“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.”
"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
"It is not the number of Kata you know, but the SUBSTANCE of the Kata you have acquired."
- Jitsumi Gogen Yamaguchi
Learning
"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
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."
- Mortimer J. Adler
Self-improvement
"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."
- Anon
Self-improvement
"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."
- Archer
Self-improvement
"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."
- Roronoa Zoro
Self-improvement
"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"
Self-improvement