91 Jaunty Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes (Unleashing)
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Best Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
A truly resourceful mind can overcome the majority of what fortune throws at us and get to goals provided you’re sufficiently mentally robust. John Danaher
After I received my blue belt, I soon recognized that the belts were simply an external representation of an inner experience, and that they mattered little compared to the person I was becoming. Chris Matakas
Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life’s challenges for a lifetime. Chris Matakas
A brave man, a real fighter is not measured by how many times he falls, but how many times he stands up. Rickson Gracie
BJJ is a lifestyle, it is self-confidence, health, and mental balance. Pedro Valente
BJJ is an art with many offshoots. Many use it for self-defense, others as a sport, and some as a way of self-knowledge. It takes 50 percent training and 50 percent persistence to learn BJJ. However, to truly experience this art, you need to create a connection between you and BJJ, up to establishing a partnership in every aspect of your life. Vitor Shaolin
If you ask me what belt I am today I’ll tell you that I’m a white belt that never gave up. Jean Jacques Machado
Jiu Jitsu is basic training for life. We are training not to learn how to fight, but how to live. Chris Matakas
Jiu-Jitsu at the end of the day is the art of expressing yourself honestly. Every time you put on that Gi you can’t lie. Saulo Ribeiro
To achieve anything we must grind, but to enjoy anything we must flow. Chris Matakas
Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life. Helio Gracie Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
Make no mistake, you earn a white belt. The belt is a physical representation of a commitment to the beginner’s mind. It is a vulnerability and a willingness to learn that shines through. Chris Matakas
No aspect of jiu jitsu is invented, only discovered. Every possible submission, sweep or throw already exists… progression is a matter of revelation, we have to learn to see what is there. Francisco Mansor
The primary purpose of jiu-jitsu is self-defense, teaching them a complete self-defense system, but also wellness. And when we talk about wellness we refer to physical wellness, mental wellness, and spiritual wellness. Pedro Valente Jr
Learn to start over. After a tough defeat, be at the academy the next day to work on your mistakes. Marcio Feitosa
Plateaus are a manifestation of the law of diminishing returns, and when we reach one it simply means that it is time to adjust our methods. Chris Matakas
The deepest benefits of Jiu-Jitsu come off the mat. It encourages a worldview based upon the idea of rational problem-solving. Jiu-Jitsu is all about solving problems that are rapidly changing under stress, and that gives you an ability to identify the crux of the problem in front of you, even in a stressful situation, and adapt your body and tactics to overcome that problem and continue overcoming it as the problem itself changes. It encourages you to use a very rational trial and error method, basically the same method that science uses to overcome these problems. So it gives you this sort of problem-solving mindset, which I think applies throughout life itself. John Danaher
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
The art of Jiu-Jitsu is worth more in every way than all of our athletics combined. Theodore Roosevelt
It’s as real as it can get. That has made me a better person. It’s made me a better man. It’s made me understand myself, my weaknesses, my strengths, and the shit I need to work on. Jiu-jitsu has been one of the most valuable tools I’ve ever had in my life. Joe Rogan
The highest aim was never to master Jiu Jitsu; it was to master myself. Chris Matakas
A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralise aggression. Helio Gracie
Short Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
BJJ is the art of being prepared for unpredictable things. Rickson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
Jiu Jitsu is perfect. It’s humans who make errors. Rickson Gracie
My opponent is my teacher, my ego is my enemy. Renzo Gracie
Anger brought me to jiu jitsu, but love made me stay. Abmar Barbosa
Fighting is not a physical thing, it is a spiritual thing. Rickson Gracie
If you want to be a lion, you must train with lions. Carlson Gracie, Sr.
