Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength.

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"Always Assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger, and faster than you. So, you have to learn to rely on technique, timing, and leverage rather than brute strength"

- Helio Gracie

Awareness

"I created Jiu-Jitsu, what is now referred to as Jiu-Jitsu, which is exactly the best fighting system that exists."

- Helio Gracie

Belief

"Learning jiu-jitsu is something for the subconscious, not for the consciousness."

- Helio Gracie

Learning

"Many styles of martial arts carried on that tradition and required that practitioners bow as a sign of respect."

- Helio Gracie

Respect

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

- Helio Gracie

Empowerment

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Adaptation

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Adaptation

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Adaptation

"Embrace each shift in your life like a dragonfly zips through a summer breeze"

Adaptation

"Like the dragonfly, adapt and conquer your skies with elegance and power"

Adaptation