Yip Man 2 Quotes & Sayings

We all have inner demons to fight, we call these demons, fear and hatred and anger. If you do not conquer them then a life of one hundred years is a tragedy. If you do, then a life of a single day can be a triumph. — Yip Man

Students from the same teacher will differ in their skills — Yip Man

There is no difference in who started to study first; the one who achieves accomplishment is first. — Yip Man

Do not fight with the strength, absorb it, and it flows, use it. — Yip Man

Greet what arrives, escort what leaves and rush upon loss of contact — Yip Man

It is difficult for a student to pick a good teacher, but it is more difficult for a teacher to pick a good student. — Yip Man

Relax and calm your mind. Forget about yourself and follow your opponent's movement. — Yip Man

The world would be a safer place, If someone had a plan, Before exploring outer space, To find the inner man. — Yip Harburg

Thing is, as ye git aulder, this character-deficiency gig becomes mair sapping. Thir wis a time ah used tae say tae aw the teachers, bosses, dole punters, poll-tax guys, magistrates, when they telt me ah was deficient:'Hi, cool it, gadge, ah'm jist me, jist intae a different sort ay gig fae youse but, ken?' Now though, ah've goat tae concede thit mibee they cats had it sussed. Ye take a healthier slapping the aulder ye git. The blows hit hame mair. It's like yon Mike Tyson boy at the boxing, ken?
Every time ye git it thegither tae make a comeback, thir's jist a wee bit mair missin. So ye fuck up again. Yip, ah'm jist no a gadge cut oot fir modern life n that's aw thir is tae it, man. Sometimes the gig goes smooth, then ah jist pure panic n it's back tae the auld weys. What kin ah dae? — Irvine Welsh

The ideal in Martial Arts is humanitarianism. Accomplishment uses diligence as a goal. — Yip Man