Robin Hobb Quotes

I'm useless with a sword in real life.

We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me. I slipped through his grip, and he with a horrible scream kicked madly for a few seconds and clawed the air with both his hands.

If someone grabbed me, I'd probably be able to choke them out in about eight seconds.

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

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.

Boots and leather jackets were strewn on her bed, and what looked like a new knife set. She’d taken a class last winter and was dying to try them out legally on someone.

I had Eondel teach me," Raoden said. "Back when I was trying to find ways to prove that my father's laws were foolish. Eondel chose fencing becausehe thought it would be most useful to me, as a politician. I never figured I'd end up using it to keep my wife from slicing me to pieces.

Use karate, judo, aikido, or any style to build your counter-offensive. It will be interesting!

I come to you with only Karate, Empty Hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honor, should it be a matter of life or death, of right or wrong, then here are my weapons, Karate, my Empty Hands.

I could definitely take someone out with my bare hands.

When you work with chains or any kind of weapons, or just when you're using hand-to-hand combat, you are going to get hurt.

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

When I was doing 'Generation Kill' in Africa I worked with five really super-trained Navy SEALs who taught us all these moves like how to disarm people: if there's a bar fight and someone's got a chair or there's someone with a gun behind our head, how to disable them and take them down in a swift move.

I'm a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and 2nd degree in karate, and I'm a licensed bodyguard.

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

I'm studying Krav Maga, which is an Israeli form of self defense. It's very deadly and without rules.

Weapons training, how to clear a room - all that stuff is imprinted into me.

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

I can do back fists, spinning kicks. I have more options, and I can show the better striking.

The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack.

My father wanted me to learn self-defense, so I enrolled in the Academy and loved it from the start.

Self-defense...is the only honourable course where there is unreadiness for self-immolation.

I was interested in the kicks and the punches. I felt like I could utilize that in my real life, and not just in fake land. I've always done yoga for my breathing, and hiking for my mind, but I was also exercising, at the same time.