Kamaru Usman Quotes

I think, as a fighter, I kept improving. My movements improved, my accuracy improved.

I'm really good with fighting with my feet.

Hey, I took karate when I was 17 years old; I am dangerous.

I trained in combat, sword fighting, horse riding... It's empowering knowing that I can a break man's nose with my elbow.

My training in martial arts was kind of a crash course in how to look like a black belt. I know the moves of a black belt - my kicks, and my stretches, and my punches and all that.

I can do a lot of things that other fighters can't.

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 have done martial arts my whole life, so it comes easily, but I have never done proper sword fighting.

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

I think my fighting skills have certainly been improved by working with Peter Jackson.

I studied Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. On element of Jeet Kune Do is that I had several of years of practice with the kali stick - a stick with a size and length similar to a baseball bat.

I love doing action; I love doing martial arts. There's almost something balletic about it.

The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have to be a great athlete to have all these, his body, his look, you know, all these things have to do with discipline and structure. He was able to go against the biggest guy, regardless of who he was.

I could definitely take someone out with my bare hands.

I'm a little greedy for action scenes. I'm a martial artist, and any time I get to show off some of that art is great.

I did not feel that I was designed for hand-to-hand combat.

When I fought Nick Thompson, I wasn't experienced enough. That was the first person that put me in a real fight. Before Nick, nobody had put me in a fight where I had to struggle.

I used to do traditional weapons training, and I wasn't bad with a sword.

I really work on my defense a lot; that's what makes me a good fighter.

I've always been told that if you spar with another man, you try and emulate what a real fight is going to be like. So you go hard. It's how I've always been.

I know I can fight. I know I have kicks that can destroy people. Just because I haven't gotten in the ring in my career, that doesn't mean I'm not capable of crushing people.

My punches are crisp, powerful, and sharp.

I'm an explosive fighter so I've always got to have that strength, but you've got to mix it with endurance.

I haven't just got a fight IQ - and I'm clever. I've got that power. I've got that movement. I've got that timing.

Wrestling and kickboxing, like martial arts, combine a handful of skills. They're really an art form.