“My jiu jitsu hasn’t changed. Ever since I started 75 years ago, it hasn’t changed at all. There are so many people practicing today that there is going to be a chance for people to invent their own way and try to make it better. But that doesn’t alter the product.”
"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
"Today’s challenges are tomorrow’s routines."
- Unknown
Adaptation
"Just like games, no matter how well you have things lined up in your life, there’s always something to keep you on your toes."
- Junichirou Kagami
Adaptation
"The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there - on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn't allow it."
- The Grinch
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