”
― Sensei in Solitary
― Sensei in Solitary
“. . to be exceptional in martial arts, you must possess the "4 C's" : Consistency, Commitment, Creativity and Competence”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart”
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“Karate is action, survival, living; hesitation is paralysis, reaction, mortality”
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
― Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
“. . 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 did not survive”
― Ryukyu Kobujutsu : Bo - Tanbo - Toifa
― Ryukyu Kobujutsu : Bo - Tanbo - Toifa
“Karate is five percent sweat; the rest is all commitment”
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