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  • Nature is your friend; it helps you to win. Your enemy will have unnatural movement, therefore you will be able to know what he is going to do before he does it.

  • The Japanese have a word for it. It's Judo - the art of conquering by yielding. The Western equivalent of Judo is, "Yes dear".

  • [Yasuhiro] Yamashita is a respected judo master not only in Japan but across the world. To me, he is an example of an outstanding athlete and a very good man.

    Athlete   Men   Japan  
    Source: www.rt.com
  • I don't know any real jiu-jitsu or judo or anything. I do movie kung fu. With that, you can fake a punch, but you can't really fake a judo throw. You can get help from the person who you're throwing because they can kind of launch themselves.

    Real   Fake   Jiu Jitsu  
    Source: www.moviesonline.ca
  • Judo helps us to understand that worry is a waste of energy.

    Art   Worry   Energy  
    "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 23, 1994.
  • Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.

    Leadership   Wise   Art  
  • Victories that come cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

    Henry Ward Beecher (1866). “Royal truths”, p.84
  • Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious.

    Past   Mma   Taught  
  • True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind and body. The word flexible however never means weakness but something more like adaptability and openmindedness. Gentleness always overcomes strength.

  • For me, being literate and articulate is a form of judo, of overcoming the [system] by its own method.

  • No system is better than another, but some are better for certain people. The person makes a system worthwhile, not the other way around. I blended a lot of systems I had studied over the years, Judo, wrestling, boxing, Hapkido, Kenpo, Thai Boxing, American Kickboxing, Jujitsu, Aikido.

    Source: thequietus.com
  • Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming frightened when danger threatens.

    Cocky   Broken   Victory  
    "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 25, 1994.
  • At the request of our Japanese partners, we have reopened these talks [about territories]. What command is given in this case in judo? You probably know better than I do: Yoshi (continue). So we will continue.

    Source: www.rt.com
  • Don't count the days, make the days count.

    Twitter post from Jan 29, 2011
  • Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

  • If you think, you are late. If you are late, you use strength. If you use strength you get tired. And if you get tired, you die!

    Strength   Art   Tired  
    "Saulo Ribeiro: 'We Should Drop The 'Brazilian' in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'". Jits Magazine Interview (translated from French), www.bjjee.com. February 11, 2016.
  • Use karate, judo, aikido, or any style to build your counter-offensive. It will be interesting!

    Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon: An Anthology of Bruce Lee's Correspondence with Family, Friends, and Fans 1958-1973”, p.39, Tuttle Publishing
  • The karate that has been introduced to Tokyo is actually just a part of the whole. The fact that those who have learnt karate there feel it only consists of kicks & punches, and that throws & locks are only to be found in judo or jujutsu, can only be put down to a lack of understanding ... Those who are thinking of the future of karate should have an open mind and strive to study the complete art

  • I will remain active in judo.

    Judo   Active  
  • While other kids were out playing and doing healthy things, I read an ancient judo book with a neck hold that was fatal to so many people they finally dropped it from judo.

    Book   Kids   People  
    "Former Talk Show Host Dick Cavett Plays Not My Job". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. May 5, 2012.
  • There are people who are excitable by nature and allow themselves to become angry for the most trivial of reasons. Judo can help such people learn to control themselves. Through training, they quickly realize that anger is a waste of energy, that it has only negative effects on the self and others.

    Self   People   Training  
    "Kodokan Judo : The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 23, 1994.
  • I was doing judo before anybody knew it existed in this country.

    Country   Judo  
  • The mind, if slackened even a little, will cause defeat, the same as fearing the opponent will make you unable to use full strength.

    Mind   Use   Opponents  
  • Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training you in attacks and defenses it refines your body and your soul and helps you make the spiritual essence of Judo a part of your very being. In this way you are able to perfect yourself and contribute something of value to the world. This is the final goal of Judo discipline.

    "Dynamic Judo: Throwing Techniques". Book by Kazuzo Kudo, 1967.
  • Some friendships are formed by a commonality of interests and ideas: you both love judo or camping or making your own sausage. Other friendships are forged in alliance against a common enemy.

    Ideas   Enemy   Camping  
    "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim". Book by David Sedaris, June 1, 2004.
  • In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may seem to him, and even if by sheer strength he can easily overcome him; because if he acts contrary to principle his opponent will never be convinced of defeat, no matter what brute strength he may have used.

    "Judo: The Japanese Art of Self Defense". "A Complete Guide to Judo: Its Story and Practice" by Robert W. Smith, judoinfo.com. 1958.
  • The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. I was lucky enough to go twice, but most people only get one chance. And in judo you can train your whole life and it’ll come down to a split second: You can lose everything or win anything.

    Winning   People   Lucky  
    "Ronda Rousey, UFC Fighter, On Trash Talking, The Olympics And Her Warrior-Paleo Diet". Interview with Jordan Schultz, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 15, 2013.
  • Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique.

    "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 31, 1994.
  • In Judo, he who thinks is immediately thrown.

    Thinking   Judo   Thrown  
    Robert Linssen (1958). “Living Zen”
  • The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man.

    Men   Style   Boxers  
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