“The legendary Rickson Gracie said that it wasn’t enough to beat your opponent, but that you had to make it look good too.”
"I don’t care about winning competitions or stripes on my belt anymore. I’m not even concerned about submitting my opponents in training. I care about moving with grace and about making my jiu jitsu as fluid and elegant as possible."
- Nic Gregoriades
Personal Growth
"Keep in mind that reading books and watching videos about jiu jitsu is not doing jiu jitsu."
- Nic Gregoriades
Learning
"Jiu jitsu is challenging. It’s been estimated that for every 1000 people that try it only 5 or so continue and make it to the black belt."
- Nic Gregoriades
Determination
"Jiu-jitsu is challenging. It’s been estimated that for every 1000 people that try it only 5 or so continue and make it to the black belt."
- Nic Gregoriades
Determination
"What differentiates Brazilian jiu jitsu from most martial arts is the employment of positional strategy."
- Nic Gregoriades
Philosophy
"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
- Maya Angelou
Creativity
"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless."
- Jamie Paolinetti
Creativity
"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."
- Herman Melville
Creativity
"I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying."
- Oscar Wilde
Creativity
"Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too."
- Isabel Allende
Creativity