Helio Gracie quotes
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“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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“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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“The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong.”
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“Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life.”
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“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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“To do the right thing at the right season is a great art.”
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“You should never have a power, in any area, with the purpose of harming someone.”
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“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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“Usually, a well thought answer makes an aggressor think twice.”
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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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“A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.”
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“I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.”
-- Helio Gracie
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