On the Warrior's Path Quotes

“The body is not a product. It is an experience.”
― Daniele Bolelli, On the Warrior's Path: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology

“Internal martial arts such as Tai Chi Chuan, Pa Kua, Hsing-i, and Aikido speak the language of the psychedelic body. What is more psychedelic, in fact, than the ability to feel how an opponent will attack before a single gesture is made?”
― Daniele Bolelli, On the Warrior's Path: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology

“Those who have never approached their bodies as temples have no idea of what they are missing. The frog at the bottom of the well sees only a fraction of light and believes it to be the whole sky.”
― Daniele Bolelli, On the Warrior's Path: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology

“Werner Herzog: “My steps are resolute. And now the Earth shakes. When I walk, a buffalo walks. When I rest, a mountain rests.” This is echoed by Zen master Dōgen, “If you doubt mountains walking you don’t know your own walking.”
― Daniele Bolelli, On the Warrior's Path: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology