Ed Parker

“I come to you with only Karate, my empty hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles, or my honor... then here are my weapons, Karate, my empty hands.”

“Knowledge does not grow like a tree. It grows like a forest.”

“Tradition is the anchor of the past, but it can also be the chains of the future.”

“The more you know, the less you need.”

“For every move, there is a counter.”

“To hear is to doubt, to see is to be deceived, but to feel is to believe.”

“The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who knows why will always be his boss.”

“Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.”

“Power is the offspring of speed and strength.”

“The intelligent man is one who is able to apply his knowledge in a practical and useful way.”

“It is not the aim of Kenpo to produce fighting machines, but to develop the individual.”

“Every block is a strike, every strike is a block.”

“The mind is the greatest weapon of all.”

“The real fight is not with your opponent, but with yourself.”

“An empty mind is a mind that is not cluttered with the fears, worries, and anxieties of the past and future.”

“Ideas are the shadows of beliefs.”

“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”

“Street fighting is dirty, and the sooner you accept it, the sooner you'll be able to defend yourself.”