Walter Benjamin Quotes

To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.

Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible.

I do everything right-handed - football, tennis, darts and golf - except for snooker.

I come from one of the great coaches - Matt Hume, Brad Kertson - and my skill set is well-rounded.

I'm right-handed with everything. My mom was lefty.

Martial arts in general were not made for a tournament, for points system. Martial arts were made to defend yourself in the street fight situation, not to score points.

I'm always looking to go out there and finish my opponents as soon as possible so I can stay safe and protected.

I never really had problems with lefties.

It's a great thing to be underestimated because it puts off your rival or enemy - they're not on their full game if they underestimate you.

I think a lot of fans don't know MMA that well. They don't understand the subtleties.

I'm a catch wrestler, so I used catch wrestling in Mixed Martial Arts.

My brother was a left-hander. When I was young, my father would say take your brother's gloves and pads and play, so I picked up the bat left-handed.

Gracie is not a family, it's a factory of fighters.

Atemi accounts for 99% of Aikido.

While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.

About your writing with you left hand, are you ambidextrous, Mr. Ewell?" "I most positively am not, I can use one hand good as the other. One hand good as the other.

I always ask my dad why wasn't I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.

When two opposing sides meet in battle, the one without an enemy will be victorious.

Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy... By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near.

Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle.

I refuse to believe that God is a weak left-hander.

By doing what our assailant least expects us to do, we may throw him completely off. ... what he usually least suspects is instant, violent counterattack, so the principle of aggressiveness is closely tied to threat of surprise.

Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.

The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him.

The bow is tactically strong at the commencement of battle, especially battles on a moor, as it is possible to shoot quickly among the spearmen.