Knowledge earns you power, character earns you respect.

Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation.

There are lots of guys around the world that are lazy. They have big fat guts. They talk about chi power and things they can do, but don't believe it.

The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.

Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better. As the great Sun Tzu said: “When you know yourself and your opponent, you will win every time. When you know yourself but not your opponent, you will win one and lose one. However, when you do not know yourself or your opponent, you will be imperiled every time.

Training for strength and flexibility is a must. You must use it to support your techniques. Techniques alone are no good if you don't support them with strength and flexibility.