“ A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill. Wayne Gerard Trotman
“ He had never got so much back for himself from any pupil as he did from Miss Kronborg. From the first she had stimulated him; something in her personality invariably affected him. Now that he was feel… Willa Cather
“ I touched his hand, carefully. Not too intimate, but not some half-assed there-there pat, either. Would he understand? Usually the thought process for a seventeen-year-old boy went girl touching me>om… Leah Raeder
“ There is no concrete way to play Jiu Jitsu, and this is why so many different types of people find joy in it. Chris Matakas
“ I believe that which you study is only matched in importance by the sincerity with which you approach it. Chris Matakas
“ For the sincere student, it mustn't be enough to simply understand Jiu Jitsu. We must seek to understand ourselves. Chris Matakas
“ The infinitude of Jiu Jitsu allows for the infinitude of the types of practitioners. There exists a game for each and every one of us which is specifically possible within the confines of our particul… Chris Matakas
“ An arm bar in a vacuum is worthless. It is the realization of the truths which constitute that arm bar that is the real treasure we seek. Chris Matakas
“ Do not seek victory, for victory in itself will not serve you. Seek to understand what made the victory possible. Chris Matakas
“ I have seen far by seeing through the lens of Jiu Jitsu. I have exchanged a great deal of physical health for these insights, and these were trades worth making. My efforts were worth the return. I ha… Chris Matakas
“ We call it training. Not because we are training for Jiu Jitsu. We are training for life. Chris Matakas
“ I wanted to get to the most essential aspect of my being, and look around for a while. I wanted to explore what I am in my most basic self. I wanted to chip away at all of the nonsense I have acquired… Chris Matakas
“ Jiu Jitsu has shown me that we are not confined to the lot which we inherit. We are not bound to these fetters eternally. They are temporal. We can transcend them should we sincerely choose to. Sincer… Chris Matakas
