Jiu-jitsu is personal efficiency to protect the weaker, which anyone can do. It is the force of leverage against brute force.

I knew I wasn't going to lose and that was based on the fact that I wanted not to lose.

I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.

You should never have a power, in any area, with the purpose of harming someone.

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

Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.

Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life.