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“Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.”

Helio Gracie

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I don't defeat my opponents, they defeat themselves.

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I knew I wasn't going to lose and that was based on the fact that I wanted not to lose.

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