1.
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 leverage rather than brute strength
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Always anticipate that your adversary will be more powerful, faster and more agile than you; so that you sharpen your reliance on strategy, punctuality and leverage rather than raw power.
2.
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.
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For the stranglehold, there are no 'hardened individuals'. With an armlock he can be resilient and bear the agony. With the stranglehold they simply faint, nod off.
3.
Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.
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'Jiu Jitsu is a snare. The ensnarement does not pursue its prey. But when the quarry clasps the bait, the snares does its duty.'
4.
The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong.
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My Jiu Jitsu was devised to empower the disadvantaged to confront the powerful and robust.
5.
Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life.
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Jiu-Jitsu is akin to a creed. It assists me in comprehending how to confront life.
6.
A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.
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7.
You should never have a power, in any area, with the purpose of harming someone.
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8.
I don't defeat my opponents, they defeat themselves.
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9.
Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force.
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10.
To do the right thing at the right season is a great art.
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11.
Usually, a well thought answer makes an aggressor think twice.
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12.
I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.
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13.
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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14.
For the choke, there are no 'tough guys'
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15.
If you count all fights like everybody else does, including Rickson, who says he has 400 fights; if you count like that, I have a million.
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