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Judo helps us to understand that worry is a waste of energy. -- Kano Jigoro
Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. -- Kano Jigoro
Judo teaches us to look for the best possible course of action, whatever the individual circumstances. -- Kano Jigoro
The Japanese have a word for it. It's Judo - the art of conquering by yielding. The Western equivalent of Judo is, "Yes dear". -- J. P. McEvoy
For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for personal cultural attainment. -- Kano Jigoro
Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique. -- Kano Jigoro
Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest. And all things connected with it should be directed to its ultimate object, the benefit of Humanity -- Kano Jigoro
True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind and body. The word flexible however never means weakness but something more like adaptability and openmindedness. Gentleness always overcomes strength. -- Kyuzo Mifune
The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man. -- Bruce Lee
In Judo, he who thinks is immediately thrown. -- Robert Linssen
If there is effort, there is always accomplishment. -- Kano Jigoro
Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious. -- Ronda Rousey
In Judo, he who thinks is immediately thrown. Victory is assured to the combatant who is both physically and mentally nonresistant. -- Robert Linssen
Whatever the fighting is - boxing, fighting, Judo, Thai boxing, it's how much you know doing that. Some people just know how some people move. -- Channing Tatum
Judo has helped me to understand that pictorial space is above all the product of spiritual exercises. Judo is, in fact, the discovery by the human body of a spiritual space. -- Yves Klein
Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if you wish to subdue, and, when attacked, defend yourself -- Kano Jigoro
No system is better than another, but some are better for certain people. The person makes a system worthwhile, not the other way around. I blended a lot of systems I had studied over the years, Judo, wrestling, boxing, Hapkido, Kenpo, Thai Boxing, American Kickboxing, Jujitsu, Aikido. -- Joe R. Lansdale
Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight. -- Thomas Carlyle
The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be. -- Bruce Lee
You progress not through what has been done, but reaching towards what has yet to be done. -- Khalil Gibran
It is not the accumulation of extraneous knowledge, but the realization of the self within, that constitutes true progress. -- Okakura Kakuz?
The mind, if slackened even a little, will cause defeat, the same as fearing the opponent will make you unable to use full strength. -- Kyuzo Mifune
Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not know where to attack. -- Sun Tzu
Some friendships are formed by a commonality of interests and ideas: you both love judo or camping or making your own sausage. Other friendships are forged in alliance against a common enemy. -- David Sedaris
During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think. -- Bernard Baruch
In randori, one must search out the opponent's weaknesses and be ready to attack with all the resources at his disposal the moment the opportunity presents itself, without violating the rules of judo. -- Kano Jigoro
There are people who are excitable by nature and allow themselves to become angry for the most trivial of reasons. Judo can help such people learn to control themselves. Through training, they quickly realize that anger is a waste of energy, that it has only negative effects on the self and others. -- Kano Jigoro
Boxer guys are very tough and they play a very tough game, but its a game. Karate guys, tae kwon doe guys, kickboxers or judo guys, they are very tough guys and a lot of heart and a lot of training, but its very specifically as a sport. It's not a fight. A fight is everything goes. -- Rickson Gracie
In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may seem to him, and even if by sheer strength he can easily overcome him; because if he acts contrary to principle his opponent will never be convinced of defeat, no matter what brute strength he may have used. -- Kano Jigoro
Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training you in attacks and defenses it refines your body and your soul and helps you make the spiritual essence of Judo a part of your very being. In this way you are able to perfect yourself and contribute something of value to the world. This is the final goal of Judo discipline. -- Kano Jigoro
I will remain active in judo. -- Ryoko Tani
I was doing judo before anybody knew it existed in this country. -- Charles Durning
This is Annabeth," Jason said. "Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people. -- Rick Riordan
One thing that I learned from judo... Maximum efficiency and minimum effort. -- Ronda Rousey
Being funny in life is a lot more like judo. It's using the energy... -- Jon Stewart
Use karate, judo, aikido, or any style to build your counter-offensive. It will be interesting! -- Bruce Lee
The purpose of the study of judo is to perfect yourself and to contribute to society. -- Kano Jigoro
For me, being literate and articulate is a form of judo, of overcoming the [system] by its own method. -- Alan Watts
Hours of preparation for something that is excecuted, with extreme precision, in a few minutes. Just as with a judo throw. -- Yves Klein
The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly picked up a rock. -- Peter S. Beagle
The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly picked up a rock." -- Peter S. Beagle
Rock and roll is catching on all over . . . France . . . England . . . They even have it in Japan, only over there they call it judo. -- Bob Hope
I was a judo athlete, while taking modeling as my side job, before I eventually quit my professional sports career over a knee injury. -- Joe Taslim
[Yasuhiro] Yamashita is a respected judo master not only in Japan but across the world. To me, he is an example of an outstanding athlete and a very good man. -- Vladimir Putin
I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe. -- Dolph Lundgren
My friends were like, "Oh, this weekend, we're going to go shopping." "Oh, this weekend I'm going to go to see the judo champion" ... you know. And I couldn't do anything. -- Riccardo Tisci
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I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more. -- Vladimir Putin
While other kids were out playing and doing healthy things, I read an ancient judo book with a neck hold that was fatal to so many people, they finally dropped it from judo. -- Dick Cavett

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