martial-arts

Yearning often does not provide a sense of attainment or __eace,_ as it is fuel for one__ personal purpose, to in some specific way give or create; to do that is not necessarily easy or peaceful.

The typical image of a depressed, lazy and tired person is someone hunched over and inert. Often, the assumption is that if one had more enthusiasm and inspiration, he would then stand up straight and move. In many cases, this equation is backward. But, as with everything related to one__ physicality, balance is the key. An overly erect and rigid posture may convey confidence and power to some, but it also causes a subtle accumulation of tension and rigidity on various levels, including psychological and emotional.

Getting down to the gym a couple days a week and having low-fat milk in your morning latte isn__ going to make much of a dent in a system or lifestyle that is essentially, well, unwell.

In my experience, most people are actually seeking recovery from the monotony and anxiety of qualitative repetition. This applies to body, emotions and mind. And that monotony and anxiety involves inertia just as much as over-use, meaning inertia in some areas and over-use in others.

A champion always prepares to win.

Jiu Jitsu is the vehicle. Not the road.

The major events in our lives receive the entire spotlight, but ultimately your life will be defined by the same handful of choices you make each day.

As an instructor, my goal has always been to use Jiu Jitsu as a vehicle to help our students achieve their goals, whatever the case may be. I have yet to find a better vehicle for growth, and the moment I do I will certainly pursue it with the rivaled fervor that I approached Jiu Jitsu.

I can think of no more worthwhile aim than pursuing mastery in this craft while transcending one__ own limitations.

Devoting yourself to a particular art is invaluable. The art becomes our vehicle with which we drive down the road of life. We use this vehicle to learn about ourselves and this place, to conquer fears, to become more of what we already are. In my own life, I have found most valuable the transferable skills of learning from jiu jitsu to all other facets of day to day study. In devoting myself with such commitment to this art, in undertaking the task of understanding jiu jitsu to whatever degree by circumstance allows, I have unknowingly learned how to learn.

My growth as a human being has been directly proportional to my growth as a marital artist.

The true work of the martial arts is progress, not perfection

Karate is action, survival, living; hesitation is paralysis, reaction, mortality

Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . .

Real Martial Arts is Mathematics, Physics, Poetry; Meditation in Action

When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others.

The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind

Through Jiu Jitsu I have developed many of the most meaningful relationships in my life, and if that were the only benefit of my practice, Jiu Jitsu would still be the best endeavor I have ever undertaken.