Nothing is so strong as gentleness.
Nothing is so gentle as real strength.
— Frances de Sales 

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
— John Quincy Adams

A warrior lives by acting, not by thinking about acting, nor by thinking about what he will think when he has finished acting.
— Carlos Castaneda

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
— William James

Think training is hard? Try losing.

Hold a true friend with both hands. (Martial Arts version)

The first and most important step in accomplishing anything is “show up.”

The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.
— Pierre Corneille

My goals are simple: to be in the best physical shape of my life; to be clear and calm in the midst of chaos; and to stand ready to defend myself, my loved ones or my country whenever needed. I will be FIT. I will be FOCUSED. I will be FEARLESS.

Quit now, you’ll never make it.
If you disregard this advice, you’ll be halfway there.
—David Zucker

We do not rise to the level of our expectations.
We fall to the level of our training.
— Archilochus, Greek Soldier, Poet, c. 650 BC

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

Jiu-Jitsu is for the protection of the individual, the older man, the weak, the child, the lady and the young woman — anyone who doesn’t have the physical attributes to defend themselves. — Helio Gracie