The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.
There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you.
Learning the art of the sword is learning the art of life.
The ultimate goal of martial arts is not having to use them.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.
Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.
The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.
In martial arts, the reward for humility and attention is knowledge and skill.
There is no weapon more deadly than the will.
A martial artist who does not train daily will not reach the heights of their potential.
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.
It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
The most difficult opponent to conquer is oneself.
When you are at your weakest, you learn the most.
The true art of martial arts is to be neither seen nor heard.
When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit. It hits all by itself.