But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, with his martial cloak around him.
I had a bit of a martial arts background from when I was a teenager: I did a bit of karate.
Self-knowledge is the basis of jeet kune do because it is effective not only for the individual's martial art but also for his life as a human being.
I'm a catch wrestler, so I used catch wrestling in Mixed Martial Arts.
I've always been a fan of martial arts actor Bruce Lee. His films made me want to go to China one day.
When you're dead weight, in the right position, you win. And in reality, you wouldn't see someone my size kicking seven martial arts experts and winning.
I did ballet, piano and all that - my brother did martial arts, my passion.
Martial arts are art forms and require a great deal of discipline and dedication. I so admire people who focus their lives on it, because it's not an easy thing to do.
Strike the concertina's melancholy string!
Blow the spirit-stirring harp like any thing!
Let the piano's martial blast
Rouse the Echoes of the Past
I have fought all over the world, and I am excited to be in 'EA Sports MMA' because this game is going to show the global appeal of mixed martial arts.
I have done martial arts my whole life, so it comes easily, but I have never done proper sword fighting.
I recommend for everyone the study of some type of sports or athletics, particularly martial arts. Always check with your doctor first, naturally.
I'd always done martial arts I was always interested in fighting.
Compared to boxing, acting is more difficult. I have learnt martial arts and boxing since childhood. So, they were easier.
I didn't get to train because I was raised by a single mom. There were three of us and it was just too expensive to pay for me to do martial arts practice.
Fencing is more a sport than a martial art. It would be like basing your knowledge of roman phalanx warfare on NFL football.
Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.
I've done everything - weight-lifting, Pilates, crossfit, martial arts, gymnastics - but I think the most important workout, at least for me these days, is a mental one.
When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
When learning boxing and martial arts, there wasn't any fakery in my training. When teaching you the basics of fighting, even though it's faked for the camera, they teach you to do it for real.
The best way to pursue any discipline is the martial art way.
Sooner or later, the time comes when a man has to think on the health. I had a really long and great career, and I believe I left a deep mark in the martial arts. I have no regrets.
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.
I love martial-arts movies. I grew up with my dad watching kung-fu theater every Sunday. So it was kind of my thing.
I don't like all the cheating that's going in mixed martial arts. I don't know what percentage of high-level fighters do it, but I think it would be a significant amount.
I got trained in kick-boxing and mixed martial arts. I enjoyed the whole process so much, and I'd love to do more action films.
Martial arts is self-growth. It's artistic impression. It's self-defense... it doesn't have any place in politics.
I've been into martial arts since I was 12. I had black belts in a style called Tang Soo Do, and also I kickboxed for a number of years.
I was a professional fighter for a while, and I trained in martial arts for seven years, so I think that kind of helped form a base for me as far as dancing.
I studied martial arts before I studied dance.
I've been training mixed martial arts and kickboxing so I think that will give me better overall conditioning to become a world champion.
Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
Only after several years of training did I come to realize that the deepest purpose of the martial arts is to serve as a vehicle for personal spiritual development.
I've got good genes. My dad was a martial arts instructor - and he was good.
Sometimes we equate anger to destructive physical violence, but anger need not be martial.
I know what martial arts have done for me. They've taught me integrity, self-control, perseverance and an indomitable spirit.
I believe martial arts is always evolving and mixed martials arts is the top of the food chain.
You can't, in the 21st century, continue to live in a system where people live under martial law for 30 years.
Bruce Lee brought the martial arts movie to the attention of the world - and without him, I don't think that anyone would have ever heard of Jackie Chan.
I don't train like a mixed martial artist. I don't respect the sport like everyone else does.
I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an artist of life.
Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people.
My brothers are both 6 ft. 5 in., and if you have younger brothers who are bigger than you then you have to learn the ancient martial art of sarcasm.
I learnt a blend of different martial arts - not in great depth, obviously - but various moves such as kicks, blocks and punches. It was all quite fun.
More entertainers should come forward to support sports. I'd love to see Akshay Kumar in a film on Indian martial arts.
You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up.
I'm a huge, huge lover of weaponry, of Japanese martial arts movies.
It's a fast-paced somewhat violent sport, but it's very much entertaining. And the greatest thing about mixed martial arts is that it transcends a lot of demographics.
I picked up a lot watching Ultimate Fighting. I studied martial arts. But I had an idea to be different, to portray a character people would like.
I briefly studied martial arts in college and realised that I might not be a great fighter physically, but it gave me mental strength and boosted my confidence.
The first martial art my son learnt aged around ten was jiu-jitsu so he can already wrestle. I'd have no concerns about Christopher boxing someone from MMA.
I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it.
I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist.
I didn't go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts.
When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.
I was a martial artist. So, for me to be able to do all of the fights is a blast. It's so fun. It's like dancing, but more bad-ass. I really enjoy doing it.
I endured many weeks of it, but I had a big background in martial arts and fighting as a kid, so kind of all the problems got brushed away and I was ready.
In mixed martial arts, if you get kicked in the face, it's your job not to show any expression to your opponent.
I'm a real martial artist, my father always taught me that some way I have to train every day, no matter what happens your life.
I do a healthy blend of mixed martial arts, dancing, functional training, and swimming. These exercises give me ample strength, endurance, flexibility, and stamina.
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