Jiu Jitsu Quotes

• Jiu Jitsu at the end of the day, is the art of expressing yourself honestly. Everytime you put on a Gi, you can't lie.

  Saulo Ribeiro

  Art, Lying, The End Of The Day

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• Turning the other cheek is a kind of moral jiu-jitsu.

  Gerald Stanley Lee

  Moral, Kind, Turn The Other Cheek

  Gerald Stanley Lee (1913). “Crowds: A Moving-picture of Democracy”

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• Jiu-jitsu puts you completely in the moment, where you must have a complete focus on finding a solution to the problem. This trains the mind to build that focus, to increase your awareness, your capacity to solve problems.

  Rickson Gracie

  Focus, Mind, Problem

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• There is no losing in Jiu-Jitsu. You either win or you learn.

  Carlos Gracie, Jr.

  Art, Winning, Losing

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• Jiu-Jitsu has been one of the most valuable tools I've ever had in my life.

  Joe Rogan

  Mma, Tools, Valuable

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• Jiu-jitsu is the gentle art. It's the art where a small man (or woman is going to
  prove to you, no matter how strong you are, no matter how mad you get,
  that you're going to have to accept defeat. Thats what Brazilian
  Jiu-jitsu is.

  Saulo Ribeiro

  Art, Strong, Men

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• Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Play, Doe

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• Sometimes, you don't have to win, you cannot win. but that has nothing to do with losing.

  Rickson Gracie

  Winning, Losing, Sometimes

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• I’ ve always been a fan of the basics. After you have a good solid foundation of Jiu-Jitsu, the rest comes by instinct. You create, invent. The rest is easy. The difficult part is the beginning.

  Carlos Gracie, Jr.

  Foundation, Fans, Easy

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• A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Real, People

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• If you are not comortable to deal with an opponent 50 lbs heavier than you, there is something wrong with your Jiu Jitsu.

  Rickson Gracie

  Opponents, Deals, Ifs

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• The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Strong, Giving

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• The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy.

  David Mamet

  Philosophy, Essence

  "Q&A with film director David Mamet". Sports Illustrated Interview, www.si.com. April 8, 2008.

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• Jiu Jitsu is about waiting for the right time to do the right move.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Moving, Waiting

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• Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life.

  Helio Gracie

  Philosophy, Faces, Helping

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• Spend more time in a Jiu Jitsu gi than in street clothes.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Clothes, Gis

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• The big, strong, tough guy goes to class, and he keeps getting tapped by the skinny, technical guy. It begins to change him. It makes him humble. That's what Jiu Jitsu does to you. It makes you humble.

  Relson Gracie

  Art, Strong, Humble

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• Jiu-Jitsu is my therapy, my passion, my life.

  Matt Serra

  Passion, Therapy, My Passion

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• A black belt only covers two inches of your ass. You have to cover the rest.

  Royce Gracie

  Mma, Two, Black

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• Jiu-Jitsu for sure will save your ass, one way or another. Not necessarily a physical fight but also being able to deal with yourself, know about yourself, and really improve yourself as a whole.

  Kron Gracie

  Fighting, Mma, Way

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• Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force.

  Helio Gracie

  Art, Efficiency, Force

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• I wasn’t a good student, and even now I never say that I am better than anybody, but I know I love Jiu Jitsu more than anybody.  I love the energy and that it gets deeper the more you study.

  Marcelo Garcia

  Energy, Students, Study

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• I do Jiu Jitsu so I can protect you when I fight you.

  Ryron Gracie

  Art, Fighting, Protect You

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• When you do Jiu Jitsu, you won't look at a bigger guy and say 'oh no', you'll look and say 'how interesting!'

  Rener Gracie

  Art, Interesting, Guy

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• Anyone who is serious about jiu-jitsu should know that the ability to defeat an opponent is nothing more than a metaphor for the ultimate combat, for the most significant victories are the ones we accomplish within ourselves

  Rorion Gracie

  Victory, Serious, Opponents

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