We ARE Jiu-Jitsu.
The ultimate list of BJJ quotes from the masters - the best perspectives to consider to get your mindset prepared for growth through the gentle art of Jiu-Jitsu.
Jiu-Jitsu is for the protection of the individual: the older man, the weak, the child, the lady, and the young woman; anyone who doesn’t have the physical attributes to defend themselves.
— Helio Gracie
People perceive fighting in different ways. One may see the primal nature of fighting, and another the artistic nature of fighting. I see it as a pure artistic way that a true martial artist can display his art.
— Roger Gracie
People perceive fighting in different ways. One may see the primal nature of fighting, and another the artistic nature of fighting. I see it as a pure artistic way that a true martial artist can display his art.Click To Tweet
I do it because it’s hard. Because it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. And because it never ends. Every day presents me with a series of problems that I spend the rest of the day thinking about how I might solve — or at least chip away at. Next day same. And the day after that.
— Anthony Bourdain
I do it because it’s hard. Because it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. And because it never ends. Every day presents me with a series of problems that I spend the rest of the day thinking about how I might solve — or at least chip away at. Next day same. And the day after that.Click To TweetNothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.
– Frances de Sales
If you think, you are late. If you are late, you use strength. If you use strength, you tire. And if you tire, you die.
– Saulo Ribeiro
People love the idea of winning an Olympic medal or a world title. But, what few people realize is that pretty much every second leading up to the actual win is uncomfortable, painful, and impossibly daunting both physically and mentally. Most people focus on the wrong thing: they focus on the result, not the process. The process is the sacrifice; it is all the hard parts – the sweat, the pain, the tears, the losses. You make the sacrifices anyway. You learn to enjoy them, or at least embrace them. In the end, it is the sacrifice that must fulfill you.
– Ronda Rousey
People love the idea of winning an Olympic medal or a world title. But, what few people realize is that pretty much every second leading up to the actual win is uncomfortable, painful, and impossibly daunting both physically and mentally. Most people focus on the wrong thing: they focus on the result, not the process. The process is the sacrifice; it is all the hard parts - the sweat, the pain, the tears, the losses. You make the sacrifices anyway. You learn to enjoy them, or at least embrace them. In the end, it is the sacrifice that must fulfill you.Click To Tweet
BJJ has been the most important teacher in my life. It taught me that if you just keep showing up everyday with a positive attitude that you can achieve anything & everything. Being on the mat is tough but so is life. For both you have to be flexible, resistant, humble & tough and know when to be what. This belt means everything to me but it also means nothing.
-Kenny Florian