A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready.

I have the absolute confidence not to be number two, but then I have enough sense to realize that there can be no number one.

Can you look at a situation without naming it? Naming it, making it a word, causes fear.

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better.

People try to hold onto the sameness. This holding onto prevents growth.

The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited.

I don't want to do anything halfway. It has to be perfect.