Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

Knowing is not enough, You must apply

Learning is never cumulative, it is a movement of knowing which has no beginning and no end.

The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the use of force are easy, but total comprehension of all of the skills of the martial arts is very difficult to achieve.

Only the self-sufficient stand alone - most people follow the crowd and imitate.

There's so much myth and baloney. Like a 80-year-old man able to manhandle a 300-pounder with his little finger. Ridiculous. Or this matter of breaking bricks and boards wth the edge of your hand. Now I ask you, did you ever see a brick or a board pick a fight with anybody?

The moment is freedom. — I couldn’t live by a rigid schedule. I try to live freely from moment to moment, letting things happen and adjusting to them.