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Ancient Knightly Wisdom (True Quote, no matter the source)

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Thorsteinn:
"I have not invented a "new style," composite, modified or otherwise that is set within distinct form as apart from "this" method or "that" method. On the contrary, I hope to free my followers from clinging to styles, patterns, or molds. Remember that Jeet Kune Do is merely a name used, a mirror in which to see "ourselves". . . Jeet Kune Do is not an organized institution that one can be a member of. Either you understand or you don't, and that is that.

There is no mystery about my style. My movements are simple, direct and non-classical. The extraordinary part of it lies in its simplicity. Every movement in Jeet Kune-Do is being so of itself. There is nothing artificial about it. I always believe that the easy way is the right way. Jeet Kune-Do is simply the direct expression of one's feelings with the minimum of movements and energy. The closer to the true way of Kung Fu, the less wastage of expression there is.

Finally, a Jeet Kune Do man who says Jeet Kune Do is exclusively Jeet Kune Do is simply not with it. He is still hung up on his self-closing resistance, in this case anchored down to reactionary pattern, and naturally is still bound by another modified pattern and can move within its limits. He has not digested the simple fact that truth exists outside all molds; pattern and awareness is never exclusive.

Again let me remind you Jeet Kune Do is just a name used, a boat to get one across, and once across it is to be discarded and not to be carried on one's back."

-Bruce Lee

I think we can all get this. :)

http://www.fightingmaster.com/masters/brucelee/quotes.htm#On JKD not being a style

B. Patricius:


From Kingdom of Heaven -
highly inaccurate movie, but very good nonetheless with some good lessons to be learned within.

And in "How to Train Your Dragon" - "We're Vikings, it's an occupational hazard!"  It's funny, but that is so inspiring.  Any time something dangerous came up, which happened plenty for me, I just thought about it and was like "yup, it's an occupational hazard" and went for it.  I've made it back every time too.  Sometimes, not in the best of shape, like Hiccup, but I made it back nonetheless.

Thorsteinn:
Gaius Octavian Caesar: This is absurd. I have no soldiery stuff in me, and this exertion brings on a fever. I feel it in my spleen.
Titus Pullo: You're just not used to it. It takes time. I've seen you kill. There's plenty of soldier in you.
Gaius Octavian Caesar: It's not the killing. It's the waving about of swords I find tedious. I dare say I can kill people readily enough as long as they're not fighting back.
Titus Pullo: Never fear young Dominus. We'll make a regular terror of you.
Gaius Octavian Caesar: At best I'll be a middling swordsman.
Titus Pullo: It's better than nothing.
Gaius Octavian Caesar: There you are wrong. The graveyards are full of middling swordsmen. Best not to be a swordsman at all than a middling swordsman.

Sir James A:
Necro'ing this thread, was re-playing a game from years ago that I really enjoy and heard this in the dialogue:


--- Quote ---The path I walk is not one that changes with the times.
--- End quote ---

- Hideyasu Yuki, "Soki" (Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams for PS2)

Aiden of Oreland:
WOw cool thread! I never saw this one... Perfect because I have TONS of awesome quotes to start listing on hear in the future.

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