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title: "2 Choke Quotes By Helio Gracie"
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> [For the choke, there are no 'tough guys'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/for-the-choke-there-are-no-tough-guys/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/helio-gracie-32009_art_for-the-choke-there-are-no-tough-guys-21_2179505.jpg)

> [For the choke, there are no "tough guys". With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he just passes out, goes to sleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/for-the-choke-there-are-no-tough-guys-with-an-arm-lock-he-can-be/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9f/helio-gracie-32009_arms_for-the-choke-there-are-no-tough-guys-wi_2712791.jpg)

## Other authors on Choke

## More by Helio Gracie

> [“Please keep in mind that no matter how strong, fast or coordinated you are, there is always someone stronger, faster and more coordinated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/please-keep-in-mind-that-no-matter-how-strong-fast-or-coordinated-you/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [You should never have a power, in any area, with the purpose of harming someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/you-should-never-have-a-power-in-any-area-with-the-purpose-of-harming/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/jiu-jitsu-is-a-mousetrap-the-trap-does-not-chase-the-mouse-but-when/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/jiu-jitsu-is-like-a-philosophy-it-helps-me-learn-how-to-face-life/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [I don't defeat my opponents, they defeat themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/i-don-t-defeat-my-opponents-they-defeat-themselves/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/the-jiu-jitsu-i-created-was-designed-to-give-the-weak-ones-a-chance/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/i-created-a-flag-from-the-sport-s-dignity-i-oversee-the-name-of-my/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [If you count all fights like everybody else does, including Rickson, who says he has 400 fights; if you count like that, I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/if-you-count-all-fights-like-everybody-else-does-including-rickson/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [Usually, a well thought answer makes an aggressor think twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/usually-a-well-thought-answer-makes-an-aggressor-think-twice/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/jiu-jitsu-is-personal-efficiency-to-protect-the-weaker-which-anyone/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [I knew I wasn't going to lose and that was based on the fact that I wanted not to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/i-knew-i-wasn-t-going-to-lose-and-that-was-based-on-the-fact-that-i/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [For the choke, there are no 'tough guys'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/for-the-choke-there-are-no-tough-guys/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/a-real-jiu-jitsu-fighter-does-not-go-around-beating-people-down-our/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/always-assume-that-your-opponent-is-going-to-be-bigger-stronger-and/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

> [For the choke, there are no "tough guys". With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/for-the-choke-there-are-no-tough-guys-with-an-arm-lock-he-can-be/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

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