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Thoreau went to the woods. I went to the mats.

Thoreau went to the woods. I went to the mats.
– Chris Matakas

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  5. 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. – Chris Matakas
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  8. I would more appropriately define mastery as the technical ability possible within the constraints of your particular existence. – Chris Matakas
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  10. Jiu Jitsu can be a source of total transparency such as a mirror, but it takes a conscious choice to see what it has to say. – Chris Matakas
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  13. There is no concrete way to play Jiu Jitsu, and this is why so many different types of people find joy in it. – Chris Matakas
  14. In mastering one thing, you have mastered all things because you have learned how to learn. – Chris Matakas
  15. Freedom from the thinking mind is our underlying goal for most of human activity. – Chris Matakas
  16. You are the space in which these thoughts arise, but not the thoughts themselves. – Chris Matakas
  17. The rare opportunity to exist, no matter how brief, is worth the pain left in the wake of its disappearance. – Chris Matakas
  18. No one’s life will be harder because I exist. – Chris Matakas
  19. The quality of your life is directly proportional to the positive effect you have on others’ lives. – Chris Matakas
  20. Plateaus are a manifestation of the law of diminishing returns, and when we reach one it simply means that it is time to adjust our methods. – Chris Matakas
  21. Your potential for growth is directly proportionate to the degree to which you are willing to make mistakes. – Chris Matakas
  22. A core group of guys, all sharing similar goals, can move mountains. – Chris Matakas
  23. The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end. – Chris Matakas
  24. Do not get caught pursuing the goals of who you used to be instead of who you are. – Chris Matakas
  25. The more specifically you define your goals the more attainable they become. – Chris Matakas
  26. Constantly re-evaluating your purpose is the best way to ensure that you are pursuing the goals of who you are and not who you used to be. – Chris Matakas
  27. We strive toward the middle, and we run from ourselves. – Chris Matakas
  28. Language has created a barrier that prevents us from seeing existence as it truly is. – Chris Matakas
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  32. We tend to view ourselves as this, lying in contradiction with everything that is not ourselves, that. – Chris Matakas
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