A true martial artist conceals his knowledge from the public. He does not brag or demonstrate just to be the center of attention. One who is truely prepared does not show that he is prepared.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[1]='
A powerful Kiai may be the only weapon you need to stop an attack.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[2]='
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
-Henry David Thoreau'
wisdom[3]='
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden'
wisdom[4]='
If you believe you can, you are right. if you believe you can\'t, you are right.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[5]='
When you speak, you only hear what you know. But when you listen, you hear what someone else knows.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[6]='
The only difference between the possible and the impossible is one\'s will. -
Hironori Ohtsuka Sensei'
wisdom[7]='
It is better to have a backbone than a wishbone.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[8]='
If you don’t have enemies, you don\'t have character. —
Paul Newman,
20th-century American actor'
wisdom[9]='
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
-Andrew Carnegie'
wisdom[10]='
Karate-ka is a way of life, a way of being. A Karate-ka deals fully with the present moment, being totally absorbed in one action only. A true karate-ka seeks balance and harmony in his life.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[11]='
Sitting quietly;
doing nothing;
Spring comes;
and, the grass grows.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[12]='
In the beginner\'s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert\'s mind, there are very few. -
Shunryo Suzuki'
wisdom[13]='
Know thy foe and know thyself: In a hundred battles, you will never know defeat.
Know thyself and know not thy foe: The outcome will be pure chance.
Know neither thy foe nor thyself: In a hundred battles, you will never taste the fruits of victory.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[14]='
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.
-Napoleon Hill'
wisdom[15]='
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don\'t quit.
-Conrad Hilton'
wisdom[16]='
When you seek it, you cannot find it -
ZEN Riddle'
wisdom[17]='
You and your opponent are one. There is a coexisting relationship between you. You coexist with your opponent and become his complement, absorbing his attack and using his force to overcome him. -
Bruce Lee'
wisdom[18]='
The angry man will defeat himself in battle as well as in life. -
Samurai Maxim'
wisdom[19]='
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
-Chinese Proverb'
wisdom[20]='
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.
-John Wanamaker'
wisdom[21]='
Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.
-Wallace D. Wattles'
wisdom[22]='
The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be. -
Bruce Lee'
wisdom[23]='
To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill. -
SUN-TZU'
wisdom[24]='
When an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it...
-Rosalind Russell'
wisdom[25]='
There\'s a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can\'t have and not want what is readily available to them.
-Robert J. Ringer'
wisdom[26]='
It\'s not the situation ... It\'s your reaction to the situation
-Robert Conklin'
wisdom[27]='
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.
-Bruce Lee'
wisdom[28]='
The Martial Way begins and ends with courtesy. Therefore, be properly and genuinely courteous at all times.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[29]='
Following the Martial Way is like scaling a cliff – continue upwards without rest. It demands absolute and unfaltering devotion to the task at hand.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[30]='
Strive to seize the initiative in all things,all the time guarding against actions stemming from selfish animosity or thoughtlessness.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[31]='
The Martial Way is centered in posture. Strive to maintain correct posture at all times.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[32]='
In the Martial Arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[33]='
The nature and purpose of the Martial Way is universal. All selfish desires should be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[34]='
The true essence of the Martial Way can only be realized through experience. Knowing this, learn never to fear its demands.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[35]='
Always remember, in the Martial Arts, the rewards of a confident and grateful heart are truly abundant.
- Author Unknown'
wisdom[36]='
Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.
- Zen'
wisdom[37]='
Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.
- Zen'
wisdom[38]='
The infinite is in the finite of every instant.
- Zen'
wisdom[39]='
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
- Lebanese Proverb'
wisdom[40]='
If anyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.
- Lebanese Proverb'
wisdom[41]='
A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
- Arabic Proverb'
wisdom[42]='
Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh.
- Arabic Proverb'
wisdom[43]='
Neither seek nor shun the fight.
- Gaelic Proverb'
wisdom[44]='
Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened.
- Gaelic Proverb'
wisdom[45]='
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
- Confucius'
wisdom[46]='
The more you sweat in peace the less you bleed in war.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[47]='
The Martial Way begins and ends with courtesy. Therefore, be properly and genuinely courteous at all times.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[48]='
Following the Martial Way is like scaling a cliff. Continue upwards without rest. It demands absolute and unflattering devotion to the task at hand.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[49]='
Strive to seize the initiative in all things, all the time guarding against actions stemming from selfish animosity or thoughtlessness.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[50]='
Even for Martial Artists, the place of money cannot be ignored. Yet one should be careful never to become attached to it.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[51]='
The Martial Way is centered in posture. Strive to maintain correct posture at all times.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[52]='
The Martial Way begins with one thousand days and is mastered after ten thousand days of training.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[53]='
In Martial Arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation of your actions as an opportunity to improve.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[54]='
The nature and purpose of the Martial Way is universal. All selfish desires should be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[55]='
Martial Arts begin with a point and end in a circle. Straight lines stem from this principle.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[56]='
The true essence of the Martial Way can only be realized through experience. Knowing this, learn never to fear its demands.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[57]='
Always remember: In Martial Arts the rewards of a confident and grateful heart are truly abundant.
- Mas Oyama'
wisdom[58]='
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.
- Sun-Tzu, The Art of War. Planning a Siege '
wisdom[59]='
Nothing in the World is difficult if one sets his mind to it.
Author Unknown'
wisdom[60]='
A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
- Sun-Tzu, The Art of War. Strategic Assessments '
wisdom[61]='
If you\'re playing a poker game and you look around the table and can\'t tell who the sucker is, it\'s you.
- Paul Newman'
wisdom[62]='
If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his time to, I would answer, \"Training.\" Train more than you sleep.
- Mas Oyama'
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