#fig

When you are in a combat situation, you mustn’t let your mind be polluted by emotions like fear and anger. Simply accept the situation and react, even if you are facing impossible odds. Keep your head clear and you will be one step ahead of your attackers. ↗

— Aaron B. Powell

#fighting #fighting-wisdom #martial-arts #anger

Perhaps what matters is not the human pain or joy at all but, rather, the play of shadow and light on a live body, the harmony of trifles assembled...in a unique and inimitable way. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#the-fight #writing #art

I like to think of the figures I make as companions for a personal journey. I try to fill each one with healing energy that responds to the person who owns it, and conversely, I hope that the person who owns it will respond with a true heart connection. I feel that my work is a sign post to the half forgotten world that we all carry inside of us. When people look at my work, I want them to think "Oh, now I remember." If they do that then I know that they have been successful. ↗

— Wendy Froud

#figures #making-art #art

One thing that makes aikido is so powerful, it utilizes power of opponents to win the fight. ↗

— Toba Beta

#art-of-peace #fight #opponent #powerful #utilize

Never write about martial arts.. if you've never been in a real fight. ↗

— Toba Beta

#art

Why would anyone want to fight Henry?" Loondorf looked hurt. "Because he's a ballplayer." "So?" "So he's a baller. He's got cash, chains, crisp clothes. He's got a hat that says Yankees and it's the real deal, yo. He didn't buy it at no yard sale. He walks into a bar and girls are like damn. Dudes get jealous. They want to get in his face, prove they're somebody." "They want to take down the man," Steve said helpfully. ↗

— Chad Harbach

#baseball #baseball-players #art