“There is no such thing as a better martial art, just better practitioners. I became a better practitioner as a result of my studies.”

“The mind and body of the martial artist is conditioned through countless moments of training, to serve the purpose of self-defense with prudence when life and honor depend on it.”

“I really don’t have any specialties or standard approaches to combat. You cannot. It all depends on your opponent. It’s all situational based. There are no special techniques. Only practical, applicable, and effective techniques.”

“No matter how strong you may be, you cannot break barriers with strength alone.”

“You don’t know if your art will save you; none of us ever do. All you can do is trust that it will”

“There are only so many ways to hurt the human body, and everyone invented them.”

“The arnis stick is the extension of Sikaran’s empty hand blocks.”

“In my youth, training was hard and I was the punching bag of my teachers. I became tough and accepted all challenges.”

“We believe in life, not in death. We believe in success, not in failure. We believe in health, not in sickness.”

“A master of the art must be a master of himself. He must be in control. His daily life epitomizes a man in control of his life, his destiny.”

“Like a door, once you go in don’t go back out or you’ll just have to go back in again. Therefore, you must continuously attack your opponent.”

“Peace is not without conflict; It is the ability to cope with conflict.”

“I do not specialize nor favor any combat range. Everything depends on my opponent and the development and evolution of the fight.”

“If you want to go into the martial arts, don’t do it unless you want to become better than the others. You must practice, practice, practice.”

“Strong leaders are men of tempered character with unwavering constancy of purpose”

“Good martial artists are acutely aware of the skeletal system of the body. You have to to have a complete knowledge of how the body is put together to be an efficient martial artist.”