I firmly believe that life will continually try to teach you the same lesson, with increasing pain, until you heed the call.

In mastering one thing, you have mastered all things because you have learned how to learn.

You have been blessed to stand on the shoulders of giants. Make sure that someone stands on yours as well. This is the only way of human progress.

This is the opportunity the fellowship of Jiu Jitsu affords us. To reach our highest potential of self, and then to offer that self to another.

Everyone, no matter how historically famous or modernly praised, has no idea about the ultimate truth of what it means to be human.

I am a better son, brother, friend, and teacher because of the daily sacrifice and effort I put toward my craft. WIth all the advantages modern society has created, it has left us wanting. We...

A saw by itself holds no value, but when coupled with your labor can clear forests.

There is no higher calling than the service of your fellow man, and to do so through your own personal mastery of a craft is a gift enjoyed by few.

Language has created a barrier that prevents us from seeing existence as it truly is.

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...

To base your self worth relative to others is to play a losing game. If you are at the bottom, you will be filled with self-loathing. If you are at the top, you will be...

We are only different because there exists something to be different from, and it is this difference that bonds us.

I envision a world in which the vast majority of us are actively striving toward our potential by serving others through mediums we are most passionate.

The possessions themselves were not the problem, it was my relationship with possessing.

Relationships formed through Jiu Jitsu are deeply rooted in respect for one another, and this is often not the case in matters of modern society.

I do not begin to think that I could possibly understand its inner-workings and the deepest truths of the cosmos with the 28 years that I have lived in Central New Jersey of the United...

I train Jiu Jitsu because I recognize that I am a piece of the whole, and as I grow so does that which contains me. The whole of man advances with the growth of a...

Words make the intangible aspects of human experience communicable, and a single sentence can shatter our world view and assist us in the formulation of a new one.

As a human being, I know of no greater example of success than someone who is self-sustaining through using his passion in the service of others.

If something’s existence is contingent upon the existence of another entity, can we truthfully call them separate beings?

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

All these men recognized what they themselves valued, and lived according to these values regardless of their relationship to the values of their community. Each lived according to what brought them happiness and peace rather...

This is a trust that you just cannot find in modern society for there are no conditions to forge it.

It was my letting go that gave me a better hold.

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...

Who you are as a person far outweighs what you do in an athletic arena.

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...

Quotes tell a story. A stringing together of a few words can leave you with an idea that changes the course of your life, and can direct you toward reaching your highest potential as a...

Life is always easier when lived for others, and living for others is the best way I know to live for yourself.

The very fact that you can observe this thinking mind is proof that you are not this thinking mind.

Jiu Jitsu gives me an ideal to strive toward. Technical mastery lies on an infinite continuum and completion of this skill is impossible. Every time I train I have something that I can improve upon,...

To know our values is to have a foundation on which to build a great life. Our environment and education will play a large part in influencing our formulation of this world view, but is...

When you give your weakness permission to be because you understand that it is simply an expression of your strength, it tends to no longer be a weakness.

The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of.

we must remember that the end of personal mastery is service to others.

We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.

The only way to consistently perform at your potential is to ask: Am I better than I was yesterday?

Thoreau and Huxley calmly state what I have spent years trying to articulate, and never found the words for doing so. To read the words of these great men is to read the highest expression...

The most fulfilled among us are those who serve others.

This is what it means to be mindful. To watch the thoughts as they come and go without judgment while completely accepting what arises in the present moment.

Your job as a young adult is to become as valuable to the marketplace as you can. Your job as a human is to do so without working a day in your life.

An intelligent consistency is the foundation of genius.

You have become more and therefore expect more, but never become too purpose-driven to step back and realize just how far you have progressed.

Our most valuable victories are those which go without praise.

In my own life, I have always viewed personal mastery as simply a medium through which I become capable of providing more service toward my fellow man.

The more we have outside ourselves the harder it is to get inside ourselves.

Jiu Jitsu is a vehicle for self-discovery and growth. It reminds me of my ego, of my insecurities, and of my shortcomings.

Every opportunity with another was an opportunity to serve my fellow man. Every moment alone was a chance to grow and become more of who I already was. I instantly felt how great a life...

I believe the devil exists in those little, seemingly unnoticeable moments when we choose to value our own insecurities over the service of others.

For many of us, especially being so fortunate to live in a first-world country, the vast majority of pain we experience is due to the seriousness with which we identify with our thoughts.