"If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone..." - Quote by Bruce Lee
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.
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“If every man would help his neighbor, no man would be without help.”
“Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.”
“The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man.”
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“I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.”
“The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the use of force are easy, but total comprehension of all of the skills of the martial arts is very difficult to achieve.”
“When you're talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then, baby you'd better train every part of your body!”
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“To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders."”
“So the question rises: How much liberty can you get away with? Well, you get no more liberty than you give!”
“When you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. When you do the right things in the right way you have nothing to lose because you have nothing to fear.”