Renzo Gracie

"Jiu jitsu I believe is the most efficient way of fighting in any situation, in a streetfight, in a ring, inside an elevator, anywhere."

- Renzo Gracie

"Fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul."

- Renzo Gracie

"I realise now that my jiu-jitsu is much simpler than when I was a purple belt."

- Renzo Gracie

"If you’re an eternal whitebelt you only get better. The moment you believe you’re a master, your downfall is near."

- Renzo Gracie

"If you’re an eternal whitebelt you only get better. The moment you believe you’re a master, your downfall is near. It’s like you’re closing yourself from new knowledge. In my head, I’m a constant, for-life white belt."

- Renzo Gracie

"The more I train the luckier I get"

- Renzo Gracie

"If you want to be a really good grappler, you have to learn with the gi."

- Renzo Gracie

"My ego is my enemy and my opponent is my teacher"

- Renzo Gracie

"A good friend doesn’t break up a fight. A good friend comes in with a flying kick."

- Renzo Gracie

"For me the white belt is the most precious asset we have. This is the people we have to take care, we have to look over them, we have to make sure they learn right."

- Renzo Gracie

"For me, the white belt is the most precious asset we have. These are the people we have to take care of, we have to look after them, and we have to make sure they learn right. They get better."

- Renzo Gracie

"We’re not in the business of selling martial arts, we’re in the business of selling confidence."

- Renzo Gracie

"The most important part of jiu-jitsu is the middle of the way. It’s the path between one position and another – the transition – that makes the difference between a mediocre fighter and an unbelievable fighter."

- Renzo Gracie

"My opponent is my teacher, my ego is my enemy."

- Renzo Gracie

"For jiu-jitsu, the smarter you are, the better you understand the leverage and positions and the middle."

- Renzo Gracie

"When you train in the gi, your hips are better, sweeps are better, your escape from the mount is ten times better."

- Renzo Gracie

"The most important part of jiu jitsu is the middle of the way. It’s the path between one position and another – the transition – that makes the difference between a mediocre fighter and an unbelievable fighter."

- Renzo Gracie

"I realise now that my jiu-jitsu is much simpler than when I was a purple belt. When I was a purple belt I tried the most amazing moves – I ran a marathon to get five miles away. Now everything is much clearer. You don’t waste time or strength, you just go straight to the point."

- Renzo Gracie

"For jiu jitsu, the smarter you are, the better you understand the leverage and positions and the middle."

- Renzo Gracie