Sublime
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Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, translated by Charles S. Terry.
Shannon Lee • Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
Our approach to jiu-jitsu centers around the idea of CONTROL THAT LEADS TO SUBMISSION.
John Danaher • Reflections of a Jiu Jitsu Master: A Compilation of the Wisdom of John Danaher
the perfect officer wasn’t armed the perfect warrior wasn’t angry the perfect victor wasn’t hostile the perfect commander acted humble this is the virtue of nonaggression this is using the strength of others this is uniting with Heaven which was the ancient end
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
Kōbō Daishi was not only the Great Teacher but also a master calligrapher.
Soseki Natsume • I Am A Cat (Tuttle Classics)
Sitting down against younger opponents, I tried to keep in mind a bit of advice gleaned from Stephen Moss’s book The Rookie: Just face them the way you would anyone else.
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
Attack the other man’s strength. If the man is a server, take away his serve. If he’s a power player, overpower him. If he has a big forehand, takes pride in his forehand, go after his forehand until he hates his forehand. My father has a special name for this contrarian strategy. He calls it putting a blister on the other guy’s brain. With this st
... See moreAndre Agassi • Open
The characteristics of the Warrior in his fullness amount to a total way of life, what the samurai called a do (pronounced “dough”).
