Motivational Martial Arts Quotes

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
- Confucius

If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
- Zig Ziglar

Fight till the last gasp.
- William Shakespeare

There are no gains without pains.
- Benjamin Franklin

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
- Bruce Lee

Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you an opportunity to improve your technique.
- Jigoro Kano

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

We all have inner demons to fight. We call these demons 'fear', and 'hatred', and 'anger'. If you don't conquer them, then a life of a hundred years... is a tragedy. If you do, a life of a single day can be a triumph.
- Yip Man

I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine.
- Bruce Lee

He Who Knows Others Is Wise. He Who Knows Himself Is Enlightened.
- Tao Te Ching

Protecting yourself is self-defense. Protecting others is warriorship.
- Bohdi Sanders

Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter! Try again. Fail again. Fail better! Understand? Good. Play.
- Masaaki Hatsumi

Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted by reality.
- Bruce Lee

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

Fear is just like fire, it can be helpful if you know how to use it. If not, you’ll get burned.
- Mike Tyson

The heart of our karate is real fighting. There can be no proof without real fighting. Without proof there is no trust. Without trust there is no respect. This is a definition in the world of martial arts.
- Masutatsu Oyama

If you ever lack motivation to train then think what happens to your mind and body when you don't.
- Shifu Yan Lei

When your temper rises, lower your fists. When your fists rise, lower your temper.
- Chojun Miyagi

In jiu jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique harder, rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand.
- Chris Matakas

There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
- Bruce Lee

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
- Raymond Lindquist

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing that the enemy does not expect.
- Miyamoto Musashi

Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.
- Rikki Rogers

Train with the energy of a warrior and soon you will have the heart of a warrior.
- Shifu Yan Lei