Samoa Joe Quotes

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

My father taught me boxing and showed me what this beautiful sport means.

I train to fight, to win.

I went to karate for about four years, and I learned a lot about focus and listening very good.

My background in gymnastics, martial arts, and dancing has translated very well in the ring.

The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy.

I studied martial arts before I studied dance.

The best jujitsu practitioners are really serene and grounded.

I got into Taekwondo when I was nine, and I started training Muay Thai and Brazilian Jujitsu later in life.

I fight like Bruce Lee. I train in his style of kung fu, wing chun. It's all about fighting with controlled power, so you learn to punch correctly.

There's a very fine line between martial arts and dance. Kicking with your foot stretched out, or kicking with your foot flat in someone's face, in terms of flexibility, it's all kind of the same thing.

I have dabbled in martial arts all my life, since I was 7, maybe - tae kwon do, capoeira, Muay Thai. It's always been an interest because in martial arts there is a mind/body relationship.

Martial arts is something you can learn or pick up and think you could do really well.

Martial arts is something I studied since I was 6 years old.

I think footwork is one of the most important things to becoming a great fighter. That's where everything starts.

When we started training with WWE, coaches were impressed and asked if we had had boxing training. I said no, it was all soccer. As a defender, I had to learn to stay on my feet, track backwards, and I feel all the movement I do in the ring was helped by my soccer background.

I've got a lot of power in my kicks.

My time of martial arts was traditional.

We got to jump on, like, trampolines, learn flips, learn karate, kung fu, Hong Kong street fighting.

When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.

I grew up doing martial arts, and I'm a second-degree black belt.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.