Kenpo Wisdom

[RavenDarkfellow]

Greetings,

I'm opening this in the hopes of gleaning more wisdom straight from Kenpo (preferably), but all martial-arts sayings and rules are welcome!

The idea is that you post a few sayings from Kenpo or MA in general, so that we have a solid list of them to refer to. Here are a few I know:

Anger clouds the mind.

Deflect a line with a circle, cut a circle with a line.

There should be no second strike.

Waste no movement.

Closest target, closest weapon.

The rule of +1: If there is one punch, there will be two. If there are two punches, there will be three. Always be aware of a supportive attack to each primary attack.

Those are all I can think of off the top of my head. I have a book I'm collecting them in, but it's currently not with me. Who else can toss some in the mix?

 

[Maltair]

Here's one that I've been working on:

Don't shorten some elses rope to make yours appear longer.

 

[ZKenpo]

Here is a few I like....

To hear is to doubt, to see is to be decieved, but to feel is to believe.

The best action, meet it. or Meet it to beat it before you eat it!

The law of the street, it's not who's right it's who's left.

 

[Doc]

Greetings,

I'm opening this in the hopes of gleaning more wisdom straight from Kenpo (preferably), but all martial-arts sayings and rules are welcome!

The idea is that you post a few sayings from Kenpo or MA in general, so that we have a solid list of them to refer to. Here are a few I know:

Anger clouds the mind.

Deflect a line with a circle, cut a circle with a line.

There should be no second strike.

Waste no movement.

Closest target, closest weapon.

The rule of +1: If there is one punch, there will be two. If there are two punches, there will be three. Always be aware of a supportive attack to each primary attack.

Those are all I can think of off the top of my head. I have a book I'm collecting them in, but it's currently not with me. Who else can toss some in the mix?

Always double tap.

 

[The Kai]

"Compassion from a position of strenght"


Todd

 

[Rob Broad]

One of the most important ones.

"He who hestitates, meditates in a horizontal position."

 

[Seabrook]

Opposite/Reverse Motion: Any motion that can be done has an opposite and a reverse that can be done.

Jamie Seabrook
http://www.seabrook.gotkenpo.com/

 

[Seabrook]

"Circles: there are three things you can do to a circle: reverse the circle, stay on the circle, or cut the circle in half."

 

[kempo108]

heres on for balance - "if you try to keep your balance, you will lose your balance"

 

[Simon Curran]

One of the most important ones.

"He who hestitates, meditates in a horizontal position."

Beat me to it...

 

[Dr. Kenpo]

"All is possible!"

 

[distalero]

A stitch in time...........................will close that artery.

 

[Gin-Gin]

"To desire something does not mean to accomplish it. To perspire for it makes accomplishment a reality."

(written by the same guy whose quote appears in my signature ) If you want more Kenpo quotes, I would recommend buying Mr. Parker's book The Zen of Kenpo; good stuff.

 

[ZKenpo]

"To desire something does not mean to accomplish it. To perspire for it makes accomplishment a reality."

(written by the same guy whose quote appears in my signature ) If you want more Kenpo quotes, I would recommend buying Mr. Parker's book The Zen of Kenpo; good stuff.

Thats right, The only place Succes comes before Work is in the dictionary!

 

[Bill Smith]

Be humble, never forget your roots and wear you came from.

Bill Smith

 

[Randy Strausbaugh]

Don't allow dreams to blind your good sense, but never allow good sense to stifle your dreams.

 

[RavenDarkfellow]

These are great! Keep 'em comin'! I remembered some more:


Contour - Each attack of your enemy is really just an opportunity to follow their weapon back to your target.

Treat your arms like swords, your hands like knives.

Power comes from the ground up.

Reduce your enemies' numbers. (The Art of War - Sun Tzu)

 

[rmcrobertson]

Actual practice is superior to abstract wisdom.

 

[ZKenpo]

Oh just remembered, " I'm goint to be like lightning, I'll manifest then disappear!"

Quote from Josh "The General" Lannon

 

[RavenDarkfellow]

RMCRobertson>> Nice. . . Very nice. I caught the hint, but that doesn't mean wisdom is useless, you know. One can practice and collect wisdom simultaneously.