The Dragon's Page



Welcome to the Dragon's Page! Here you will find some interesting quotes collected over the years
by some very interesting people. In addition, I have dedicated this page to my hard-working and
dedicated students whos names and ranks are listed below. Congratulations to those
who continue to excell in the martial arts and in life in general! Enjoy.


Dragon Self-Defense Club Members



  1.    Sifu Vatché Bartekian - Shodan Black Belt and Chief Instructor of Dragon Self-Defense 
                           Club of Montreal.


  2.    Viken Bartekian - Shodan Black Belt and Assistant Instructor of Dragon Self-Defense 
                     Club of Montreal.


  3.    Peter Metz - Shodan Black Belt and Assistant Instructor of Dragon Self-Defense 
                     Club of Montreal.


  4.    Christopher Arkilanian - 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), passed on 24 July, 1999.


  5.    Anthony Arcoraci - 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), passed on 24 June, 2000.


  6.    Yashar Moieny - 10th Kyu (Yellow Belt), passed on 23 August, 1999.




Quotable Quotes in the Martial Arts



         "Never put your passions before your principles, for even if you 
          win... you lose." - DSDC Club Motto

         "To look is one thing,
          to see what you look at is another,
          to understand what you see is a third,
          to learn from what you understand is still something else;
          to act on what you learn is all that matters."
                                                 -Taoist Saying

         "Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality."
                   -Bruce Lee

         "When two tigers fight, one is surely to get mamed, and the other to die."
                   -Gichin Funakoshi (Father of Modern Karate)

         "Be like the nature of water: soft as air, but able to penetrate a rock."
                   -Bruce Lee

         "The time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself."
                   -6th Code of Isshinryu Karatedo

         "Those who are possessed by nothing, possess everything."
                   -Osensei Morihei Ueshiba (Founder of Aikido)

         "The fastest draw is when the sword never leaves the scabbard,
          The strongest way to block is never to provoke a blow,
          And the cleanest cut is the one withheld."
                    -Anonymous

         "A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."
                    -Chinese Proverb

         "Examine what is said, not him who speaks." -Arabian Proverb

         "When you eat, the meal is yourself." -Zen Koan

         "If you wish your merit to be known, aknowledge that of other people." -Oriental Saying

         "Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." -Chinese Proverb

         "Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles." -Arabian Proverb

         "Fall seven times, stand-up eight." -Samurai Proverb

         "If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."
                      -Chinese Proverb

         "To know and to act are one and the same." -Samurai Proverb



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