'What is' is more important than 'what should be.' Too many people are looking at 'what is' from a position of thinking 'what should be'.

The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.

Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotion, because the body always follows the mind.

People fear what they do not understand.

Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind, I will exercise daily when I need the urge to act for any purpose; and I will form habits designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once daily.

To understand your fear is the beginning of really seeing.

Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.