Warrior Quotes - Part II

Quotes are great! They the give us insight into the mind of the masters.

Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some of my favourite quotes regarding the way of Budo.

If you missed last week's quotes just click here:
Warrior Quotes - Part I

Remember - It's best to take your time and try to understand what is really being meant by each quote.




Kenwa Mabuni

"Karate is a lifetime study."
- Kenwa Mabuni



"Many teachers teach a watered down style - no hip action and no depth to their knowledge. You are what your teacher is, and if he knows a lot you should be able to demonstrate this knowledge."
- Yuchoku Higa



"Repetition is the mother of all skills."
- Edgar Sulite



"The purpose of training is to defeat yesterday's understanding."
- Miyamoto Musashi

Bruce Lee

"You can only fight the way you practice."
- Miyamoto Musashi



"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
-Bruce Lee



"Confidence isn't walking into a room and thinking that you're better than everyone, it's walking in and not having to compare yourself to anyone at all."
- Unknown




Patrick McCarthy

"The fighting arts are a pathway between self-protection and self-perfection."
- Patrick McCarthy



"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."
- Plato



"We should not dwell on winning or losing in this relative world, but should make the utmost effort to polish our spirit & technique infinitely in Budo."
- Kenjiro Kawanabe



Albert Einstein

"Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person."
- Albert Einstein



"Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a mature Samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant."
- Tsukahara Bokuden



When the student is ready, the Master appears.
- Buddhist proverb




Kensho Tokumura

"Karate aims to build character, improve human behaviour and cultivate modesty; it does not, however, guarantee it."
- Yasuhiro Konishi



"Easy Karate, no good!"
- Kensho Tokumura

Comment below to share any thoughts or opinions you might have. J

 

Thanks for reading.
Derm

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