If you are forcing it, you are doing it wrong. T.D. Abe
BJJ is an art that teaches us to be tolerant with intolerance. Carlos Gracie
The winner can brag, the loser can keep quiet. Roberto Atalla
Never give up on your dreams. Ricardo Vieira
The more I train the luckier I get. Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
Inspirational Humble Jiu Jitsu Quotes
You go down practising the art of Jiu-Jitsu. And the art is: how do I control and submit my opponent and survive using the least amount of attributes. Chris Haueter
We have an obligation to ourselves to foster the environment that allows for our self-actualization. Rather than my gifts serving me, I must serve them. I want to be a steward of the best aspects of my character and assist them in their fulfillment through proper discipline and habits. Chris Matakas
I think we owe most of our successes to our initial ignorance. When we begin, we cannot see the obstacles ahead, and so we march on optimistically. In hindsight, when we look back and connect the dots, we see just how green we were at the start, and it was only our ignorance that upheld us from the crushing despair of the task at hand. Chris Matakas
Talk to all people about happiness, health, and prosperity. Carlos Gracie Sr
Jiu-jitsu is a 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. That’s what Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is. Saulo Ribeiro
We can either approach Jiu Jitsu through the lens of the “real world” or we can approach the real world through the lens of Jiu Jitsu. I have found the latter to be far more rewarding. Chris Matakas
BJ is the art of physically dominating without hurting the opponent. BJJ gives us physical and moral strength as well as self-knowledge. Demian Maya
The most interesting aspect of Jiu-Jitsu is…of course the techniques are great…but the sensibility of the opponent, sense of touch, the weight, the momentum, the transition from one movement to another. Rickson Gracie
Discipline and consistency. I owe these two factors all I have attained in my life. Things have never happened overnight. Results have appeared as a consequence of decades-long toil. It is necessary to persist. Carlos Gracie Jr
My life is dedicated to Jiu-Jitsu. My goal was simply to build a brotherhood to lead the expansion of Jiu-Jitsu while respecting the essence of our art. My students are an extension of my family. I want each one of them to achieve their personal best while helping spread Jiu-Jitsu. We must do that by honoring the traditions and efforts of those who came before us. Carlos Gracie Jr
What differentiates Brazilian jiu-jitsu from most martial arts is the employment of positional strategy. In jiu-jitsu, the position you are in relative to your opponent is paramount. A kick-boxer or a karateka is concerned with knocking out their opponent, but besides distance and angles, they do not give much thought to the position of their body in relation to their opponent’s. Jiu-Jitsu first seeks to establish a position, and then to finish the fight. Nic Gregoriades
Jiu jitsu is not the art of hitting, it’s the art of not getting hit. Royce Gracie
The rule is to train, train and train some more. Train until the lamb becomes the lion. Paulo Miyao
In the fight, only one person can be comfortable. Your job is to transfer the comfort from your opponent to you. Rickson Gracie
Jiu-jitsu is not the art of hitting, it’s the art of not getting hit. Royce Gracie
The high-minded pursuit of a Jiu Jitsu practitioner pursuing mastery cannot coexist well with the modern world. Our values vary immensely from our contemporaries. This pursuit leaves societal norms slaughtered in our wake. Those who share this journey will praise our efforts; those in the hive will think we have lost it. We must be willing to be misunderstood if we are to understand ourselves. Chris Matakas
A strong body is a good asset. A strong mind is a very good asset. Rickson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
Today’s world is flooded with participation trophies. In an attempt to promote equality we have robbed our youth of the most growth-inducing aspect of competition, failing. If you want to be resurrected, you have to first be crucified. Everybody wants to be reborn, but no one is willing to die. Losing, in the context of whatever arena it may be, is a microcosmic death. When we learn from our failures and grow because of them, we are reborn. Chris Matakas
I’ve never been quite as humbled as I have in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Lex Friedman
Jiu-Jitsu forges friendships in a way I’ve never known. Being involved in art as intimate as this, where the bodily connection is a must, the common cultural boundaries of personal space are broken. You will never see more hugs, high fives, and physical expressions of love than on the mats. Ultimately, this proves to be one of the most fulfilling aspects of our pursuit of mastery. Along the way, we learn to love others as we love ourselves. Chris Matakas
The discipline of BJJ is for the protection of individuals, the older man, the weal, the child, the young woman, and anyone who does not have the physical attributes to defend themselves. Helio Gracie
Life is yours, do not let life’s problems have other influences on what you believe. See for yourself. Carlson Gracie, Sr.
