“You must understand that jiu-jitsu is really four things:
One: it is a philosophy that can be summed up by the statement ‘give to win’. For example if you make strength with your arms then you give a point of leverage for your opponent to use against you. If you stay loose then you deprive your opponent of that so by appearing to be weak you gain strength.
Secondly it is a system of teaching. It gives access to proper rules of human behavior, self respect, honor, discipline, courage and so on.
Third it is a therapy. If man is too aggressive, it will calm him. Is he too weak or passive? It will make him stronger.
And finally it is a fighting system. Today in MMA people only concentrate on the last and ignore the first three.
What is the essence of jiu-jitsu? Jiu-Jitsu is not an end. It is a tool for creating a better life.”
On Cirriculum:
“In my vision, jiu-jitsu is made up of four courses: self defense, traumatic moves (locks and chokes), judo and ground fighting. To be a complete martial artist you need to know all four, because each helps the other.”
On Jiu-Jitsu Professors:
"Some teachers don't live correctly. A good teacher should be a good citizen with a good educational background, such as from a university. That makes him better at passing on information. Students need a leader they can look up to because the majority of the time, they look for instructors to give them confidence and keep them strong."
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