Top 70 Martial Arts Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “I studied every move, I became fascinated by thinking what I could have done differently. And I take that approach now as a professional. I am on it, all the time, never stop thinking, learning. You don’t get to be world champion unless you do that.”

— Conor McGregor

52. “Think of everyday life as karate training.”

— Gichin Funakoshi

53. “Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not know where to attack.”

— Sun Tzu

54. “Any place we can breathe, we can do Ninjutsu.”

— Masaaki Hatsumi

55. “The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.”

— Sun Tzu

56. “Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.”

— Sun Tzu

57. “O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.”

— Sun Tzu

58. “Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends, hit him where he does not expect you.”

— Sun Tzu

59. “If you do not overcome your tendency to give up easily, your life leads to nothing.”

— Mas Oyama

60. “The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming.”

— Sun Tzu

61. “Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient.”

— Sun Tzu

62. “No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

63. “His hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see.”

— Muhammad Ali

64. “I am a shark, the ground is my ocean, and most people can’t even swim.”

— Rickson Gracie

65. “Wing Chun teaches you what to concentrate on, whether you’re here or out in the world dealing with problems. It’s second nature for me now. I don’t even get to the point where there’s a problem.”

— Robert Downey Jr.

66. “Real champions fight through adversity.”

— Conor McGregor

67. “It’s only pain, it will not hurt you.”

— Bas Rutten

68. “There are two things I really like to do: whoop ass and look good. I’m doing one of them right now and on Saturday night, I’m doing the other.”

— Conor McGregor

69. “I use discipline and focus as my greatest weapons.”

— Lyoto Machida

70. “To know ten thousand things, know one well.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

71. “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.”

— Muhammad Ali

72. “If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is as thread. You must practice constantly.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

73. “You can only fight the way you practice.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

74. “Every little detail to every little movement must be perfect. Perfection in movement.”

— Conor McGregor

75. “Aikido is love. It is the path that brings our heart into oneness with the spirit of the universe to complete our mission in life by instilling in us a love and reverence for all of nature.”

— Morihei Ueshiba

76. “Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.”

— Urijah Faber

77. “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”

— Bruce Lee