The Martial Arts Are Ultimately Self-knowledge. A

Self-conquest Is The Greatest Of Victories. Mighty Is He Who Conquers Himself.

Only The Self-sufficient Stand Alone - Most People Follow The Crowd And Imitate.

Notice That The Stiffest Tree Is Most Easily Cracked, While The Bamboo Or Willow Survives By Bending With The Wind.

The Principle Of Martial Arts Is Not A Thing That Can Be Learned, Like A Science, By Fact-finding And Instruction In Facts. It Has To Grow Spontaneously, Like A Flower, In A Mind Free From Emotions And Desires.

Cease Negative Mental Chattering. If You Think A Thing Is Impossible, You'll Make It Impossible. Pessimism Blunts The Tools You Need To Succeed.