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Martial Arts Quotes by 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 and…
- Usually, a well thought answer makes an aggressor think twice.
- 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…
- A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.
- I knew I wasn't going to lose and that was based on the fact that I wanted not to lose.
- For the choke, there are no 'tough guys'
- I don't defeat my opponents, they defeat themselves.
- Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.
- Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force.
- You should never have a power, in any area, with the purpose of harming someone.
- The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong.
More Martial Arts Quotes
- Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile. — Abu Bakr
- Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. — Matsuo Basho
- Feedback is the breakfast of champions. — Ken Blanchard
- Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. — Miguel de Cervantes
- I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan. — Jackie Chan
- Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances. — Jackie Chan
- We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people. — Jackie Chan
- I only want my work to make people happy. — Jackie Chan
- When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect. — Jackie Chan
- As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial… — Jackie Chan
- Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character. — Robert Foster Bennett
- A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the… — Bruce Lee