On the other side of self-doubt comes a confidence from faith in the process. Even though our destination may be a long way off, each day we rise with a subtle smile as if we have already achieved it, because, when we are truly committed to a task, we already have.

If we do not master ourselves, we will be a slave to ourselves.

We can lose the roll, we can lose position, but we can constantly strive to win the moment.

We strive toward the middle, and we run from ourselves.

We are free to live the life we have imagined, not the life imagined for us.

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 ever undertaken.