Lose Quote by Mackenzie Dern

I walked into the gym not even knowing what jiu-jitsu or MMA and all that was. I was looking to lose baby weight after…

— Cat Zingano

As a fighter, you have a weight cut, and if there's a weigh-in scene you want to look way smaller and depleted. You want…

— Matt Lauria

If you are not comortable to deal with an opponent 50 lbs heavier than you, there is something wrong with your Jiu Jitsu.

— Rickson Gracie

Jiu-jitsu in MMA, if you're good in jiu-jitsu, people pay attention to that, instead of judo.

— Mackenzie Dern

MMA is not jiu-jitsu. MMA is not boxing. MMA is not wrestling. It's a different kind of style of punching and wrestling and grappling…

— Jan Blachowicz

Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force.

— Helio Gracie

I don't know Jiu-Jitsu, I don't know wrestling, all I know is how to fight. Period.

— James Toney

Jiu-jitsu is very 'democratic,' it does not matter how you are physically - it is all about your mind, and a lot of technique.

— Demian Maia

There are a lot of beneficial aspects of jiu-jitsu regardless of kicking butt in a fight.

— Rickson Gracie

MMA is not wresting, it's not jiu-jitsu, it's a different animal. You've got to be smart, and you've got to be tuned into everything.

— Dillon Danis

The core of jiu-jitsu is finding yourself comfortable regardless if the guy wants to punch you in the face, if he wants to head-butt…

— Rickson Gracie

I train jiu-jitsu more than I do anything.

— Sean O'Malley