“It is not the number of Kata you know, but the SUBSTANCE of the Kata you have acquired.”
"Understand that the essence of martial arts is not the art itself, but what's hidden deep within yourself."
- Jitsumi Gogen Yamaguchi
Self-awareness
""Understand that the essence of martial arts is not the art itself, but what's hidden deep within yourself.""
- Jitsumi Gogen Yamaguchi
Self-awareness
"Move quickly. Sound, calm mind. Be light in body. Have a clever mind. Master the basics."
- Jitsumi Gogen Yamaguchi
Focus
""Move quickly. Sound, calm mind. Be light in body. Have a clever mind. Master the basics.""
- Jitsumi Gogen Yamaguchi
Focus
"It's easy to listen to what you are taught. But it's difficult to find what you have within yourself and master it as your own."
- Jitsumi Gogen Yamaguchi
Self-improvement
"The expert in anything was once a beginner."
- Helen Hayes
Learning
"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Learning
"To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live."
- Dorothy West
Learning
"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."
- Vince Gironda
Learning
"I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."
- Vincent van Gogh
Learning