Some of the best quotes on self defense. Let them inspire your journey today!
Sun Tzu
“Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price” -Sun Tzu
“So the principles of warfare are: Do not depend on the enemy not coming, but depend on our readiness against him. Do not depend on the enemy not attacking, but depend on our position that cannot be attacked” -Sun Tzu
“One need not destroy one’s enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage” -Sun Tzu
“It is more important to out think your enemy, than to outfight him” -Sun Tzu
“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy” -Sun Tzu
“Be where your enemy is not” -Sun Tzu
“Great results, can be achieved with small forces” -Sun Tzu
“The height of strategy, is to attack your opponent’s strategy” -Sun Tzu
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle” -Sun Tzu
Rorion Gracie
“Self defense is not just a set of techniques, it’s a state of mind that begins with the belief that you are worth defending” -Rorion Gracie
Jeff Cooper
“If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim” -Jeff Cooper
“It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory” -Jeff Cooper
“Owning a handgun doesn’t make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician” -Jeff Cooper
“Your mind-set is your primary weapon” -Jeff Cooper
“It is true that a victim who fights back may suffer for it, but one who does not almost certainly will suffer for it” -Jeff Cooper
“Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands” -Jeff Cooper
Bruce Lee
“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own”
― Bruce Lee
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.”
― Bruce Lee
George Washington
“To be prepared for war is the most effective means of maintaining peace” -George Washington
Jordan Peterson
“If you are not capable of cruelty, you are absolutely a victim to anyone who is” -Jordan Peterson
“The forces of tyranny expand inexorably to fill the space made available for their existence. People who refuse to muster appropriately self-protective territorial responses are laid open to exploitation as much as those who genuinely can’t stand up for their own rights because of a more essential inability or a true imbalance in power” -Jordan Peterson
Carl Von Clausewitz
“Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity.” -Carl Von Clausewitz (On War)
“To secure peace is to prepare for war.” -Carl Von Clausewitz
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nature has made up her mind that what cannot defend itself shall not be defended.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The principle of self-defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Dryden
“Self defense is natures eldest law” -John Dryden
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Author: Gemma Sheehan, Founder of Girls Who Fight Inc.
Gemma is an ex-MMA fighter who started Girls Who Fight Inc to bring the value of martial arts and self defense training to the female audience.
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