Bruce Lee
Everything you do, if not in a relaxed state will be done at a lesser level than you are proficient. Thus the tensed expert marksman will aim at a level less than his/her student.Collection: Experts
Satori - in the awakening from a dream. Awakening and self-realization and seeing into one's own being - these are synonymous.Collection: Dream
Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.Collection: Evil
Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds of martial arts. What I mean is, we now find rigid forms which create differences among clans, and the world of martial art is shattered as a result.Collection: Art
There are lots of guys around the world that are lazy. They have big fat guts. They talk about chi power and things they can do, but don't believe it.Collection: Believe
The core of understanding lies in the individual mind, and until that is touched everything is uncertain and superficial. Truth cannot be perceived until we come to fully understand our potential and ourselves. After all, knowledge in the martial arts ultimately means self-knowledge.Collection: Art
Running water never grows stale.Collection: Running
Forget about winning and losing, forget about pride and painCollection: Pain
To live is a constant process of relating, so come on out of that shell of isolation and conclusion, and relate DIRECTLY to what is being said. Bear in mind I seek neither your approval nor to influence you. So do not make up your mind as to "this is this" or "that is that." I will be more than satisfied if you begin to learn to investigate everything yourself from now on.Collection: Motivational
If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived.Collection: Artist
You cannot force the Now. — But can you neither condemn nor justify and yet be extraordinarily alive as you walk on? You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.Collection: Wind
We have great work ahead of us, and it needs devotion and much, much energy. To grow, to discover, we need involvement.Collection: Energy
Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself - to be is to be related.Collection: Mirrors
An instructor should exemplify the things he seeks to teach. It will be of great advantage if you yourself can do all you ask of your students and more.Collection: Students
The abdominal and waist region coordinate all parts of the body and act as the center or generator. Therefore, you can promote the ability to control the body's action and master your will more easily.Collection: Body
Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception.Collection: Choices
When you freely express, you are the total style.Collection: Style
Things live by moving and gain strength as they go.Collection: Art
I don't want to do anything halfway. It has to be perfect.Collection: Perfect
The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire- soon it will go out.Collection: Powerful
Simplicity of expression rather than complexity of form.Collection: Expression
To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself. Now, it is very difficult to do. It has always been very easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, and be flooded with a cocky feeling and feel pretty cool and all that. I can make all kinds of phoney things. Blinded by it. Or I can show some really fancy movement. But to experience oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly, now that is very hard to do.Collection: Art
Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-consciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.Collection: Art
Knowledge , surely, is always of time , whereas knowing is not of time. Knowledge is from a source, from accumulation, from conclusion, while knowing is a movement.Collection: Knowing
When you point to the moon, what do you see in front of your finger; Your task is to feel, not to think, when you can understand that the lesson will be learned.Collection: Moon
Understanding comes about through feeling, from moment to moment in the mirror of relationship.Collection: Mirrors
The past is an illusion. You must learn to live in the present and accept yourself for what you are now. What you lack in flexibility and agility you must make up with knowledge and constant practice.Collection: Patience
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.Collection: Art
To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself.Collection: Art
When finger point at moon, don't look at finger or you'll miss the moon.Collection: Moon
Practice all movements slow and fast, soft and hard; the effectiveness of Jeet Kune-Do depends on split-second timing and reflexive action, which can be achieved only through repetitious practice.Collection: Strength
Understand your limitations and capitalize on them.Collection: Limitation
We [tend to] have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We [often feel that we] cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from anything which has its root in us. The most poignant sense of insecurity comes from standing alone; we are not alone when we imitate.Collection: Roots
All types of knowledge ultimately lead to self-knowledge. So, therefore, these people are asking me to teach them, not so much how to defend themselves or how to do somebody in. Rather, they want to learn to express themselves through some movement, be it anger, be it determination or whatever. So, in other words, they're paying me to show them, in combative form, the art of expressing the human body.Collection: Art
Voidness is that which stands right in the middle between this and that.Collection: Middle
Concentration is the root of all the higher abilities in man.Collection: Powerful
Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.Collection: Inspirational
When you feel pain, you know that you are still alive.Collection: Pain
Knowing is not enough, You must applyCollection: Knowing
Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillfull, swift, and steady.Collection: Practice
Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged.Collection: Motivational
Learning is a constant process of discovery - a process without end.Collection: Discovery
There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.Collection: Life
If you make an ass out of yourself, there will always be someone to ride you.Collection: Insult
Out of chaos, find simplicity, From discord, find harmony.Collection: Simplicity
The usefulness of the cup is its emptiness.Collection: Art
Dedication, absolute dedication, is what keeps one ahead!Collection: Dedication
Emptiness the starting point. — In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.Collection: Order