Quotes About Martial arts

My jiu-jitsu style is not a beautiful style. I have very simple submissions. It works, but it's not like Demian Maia or Nick Diaz's very exciting style.

I will always go for the submission instead of hurting my opponent.

That's why I like Demian Maia and Fabricio Werdum. Demian will take you down and do his game. Werdum learned the stand-up to know what's coming, but he never stopped using his jiu-jitsu. He will clinch, take you down and submit you.

Nobody has seen my jiu-jitsu, but I have really good jiu-jitsu. I submit black belts.

If you are afraid of other people take a martial arts class. The best way to overcome fear is learn to be proficient in martial arts.

I didn't go into this business to do action because I'm a classically trained actor. But I'm good at kicking and punching.

I look at B.J. Penn as one of the best boxers in the business. He's got one of the best jabs around.

The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong.

The idea of jiu-jitsu is to give the little guy a chance to beat the big guy.

A good fighter must sense rather than perceive his chance to strike.

My strategy is not to give them a chance to hit me.

I always watch Anderson Silva and I always watch his fighting style.

Like the way Anderson Silva does it - have a fight at 205 every once in a while and always make 185, his weight class.

but what good is thousands of years of art if you can't defend yourself?

The martial arts that I got into was because of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, because of all of the animal styles at the time. It was around about the time when Jackie was doing 'Drunken Master,' and, like, Snake versus this and that.

I always try and use my jiujitsu to win fights. That's my favorite method of securing victory.

I'm anti-social, and I don't have too many friends. I'm in my own world doing my own things - training in martial arts, dancing, or watching a Michael Jackson video.

I've always loved UFC. I watched it back since the days it wasn't big in Australia at all, and you had to watch a Blockbuster videos. They would always come like a year late, but I tried as many of the live ones I could or wait for the videos to come out. So, I've loved the sport for that long. I've always been into martial arts.

I'm going to change the way martial arts is viewed. I'm going to change the game. I'm going to change the way people approach fighting.

A little kung fu, a little John Wayne, and a few casual threats.

I consider myself a martial artist and an actor. They can work together or individually. I love to do action. I love having a good role in which I can act and fight. That's double happiness.

The edge of the hand blow and the chin jab, if applied as demonstrated in this manual, will quickly convince the student that in a matter of days he has developed a blow that is not only as effective as a good punch with the fist, but one which permits him to obtain a knock-out under conditions in which it would be almost impossible to punch effectively with the fist.

I was very sickly as a kid and had a lot of allergies, so martial arts gave me the chance to feel strong.

Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless.