Karate Quotes: top 99 famous quotes about Karate

Karate Quotes & Sayings

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I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college. — Dean Norris

It takes everything I have not to karate chop him for asking such a dumb question. — Belle Aurora

A karate black belt would make a great blindfold on a kidnap victim, after you karate chop them into submission. — Jarod Kintz

I'm a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and 2nd degree in karate, and I'm a licensed bodyguard. — Katheryn Winnick

Karate without heart is just A corpse — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

When I was a kid, I used to think pork chops and karate chops were the same thing. — Shane Koyczan

Be ye innocent as doves yet wise as serphants new testament quoted by Elvis Presley and applied to karate — Elvis Presley

That's right, karate made my whole body a weapon. — Don Knotts

My Way is the Way of Karate, which is also the Way of humanity, and which is consequently related to the Way of Heaven. — Mas Oyama

I moved to leave, and Dylan actually grabbed me by my shoulders. I was so surprised that I forgot to karate-chop his elbows and break his arms. — James Patterson

Jace karate chopped his wrist, and Eric's fingers went numb. Step away from the eggs, Sticks. — Olivia Cunning

Real Martial Arts is Mathematics, Physics, Poetry; Meditation in Action — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

I've been very physical my whole life. I've done a lot of ballet, fencing and karate, and everything. — Ashley Bell

My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself. — Henny Youngman

Look eye! Always look eye! — Pat Morita

Karate has helped me lots, otherwise I might have got lost in substance abuse or something like the things a lot of other people do. — Dolph Lundgren

Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. — Ferdinand Foch

I'm quite strong for a girl. I studied karate growing up - I'm a brown belt - and me and my sister used to beat the crap out of each other. — Suki Waterhouse

I did karate for a really long time, almost 10 years when I was younger. — Seth Rogen

There are no pure styles of karate. Purity comes only when pure knuckles meet pure flesh, no matter who delivers or receives. — Ed Parker

I don't know karate, but I know crazy. — James Brown

Ninjas are silly. They are the flower fairies of gong fu and karate. — Nick Harkaway

She did a karate chop move down the middle of the blankets. She was trying to draw a boundary line. Fucking adorable. — D.D. Prince

Karate-Do is a lifetime study — Kenwa Mabuni

My karate skills are very limited. I'm a green belt. — Molly Quinn

I've done karate quite a lot growing up so I did do a kind of quite long karate scene. — Suki Waterhouse

Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate. — Mas Oyama

A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Students of any art, including Karate-do must never forget the cultivation of the mind and the body. — Gichin Funakoshi

Omigawa is moving forward like a karate robot — Joe Rogan

I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error. — John Maeda

Karate is a technique that permits one to defend himself with his bare hands and fists without weapons. — Gichin Funakoshi

Karate is like boiling water, if you do not heat it constantly, it will cool. — Gichin Funakoshi

I started doing karate at four, my parents were karatekas. I stopped when I was 17 and went to Julliard and had a lot of stage combat there. — Lynn Collins

The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

The ultimate fighter does not rely on his hands or feet to defeat his opponent, but rather his mind. — M.J. Stoddard

I really love the karate thing I did on CHIPs. I studied with a trainer because I knew we'd do episodes that had karate. — Erik Estrada

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. — Gichin Funakoshi

I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything. — Pat Morita

An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

I'm looking for a perfume to overpower men - I'm sick of karate. — Phyllis Diller

I've been taking martial arts for a long time. I started with tae kwon do, and then I started taking karate and mixed martial arts. — Daniella Alonso

I always loved the idea of learning martial arts, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I really started doing it and taking up karate. — Kelly Hu

When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate
it is life. — Gichin Funakoshi

It's like my karate teacher says - you are more alive when you are feeling pain than when you are so careful that you feel nothing. — Annabel Monaghan

I went to karate classes where it was basically a line-up of hulking man, hulking man, small nine-year-old girl, hulking man, hulking man. — Rhianna Pratchett

Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state — Gichin Funakoshi

A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately. — Chotoku Kyan

There are no styles of karate-do, just varying interpretations of its principles. — Kenwa Mabuni

I don't know karate, but I know ka-razy! — James Brown

Man, it was so quiet you could hear a grasshopper karate chop a fly. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

A Black Belt should be...
...a REFLECTION of what IS inside
...NOT the PROOF of it! — Robert W. Dallmann

Put Karate into your everyday living, that is how you will see true beauty. — Gichin Funakoshi

As far as possible, I want nothing more than to don my training gi and teach Karate. — Mas Oyama

I had a bit of a martial arts background from when I was a teenager: I did a bit of karate. — Joel Edgerton

I love karate, it's like a bible to me. But deep inside I'm so I mean, I'm so sensitive. — Jean-Claude Van Damme

We got to jump on, like, trampolines, learn flips, learn karate, kung fu, Hong Kong street fighting. — Jaime King

Karate is a defensive art from beginning to end. — Gichin Funakoshi

I did martial arts and karate for eight years when I was growing up. — Antony Starr

She'd heard he was some sort of karate honcho, occasionally — Jonathan Kellerman

Karate is the best thing you can do for your child. — Chuck Norris

Did you just compare your sexual prowess to Chuck Norris's karate skills?" I asked. "Same thing." Gabe shrugged. Shaking — Rachel Van Dyken

I know karate, and like two other Japanese words - T-SHIRT — Darynda Jones

Karate is for life, not points. — David Walker

You know, all 'The Karate Kid' fans from the original are parents these days. I think it's a cool thing. — William Zabka

When I was younger I did karate and martial arts, and I think it's really cool for girls to have those kinds of abilities. — Rebel Wilson

Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning. — Gichin Funakoshi

I took three years of karate because of Bruce Lee, you know. I was a green belt. — Marjane Satrapi

Karate aims to build character, improve human behavior, and cultivate modesty; it does not, however, guarantee it. — Yasuhiro Konishi

Hey, I took karate when I was 17 years old; I am dangerous. — Michele Bachmann

I go through life like a Karate Kid. — Britney Spears

Sice Karate exists for cultivating the spirit and training the body, it must be a moral way surpassing mere techniques ... — Mas Oyama

The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Karate is action, survival, living; hesitation is paralysis, reaction, mortality — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Think of everyday life as karate training. — Gichin Funakoshi

Karate begins and ends with courtesy. — Gichin Funakoshi

I took karate classes for a few years. Taekwondo. I'd love to do a movie role where I could do some karate. — Heather Graham

I am the Fred Astaire of karate. — Jean-Claude Van Damme

You know you're old when you're watching Karate Kid and you realize you're more attracted to Mr. Miagi than Ralph Macchio. — Hayley Linfield

A true martial artist welcomes change; He is A catalyst, A cause, A force of nature — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Karate-chopping ninjas in a mudslide?" Tamara gave Aaron and Call a dark look. "Could you guys try to lay low? — Holly Black

You ever notice that like seventy-five percent of the dudes in America look like the bad guy in The Karate Kid?" I say. "Don't — Matthew Norman

One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions. — Georges St-Pierre

Karate's a very boring sport, but when you know the technique you can go further and further. — Jean-Claude Van Damme

I quit karate originally because it wasn't something that I was initially passionate about. — Kristin Kreuk

And my coordination was pretty good, thanks to the karate lessons. Dance classes have nothing on karate when it comes to developing grace. — Rick Yancey

It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'What would you like to do?' Um, yeah karate. — Gerard Way

A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

One of the reasons I started acting was to re-make The Karate Kid, but Jaden Smith beat me to it. — Justin Hires

Karate is like hand sanitizer. It needs...flow. — Dean Johnson

Use karate, judo, aikido, or any style to build your counter-offensive. It will be interesting! — Bruce Lee

What was the secret to dealing with the assholes? "Lift weights or learn karate," said O'Grady. — Michael Lewis

Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with rei. — Gichin Funakoshi

There is no first strike in Karate. — Gichin Funakoshi

I did karate for years and years and years. — Bryce Dallas Howard

One of the most striking features of karate is that it may be engaged in by anybody, young or old, strong or weak, male or female. — Gichin Funakoshi

Prior to 'The Karate Kid', I did commercials - Kool-Aid, Pepsi, milk - and I had always been cast as the all-American nice guy. — William Zabka