Rutger Hauer Quotes

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 self-growth. It's artistic impression. It's self-defense... it doesn't have any place in politics.

I love to learn, and that's the really cool thing about martial arts - you're always learning new things.

To practice Aikido fully you must calm the spirit and go back to the origin.

Aikido is based on the projection of love.

I've been taking martial arts for a long time. I started with tae kwon do, and then I started taking karate and mixed martial arts.

I studied martial arts before I studied dance.

I've gotten into two fights since I've begun studying the martial arts, and each time, I was worried I'd kill the guy. One of my teachers always told me I had good power but bad control.

We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.

When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually I had to acknowledge that I really didn't like fighting at all, so I quit.

Any time you do physical stuff, violence, it is controlled. It's a little bit like you block the move.

As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.

It wasn't until I went to Korea out of high school and got exposed to the martial arts for the first time and was just completely enamored with the physical ability of the martial arts and making my black belt.

I always loved the idea of learning martial arts, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I really started doing it and taking up karate.

I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts.

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself.

I used to be so aggressive, but after a while I started learning. It's not that I know how to adapt, but I know all styles of fighting so I can change my style of fighting to whatever it needs to be. That just comes from years of training and a lot of sparring partners.

My mom took me to a taekwondo class, and I fell in love. I was seven years old.

The same qualities that we all have that are good can lead us to bad things or lead us into a crisis if we don't try to balance them.

I love to fight, but it's not just about the fight. You have to be healthy.

You don't 'practice' martial arts; it's more like a way of life.

Martial arts, when I do martial arts, it's more of a life type of training.

I can't imagine my life without martial arts. I would be a different person.

When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.

When I started training, I learned a lot, you know - respect. I think you learn a lot of things, and kids should learn mixed martial arts for discipline.