Jiu-Jitsu provides a place of fellowship that, unfortunately, our society has largely failed to create. Chris Matakas
Jiu jitsu and martial arts do not build character, they reveal it. We are all born with unmeasurable courage and determination, but it is as we go through the trials of rigorous training that we rediscover those gifts. Ricardo Almeida
Competition starts the moment you open your eyes in the morning. If you have that mindset, you’ll be closer to victory. Saulo Ribeiro
Physical strength (hard work), mental strength (perseverance), and spiritual strength (love & acceptance) are the keys to continuous growth. Rickson Gracie
When you’re training for Jiu-Jitsu, particularly if you’re training for a competition, you have to be pretty prescribed in the variety of what you eat. Anthony Bourdain
To be a champion all you have to do is train. But first, one must be a good person. Be a friend at the academy, and learn to help. To be good at Jiu-Jitsu it’s all about believing and training, there isn’t that much else you can do. Rodolfo Vieira Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
There is no more valuable skill than studentship. The farther we go down one area of human understanding, the more we see the corollaries that all activities share. Everything I do for the rest of my life, all the skills I acquire, will be made possible because of my time spent on the mats. It has revealed a symbiosis between all things that I never knew existed. Chris Matakas
Jiu Jitsu Quotes About Life
Jiu-Jitsu is just an excuse Brazilians came up with to hug people for a few hours a day. Rayron Gracie
You can train a martial art, or a martial sport, such as jiu-jitsu, which is both, for sportive uses. But while you’re doing this you always have to think about reality. You have to train the sportive methods, but then always keep adapting them and yourself to be able to use them in real situations. You can’t lose sight of that or you lose sight of jiu-jitsu itself. That is the base idea of Brazilian jiu-jitsu – practice for sport, but be able to apply it for real. Rigan Machado
Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force. Helio Gracie
Self-defense is not a set of techniques, it’s a state of mind and it begins with the belief that you are worth depending. Rorion Gracie
Jiu-jitsu helped me to understand life in a very deep way because it’s a representation of life but on the mat. You can express your emotions, you can express your intelligence, and you can express your personality, your character. You cannot hide anything because once you’re there, you have your Gi, [but] no gold watches, and no security, no guns, and you have to expose yourself in a very raw way. Rickson Gracie
This is the art of self-defense created by monks and involves intelligence and sensitivity at a high level. It teaches us to defend ourselves and to attack; jiu-jitsu contains the most logical movements to put into practice. Carlos Gracie Jr.
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
I’ve learned to fall like the BJJ player, to protect the body through controlling the distribution of force by slapping the mat with hands open. With hands open. Hands open. Open. Cameron Conaway Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
On the other side of self-doubt comes a confidence from faith in the process. Even though our destination may be a long way off, each day we rise with a subtle smile as if we have already achieved it, because, when we are truly committed to a task, we already have. Chris Matakas
It’s an art where we control an opponent without hurting him, using a small part of our power. Jose Mario Sperry
To be champion all you have to do is train. But first, one must be a good person. Be a friend at the academy, learn to help. To be good at Jiu-Jitsu it’s all about believing and training, there isn’t that much else you can do. Rodolfo Vieira
The medal from an old grappling tournament will not serve me today, but the courage I developed in its acquisition will. By investing in yourself, by using all endeavors as a vehicle to shape who we are, we exist in the present moment with a lifetime of growth behind us. I have loved many vehicles throughout the years, Jiu Jitsu more than any other, but the vehicle has, and always will, be a distant second to the driver. Chris Matakas
We can lose the roll, we can lose position, but we can constantly strive to win the moment. Chris Matakas
Before a big tournament, I stick to the stuff I’ve been doing and just drill it to death. If you’re thinking about what to do next, your competitor is already moving to his next move. It’s best to just react and let your body take over. Keenan Cornelius
When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others. Chris Matakas
For all the doubters all I want to say is, you should try and get to know me better. If you did you would know I never give up. Victor Shaolin Ribeiro
There is no losing in jiu jitsu. You either win or you learn. Carlos Gracie, Sr.
