Bruce Lee Quotes

Martial arts in general were not made for a tournament, for points system. Martial arts were made to defend yourself in the street fight situation, not to score points.

We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me. I slipped through his grip, and he with a horrible scream kicked madly for a few seconds and clawed the air with both his hands.

You'd think that in a fight, NOT MOVING would be a bad habit!

If you have to hit--hit low.

Fighting is about knowledge, knowledge is a very important part of it.

I cross my arms. "It was a two minute conversation." "I don't think a smaller time frame makes it less unwise." He furrows his eyebrows and touches the corner of my bruised eye with his fingertips. My head jerks back, but he doesn't take his hand away. Instead he sighs. "You know, if you could just learn to attack first, you might do better." "Attack first?" I say. "How will that help?" "You're fast. If you can get a few good hits in before they know what's going on, you could win." He shrugs, and his hand falls.

The big rules of knife fighting are (a) do not try it at home, and (b) the whole point is never, ever use the blade. It is there to distract your opponent. While he stares at the gleaming steel, you kick his balls to kingdom come--he's all yours. Just a tip!

If your opponent is at a distance, kick him in the groin. If he gets close, poke him in the eyes, bring up your knee, pop him with an elbow, dig a corkscrew punch to his stomach.

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.

Posture for combat is so vital.

MMA was love at fight sight. I felt like I was born to do it.

I started very young... I learned my martial arts first in the street. There were always fights. That's the culture in Brazil.

Streetfighting is just get out there and bang. It's whatever in a street fight. This is different. You have to be real smart in your decisions at this professional level of the game. In a street fight, it doesn't even matter.

The punches came fast and hard, lying on my back in the school yard.

While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.

The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack.

Whatever the fighting is - boxing, fighting, Judo, Thai boxing, it's how much you know doing that. Some people just know how some people move.

I taught you to fight and to fly. What more could there be?

In a real battle, atemi is seventy percent, technique is thirty percent.

I lunged, low and quick, and drove about a foot of cold steel into his danglies. Hey, I don't care what kind of fearie or mortal or hideous creature you are. If you've got danglies, and can loose them, that's the kind of sight that makes you reconsider the possible genitalia-related ramifications of your actions real damned quick.

I was interested in the kicks and the punches. I felt like I could utilize that in my real life, and not just in fake land. I've always done yoga for my breathing, and hiking for my mind, but I was also exercising, at the same time.

She might be unarmed, but Rose Hathaway was in possession of many weapons.

Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.

Out of this pack-persecution he learned two important things: how to take care of himself in a mass-fight against him; and how, on a single dog, to inflict the greatest amount of damage in the briefest space of time.

He invented Kung Fu when translated to English means method by which short, bald guys can kick the bejeezus out of you.