“I can think of no more worthwhile aim than pursuing mastery in this craft while transcending one’s own limitations.”
“Jiu Jitsu is a vehicle for self-discovery and growth. It reminds me of my ego, of my insecurities, and of my shortcomings.”
“There is an undeniable truth that as one progresses further in his understanding of a craft the rest of his life progresses along with it. This symbiotic relationship between all things is experienced on a daily basis, but rarely articulated through conscious thought.”
“My growth as a human being has been directly proportional to my growth as a marital artist.”
“Your potential for growth is directly proportionate to the degree to which you are willing to make mistakes.”
“I would more appropriately define mastery as the technical ability possible within the constraints of your particular existence. It must be noted that this is a subjective definition, and that this degree of mastery would be individual to each of us.”
“As an instructor, my goal has always been to use Jiu Jitsu as a vehicle to help our students achieve their goals, whatever the case may be. I have yet to find a better vehicle for growth, and the moment I do I will certainly pursue it with the rivaled fervor that I approached Jiu Jitsu.”
“Jiu Jitsu gives me an ideal to strive toward. Technical mastery lies on an infinite continuum and completion of this skill is impossible. Every time I train I have something that I can improve upon, and this will hold true for each and every training session that lies between me and my grave.”
“I train Jiu Jitsu because I recognize that I am a piece of the whole, and as I grow so does that which contains me. The whole of man advances with the growth of a single individual. Every life I influence is benefited from the fact that I have devoted such a large portion of my life to this pursuit. I will be a better husband, father, and whatever other future roles I may hold because of my time in this sport. In making me a better man, I know that society as a whole is improved.”
“The only way to consistently perform at your potential is to ask: Am I better than I was yesterday?”
“Devoting yourself to a particular art is invaluable. The art becomes our vehicle with which we drive down the road of life. We use this vehicle to learn about ourselves and this place, to conquer fears, to become more of what we already are. In my own life, I have found most valuable the transferable skills of learning from jiu jitsu to all other facets of day to day study. In devoting myself with such commitment to this art, in undertaking the task of understanding jiu jitsu to whatever degree by circumstance allows, I have unknowingly learned how to learn.”
“Reclined legs don t get fed, they get limp like boiled spaghetti. Walk it out!”
“Do more than just exist; create to inspire!”
“Without appreciation (for yourself, others and life itself) there is no growth”
“Manifestation is like a flower, you must put so much intent into its energy before you can sight its beauty.”
“Of the obstacles we face while traversing life, the most challenging are often the ones we create from within and project onto our path.”
“They say if you re a better person today than you were yesterday you re well on the road to perfection. So I figure if I m a real snot today, tomorrow I should make huge progress.”