Many of us begin this art with little to no understanding of what we are getting ourselves into. Then, maybe a year or a black belt later, we realize this odyssey we have embarked upon and rest happily in knowing we have chosen a noble struggle. Chris Matakas
The road from white belt to black is long and arduous; most never reach the end. There are simply too many obstacles of daily life, and too much effort and attention required, for this to be something that the majority of practitioners achieve. This is why a black belt in Jiu Jitsu, especially from a reputable source, is the pinnacle of martial arts rank. It is valuable because of what must be traded for its achievement. Chris Matakas
Champions seek tough training partners in the academy. They go for the challenge. The power of the will needs to be greater than the fear of losing or the vanity of being seen as a champion. Carlos Gracie Jr. Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
A black belt only covers two inches of your ass – you have to cover the rest. Royce Gracie
True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display the strength of heart. Rickson Gracie
The biggest lesson I learned from jiu-jitsu was how to truly know myself. Carlos Gracie
Your opponent is strong, are you crazy? Strong is the smell of your bullsh**. José Mario Sperry
Jiu Jitsu is a baptism by combat, and serves a purpose in the inner life of the individual that has always existed, but our modern culture fails to acknowledge. Chris Matakas
The essential characteristic of jiu-jitsu is very simple. It’s the science and art of control that leads to submission. John Danaher
Jiu Jitsu uses us to express itself, and the best thing we can do to is to become a vehicle capable of expressing Jiu Jitsu with all of its perfection minus our imperfections. Chris Matakas Jiu Jitsu Motivational Quotes
We seek to understand Jiu-Jitsu as a vehicle to understand ourselves. We have different explicit goals, from getting in shape, learning self-defense or competition, but tacitly we all seek mastery of ourselves. Chris Matakas
Consistently failing is nothing more than an indication that you are progressing. The more we fail the farther we will see. Failure is not an option; it is the only option. A master is a master because he has had the courage to fail and the wisdom to learn from it. Chris Matak
Jiu Jitsu Across Cultures:Jiu Jitsu, once a martial art confined to the shores of Japan and later Brazil, has now transcended cultural boundaries to become a global phenomenon. Its journey from ancient Japanese self-defense techniques to the modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) practiced worldwide is a testament to its universal appeal.
One of the key factors contributing to the global popularity of Jiu Jitsu is its effectiveness as a form of self-defense and combat sport. As people seek practical methods of protecting themselves and improving physical fitness, Jiu Jitsu offers a comprehensive solution. This has led to the establishment of Jiu Jitsu academies in countries across the globe, from the United States to Europe, Asia, and beyond.
The spread of Jiu Jitsu has facilitated a rich exchange of knowledge and techniques between different cultures. Practitioners from diverse backgrounds come together to train, share insights, and refine their skills. This cultural exchange not only enriches the practice of Jiu Jitsu but also fosters understanding and respect among participants.
Moreover, the global community of Jiu Jitsu practitioners transcends linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic barriers. On the mats, individuals from various walks of life come together as equals, united by their passion for the art. This sense of camaraderie and mutual respect extends beyond the training environment, promoting a spirit of inclusivity and cooperation in society at large.
Furthermore, Jiu Jitsu serves as a platform for cultural exchange and diplomacy. International competitions and events bring together athletes from around the world, showcasing the diversity and unity of the Jiu Jitsu community. Through friendly competition and shared experiences, individuals learn to appreciate and celebrate each other’s differences, fostering greater global harmony.
Jiu Jitsu’s journey across cultures highlights its transformative power to unite people from diverse backgrounds, promote mutual respect, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding. As it continues to grow in popularity and influence, Jiu Jitsu serves as a beacon of unity in an increasingly interconnected world.
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