The 12 Best Jackie Chan quotes for martial arts and life

Jackie Chan is perhaps best known for being a world-famous actor, as well as a top stuntman. However, before fame came calling, he was also a very serious martial artist who was known for being highly skilled in Kung Fu. As a result, it’s fair to say that Jackie Chan is multi-talented and has lived a very colorful life.

You’d expect someone to have lots of character though when they’ve broken almost every bone in their body! In short, Jackie Chan knows about humility, struggle, and life. Because of this, we’ve cherry-picked the best martial arts quotes from Jackie Chan that apply to fighting, as well as life in general.

“We learn about martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You’re always helping people”

“Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something’s impossible”

“The children right now, the young children, everybody should go to a martial arts school. Why? Because as soon as they go to a martial arts school, they learn discipline”

“Don’t let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances”

“Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are”

“When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect”

“Life knocks us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up”

“Kung Fu lives in everything we do. It lives in how we put on a jacket and how we take off a jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is Kung Fu”

“Family is not about who’s blood is in you. It’s who you love, and who loves you”

“The best fights are the ones we avoid”

“A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt ‘Jackie are you scared?’ – Of course I’m scared, I’m not superhuman!”

“Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So, when people are fighting, always, always defend”

If you’d like to learn more about Jackie Chan and his intriguing life, then check out his autobiography, Never Grow Up which is interesting, to say the least.