“I wanted to do in boxing what Bruce Lee was able to do in karate. Lee was an artist, and, like him, I try to get beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want my fights to be seen as plays.”
Sugar Ray Leonard
“It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'Whatwould you like to do?' Um, yeah karate.”
Gerard Way
“Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.”
Dave Barry
“I come to you with only Karate, Empty Hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles, or my honor, should it be a matter of life or death, of right or wrong, then here are my weapons, Karate, my Empty Hands.”
Ed Parker
“My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself.”
Henny Youngman
“I love karate, it's like a bible to me. But deep inside I'm so I mean, I'm so sensitive.”
Jean-Claude Van Damme
“I don't need to advertise my punkness. A real punk doesn't need to show off...Its like a Karate man... the Karate man bleed on the inside. A real punk is punk on the inside.”
Blink 182
