People study martial arts for many reasons, sometimes all the wrong reasons. For example, I have had potential students come to my dojo with a belligerent and cocky attitude. When I ask why they want to study my art, their response has indicated to me that their goal is to learn to fight, which is the antithesis of the philosophy I hope to instill: I want them to know how to defend themselves if necessary, but to avoid fighting whenever possible because they will have nothing to prove by fighting.

If you come back in here, I'm gonna hit you with so many rights, you're gonna beg for a left.

Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

It's amazing because people come up to me and say, 'Chuck, you're the luckiest guy in the world to be a world karate champion and a movie and TV star.' When they say this to me, I kind of smile because luck had nothing to do with it; God had everything to do with it.

I gave my life to the Lord at 12. I was baptized at 12.

If you want to accomplish anything in life, you can't just sit back and hope it will happen. You've got to make it happen.

I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You've got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it.