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With jiu-jitsu I feel like one of these guys with the hyenas. I feel powerful, I feel like a badass, but unlike these guys I feel humble. My jiu-jitsu is hidden, not paraded about to intimidate people, not chained and muzzled because it may become unruly. My jiu-jitsu is a lap dog with sharp teeth, one that’s docile, but dangerous.

I have a problem with people who use jiu-jitsu like a pet hyena, who brandish their jiu-jitsu like a wild animal on a chain. Jiu-jitsu is not a weapon of intimidation; it’s freedom—freedom from fear.

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