No subscription or hidden extras
Read through the most famous quotes by topic #martial
I had an uncle who was a postal official at the Polish post office in Gdansk. He was one of the defenders of the Polish postal service and, after it capitulated, was shot by the Germans under the provisions of martial law. Suddenly he was no longer a member of the family, and we were no longer allowed to play with his children. ↗
As a teenager in Brooklyn Quentin had often imagined himself engaged in martial heroics, but after this he knew, as a cold immutable fact, that he would do anything necessary, sacrificing whatever or whomever he had to, to avoid risking exposure to physical violence. Shame never came into it. He embraced his new identity as a coward. He would run in the other direction. He would lie down and cry and put his arms over his head or play dead. It didn't matter what he had to do, he would do it and be glad. ↗
#cowardice #fear #martial-heroics #physical-violence #playing-dead
Hatred could not be the basis of her resolution to fight. It provided no access to her own qi, her vital spirit. That was the deepest truth she knew about fighting. It’s what she learned from her father and Sensei: fight from the peaceful place inside, from her father’s place. ↗
#martial-arts #wuxia #art
Δυνατή γροθιά κατά την γνώμη μου δεν είναι αυτή που θα πετάξει τον αντίπαλο τρία μέτρα, δυνατή γροθιά είναι εκείνη που θα πετάξει πίσω και εσένα τον ίδιο. ↗
Strong punch in my opinion is not that the opponent would fly three meters, strong punch is that would fly back and yourself. ↗
Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it...Don't allow his anger to become your anger. ↗
#anger-management #ataraxy #bushido #inner-peace #inspirational