{"quotes":[{"text":"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.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["confidence","faith","growth","jiu-jitsu","martial-arts","process","systems"],"id":14893,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"We can lose the roll, we can lose position, but we can constantly strive to win the moment.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["jiu-jitsu","losing","winning"],"id":28497,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["confidence","courage","jiu-jitsu","kindness","martial-arts"],"id":31815,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"Jiu Jitsu is a baptism by combat, and serves a purpose in the inner life of the individual that has always existed, but our modern culture fails to acknowledge.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["bjj","culture","growth","jiu-jitsu","martial-arts","ritual"],"id":32911,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["bjj","jiu-jitsu","progress","standards"],"id":34958,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"Jiu Jitsu is the vehicle. Not the road.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["grappling","jiu-jitsu","martial-arts","self-improvement"],"id":37490,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"The major events in our lives receive the entire spotlight, but ultimately your life will be defined by the same handful of choices you make each day.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["jiu-jitsu","martial-arts","self-improvement","success"],"id":42178,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"I would more appropriately define mastery as the technical ability possible within the constraints of your particular existence. It must be noted that this is a subjective definition, and that this degree of mastery would be individual to each of us.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["bjj","growth","jiu-jitsu","martial-arts","mastery","success"],"id":59394,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"Nothing worthwhile ever came from divided attention.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["attention","focus","jiu-jitsu","mindfulness"],"id":66867,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"},{"text":"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 particular skill set.","author":"Chris Matakas","tags":["bjj","jiu-jitsu","learning","martial-arts","student"],"id":98543,"author_id":"Chris+Matakas"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":47,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}