Quotes and Sayings about Karate

Karate is not a phase. It's a way of life. You can leave it for a while, but it never really leaves you.

Karate is about discipline, it's about inner strength, it's about confidence. Lessons that you can use for the rest of your life.

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Miyagi: "Miyagi hate fighting."
Daniel: "Yeah, but you like karate."
Miyagi: "So?"
Daniel: "So, karate's fighting. You train to fight."
Miyagi: "That what you think?"
Daniel: "No."
Miyagi: "Then why train?"
Daniel: "So I won't have to fight."
Miyagi: "Miyagi have hope for you."

Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called "te" - "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call "kara-te" - "empty hand".

Fighting's for grownups, and that's only if you got no other choice.

I do not wish to fight. But cast a stone into the lake, and the ripples will return to you.

Fighting is something the old me would do. That always made things worse.

A fight you can't win becomes an obsession.

It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated.

I've got two rules for every fight. Don't ask for permission, don't ask for forgiveness.

We will live on - either in victory, or in the scars we leave on them!

Don't fight for victory, fight to improve yourself. Victory will come.

There's nothing like a fair fight. It improves both competitors.

If you're already in a fight, you want the first blow to be the last and you had better be the one to throw it.

When this war began, I thought we were fighting for peace. But we're just fighting.

Never stop war by taking part in one.

Fighting fair is a good way to die.

Everybody can fight. It's just a choice of whether you should.

Sometimes you have to fight to get your point across.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

The war is won, but the peace is not.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Bob Marley had this idea. It was kind of a virologist idea. He believed that you could cure racism and hate... literally cure it, by injecting music and love into people's lives. When he was scheduled to perform at a peace rally, a gunman came to his house and shot him down. Two days later he walked out on that stage and sang. When they asked him why - he said, "The people, who were trying to make this world worse... are not taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness."

There is no "way to peace," there is only "peace".

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

My daughter speaks with the wisdom beyond her years. We've all come here with anger in our hearts, but she comes with courage and understanding. From this day forward, if there is to be more killing, it will not start with me.

Never put passion in front of principle. Because even if you win, you lose.

Seems like you're always behind me in line. First Miguel, now Robby... I have a half-eaten cupcake if you want some.

Johnny: "I was Cobra Kai's number one student. If anybody knows how to beat 'em, it's me."
Daniel: "Yeah, and how are you gonna do that? They strike first, you strike... firster?"

The human response to danger is fight or flight, but an eagle's response is fight and flight.

When something bad happens, you have two choices. You let it tear you down or you let it build you up.

Your whole life, you've been told to be good. But "good" is only a matter of perspective. Always remember, your enemies think they're doing what's right. They think they're the hero and you're the villain. But now you know the truth. There is no good. There is no bad. Only weak or strong.

A true cobra feels no sympathy for its meals.

Daniel: "You know what Mr. Miyagi said was the best defense in all of karate? The best defense is 'no be there'."
Johnny: "You mean don't be there? The guy teaches you centuries of his ancient family karate, you can't help him with English?"

Cobra Kai is about being badass. And the baddest badass is the one who beats his opponent when he's at his strongest. Not when his back is turned. Not when he's injured.

We do not allow weakness in this dojo. So, you can leave your asthma and you peanut allergies and all that over made-up bullshit outside.

For person with no forgiveness in heart, living even worse punishment than death.

It's ok to lose to opponent. It's never okay to lose to fear.

You look revenge that way, start by digging two grave!

Ambition without knowledge is like a boat on dry land.

Sometimes, the scars you can't see are the ones that hurt the most.