"To base your self worth relative to others is to play a losing game. If you are at the bottom, you will be filled with self-loathing. If you are at the top, you will be filled with self-aggrandizement..."
- Chris Matakas
"If you are fortunate enough to have a particular activity with which you find greatest joy and technical success, it is your responsibility as a growing human being to continue that study. Whatever yo..."
"We must remember that regardless of our differences in rank we are all equal as human beings. You can always tell how caring and compassionate others are in their actions towards those "below" them. O..."
"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."
"I have never been as alive or awake as I have been through Jiu Jitsu."
"We can lose the roll, we can lose position, but we can constantly strive to win the moment."
"Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime."