Famous Jiu Jitsu Quotes - Breaking Grips

Over the years Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been graced with some fascinating personalities. These people have changed the way we think about training and competing in Jiu Jitsu and have left their mark on the martial art. We have captured some of their most famous Jiu Jitsu quotes. Whether these guys are talking about family, training, lifestyle, or competing, it is always worth listening.

Here is a selection of our favorite Jiu Jitsu Quotes:

Grand Master Carlos Gracie Sr.

“There is no losing in jiu jitsu. You either win or you learn.”

Renzo Gracie

“My opponent is my teacher, my ego is my enemy”

“A good friend doesn’t try to break up a fight. A good friend comes in with a flying kick.”

“The secret of this sport is, while you’re the nail, hang in there, let them hit you, until the day you become the hammer, then you smash them back!”

“What is a champion but a guy that didn’t quit?… Life is a continuous experience. You only fail by not learning.”

Heilo Gracie

“Sometimes I may not learn, but wonder if they have improved what I have done.”

“Whoever fights on the street is a bastard. Not fighting is right. Fight if you are in a fighting environment. Because the fight takes place in one way and the fight of another.”

“Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger, than you; so that you learn to rely on technique rather than strength”

Roger Gracie:

“People perceive fighting in different ways. One may see the primal nature of fighting, and another the artistic nature of fighting. I see it as a pure artistic way that a true martial artist can display his art.”

“80% of BJJ is worthless in MMA”

Royce Gracie

“A black belt only covers two inches of your ass. You have to cover the rest.”

Ralph Gracie

“Because one day somebody gonna try to take something from you and you gonna hafta choke that muthaf#cker. It’s that simple.”

Ryron Gracie

“Once you learn to remain calm under the stressful circumstances of a fight, you will have no trouble remaining calm under the stressful circumstances of life.”

“Jiu Jitsu is about waiting for the right time to do the right move.”

Marcelo Garcia

“I wasn’t a good student, and even now I never say that I am better than anybody, but I know I love Jiu Jitsu more than anybody. I love the energy and that it gets deeper the more you study.”

“Sometimes I just want to be with my family and watch movie and eat some popcorn. But when I step on the mat I know there is no other place I’d rather be.”

“Ever since ADCC 2003 people come up to me and say, ‘Did you see your bracket? It’s the toughest one there is!’ And I always reply with ‘I didn’t even look.’ It’s always the tough- est bracket, but thank God I al- ways win it.”

Rickson Gracie

“Jiu-jitsu puts you completely in the moment, where you must have a complete focus on finding a solution to the problem. This trains the mind to build that focus, to increase your awareness, your capacity to solve problems.”

“Everybody has fear. The difference is that the coward does not control fear and the brave… gets over it.”

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

“If size mattered, the elephant would be king of the jungle.”

“I am a shark, the ground is my ocean, and most people can’t even swim.”

“True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart.”

Joe Rogan

“When you get really good at something as difficult as Jiu Jitsu, it makes everything in your life better.”

“By putting yourself in that intense form of stress, it makes regular life more peaceful.”

“You can’t be full of sh*t and do Jiu Jitsu.”

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