39 Quotes About Karate

Karate is a popular martial art that emphasizes self-defense, but the discipline also teaches the importance of respect, honor, and discipline. Karate has its roots in Japan, but it has since spread around the world. The following are very inspirational karate quotes.

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.. and so it is that A Sensei may impart his knowledge of the martial Way and nurture your fighting abilities, but you must learn the wisdom of finding other ways than martial skills to solve your problems Soke Behzad Ahmadi
An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity....
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An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators. Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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On Ryukyu islands, the expert Kara-te practitioners, used their skills to subdue, control and generally teach bullies A lesson, rather than severely injure or kill their attackers. They knew full well the consequences of their actions and the trail of blood and retribution that would ensue Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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.. in Old Karate, you learned you Art through pain. You learned quickly that your techniques had to be fast or powerful or both. If you did not embrace pain and it's lessons adequately, you simply did not survive Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Patience and Forgiveness are at the heart of A warrior's success, they help engender necessary intervals of space and time to evaluate difficult encounters. Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Karate without heart is just A corpse Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat. Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Real Martial Arts is Mathematics, Physics, Poetry; Meditation in Action Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress .. . Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Karate is action, survival, living; hesitation is paralysis, reaction, mortality Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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If you wish to break with tradition, learn your craft well, and embrace adversity Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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.. as A martial arts teacher, we should never forget the first time we stepped onto the Dojo ground, remembering this, we will be better equipped to teach the next generation of Karate practitioners Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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... the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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... most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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The essence of warrior traits are demonstrated by : integrity with self, and honesty with others Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it .. . Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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The purpose of Karate is to guide you out of trouble by any means necessary, both in actual combat and in life Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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To react, is to be A slave to someone else's actions. Sometimes, A warrior is faced with the decision to strike pre-emptively, trusting his intuition, wisdom and years of training Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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A Martial Artist may become A professional fighter but not every Fighter is capable of becoming A martial artist. Martial Arts are about restoration of physical and spiritual balance and fluidity; they are about observing restraints and 'setting example'. Every practice session is A reminder of the play of opposites (yin and yang), .. .. Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Be ye innocent as doves yet wise as serphants" new testament quoted by Elvis Presley and applied to karate Elvis Presley
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... for any worthwhile martial arts skill to be pragmatic, it has to be done live, otherwise it is of limited or no use in actual combat Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Karate is not A religion, cult or dogma. It is incumbent on every generation of martial artists, to find the weaknesses of the previous generations, not to revere it .. . Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Aboriginal Okinawan Karate was traditionally taught in modest home Dojos, in small informal groups (sole purpose of teachings revolved around life preservation), in A closely tied supportive environment; unlike main island modern Japanese version with rivalry and competition, instructed in large groups belonging to even larger organizations with pseudo-militaristic hierarchy Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Karate training will make you strong and confident, but restraint will make you respected Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Though we are not together in body, know that I will always be with you in spirit. I will be in the whistling wind and in your dreams. Think of me in the joy of watching snow fall and know that I am thinking of you always. Amy Jarecki
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When she straightened, he leaned back in the chair, his eyelids heavy. “My God, woman, you know how to make a man melt. Amy Jarecki
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He hadn’t landed on the battlefield to save Christina, at least not entirely. He’d landed there because it was meant to be — because his destiny lay with a bonny woman who would capture his heart and show him honor and respect on a uniquely deep level that had been lost in the twenty-first century. Amy Jarecki
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My mum always taught that the truth will set you free.” “ Did she now?” “ Mm hmm, ” Lachlan brushed the pad of his pointer finger over her cheek’s silken skin. “But she kept one truth hidden from me until very recently.” “ What was that?” He gulped. “You know the truth thing on the medallion? “ Aye.” “ Well, if that’s my rallying cry, then it will mean the world to me if you trust that I’m not lying.” She let the disk drop back to his chest. “Ye can tell me anything, I’d reckon.” He needed to tell her the truth. “My father is — was William Wallace. Amy Jarecki
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Before Christina could stop herself, her gaze dipped lower. Holy saints, the outline of his manhood stretched the cloth taut. She’d never seen a man so well endowed. Taking a deep breath, she pressed her hand against her forehead and tried not to swoon while she forced herself to snap her gaze to his face. “They’re braies, not box-ers.” She bent down, picked up his blue ones and held them up. “Ye ken?” “ Right, bra-ie-s, ” he said as if it were a new word for him. “How do you keep them up?. Amy Jarecki
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God, you’re beautiful, ” he growled while his cock throbbed with need. “ Ye keep telling me that and ye’ll have me believing it, ” she said with the sexiest, most breathless voice he’d ever heard. His fingers sank into her supple flesh. Her breasts were so full, so pliable, he craved to have his mouth on them, craved to suckle her nipples and listen to every soft moan. “You’d best believe me, because whenever you’re near, I feel like a caveman.” “ A wild beast?” He nearly roared. “The wildest imaginable. . Amy Jarecki
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We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou