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    Some neat mma related qoutes by Bruce lee

    http://brucelee.hendriklammers.com/pages/quotes.htm

    Really interesting and pertain to his ideas on the revolution of martial arts and kata's

    "Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds of martial arts. What I mean is, we now find rigid forms which create differences among clans, and the world of martial art is shattered as a result."

    "I think the high state of martial art, in application, must have no absolute form. And, to tackle pattern A with pattern B may not be absolutely correct."

    "Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..."

    "True observation begins when one is devoid of set patterns."

    "The other weakness is, when clans are formed, the people of a clan will hold their kind of martial art as the only truth, and do not dare to reform or improve it. Thus they are confined in their own tiny little world. Their students become machines which imitate martial art forms."

    "Some people are tall, some are short. Some are stout, some are slim. There are various different kinds of people. If all of them learn the same martial art form, then who does it fit?"

    "Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself. It is easy for me to put on a show, and be cocky so I can show you some really fancy movement. But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly enough; that my friend is very hard to do."

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    WISE MAN,it would of been great if he was still around today, still developing his art. Do you think he would of been pleased with UFC and the likes?

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    Quote Originally Posted by energizer bunny
    WISE MAN,it would of been great if he was still around today, still developing his art. Do you think he would of been pleased with UFC and the likes?
    I think he would be pretty happy that martial arts had developed so much but its hard to say, its concept of JKD is pretty much mma so I think he would be pleased with how far its come

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    great quotes, thanks dude

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