Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Eddie Bravo

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Eddie Bravo.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Eddie Bravo

Edgar A. Bravo is an American martial arts instructor, podcaster, stand-up comedian, and musician. After earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003, Bravo began teaching his own self-developed style of jiu-jitsu and founded 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. He is also the creator of the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) grappling competition and the EBI ruleset. He is a recurring guest on The Joe Rogan Experience and the Tin Foil Hat Podcast.

I have never seen anybody, and I don't think there has ever been anybody like Nick Diaz in all of MMA. Can you tell me another guy who is going to stand right in front of you, take big shots, and still keep coming at you with those body shots and those amazing combinations?
So, when you train no-gi all the time, the no-gi style evolves quicker, twice as fast. Especially, the way we do it at 10th Planet, I am not just the one conveying the knowledge. All my students are involved.
Well, the difference between 10th Planet and most other jiu jitsu schools is the obvious thing... we train exclusively no-gi. — © Eddie Bravo
Well, the difference between 10th Planet and most other jiu jitsu schools is the obvious thing... we train exclusively no-gi.
My Jiu-Jitsu is very MMA focused. I was not the best striker, and when I considered becoming a MMA fighter I just focused to improve my BJJ.
Nick Diaz is going to go down as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, no doubt.
Most other schools train no-gi part time, or maybe even half the time. We train no-gi all the time.
You can't create Nick Diaz. That guy has some serious warrior spirit or something.
Marcelo Garcia is one of those fighters who trains with no-gi, and is also great with gi. When you train with no-gi you actually get better with gi too. I am spending all the time on no-gi, so it becomes a different animal.
The more affiliates I have the more I can sit back and let my brown belt and black belts do the work.
I think anybody that is going to stand with Nick Diaz and try to throw down, that is a big mistake.
A lot of times I'll show someone a technique I got really good with, but I didn't put all the hours in. I didn't do the research and development. I didn't take it to the next level.
When it comes to jiu-jitsu, enthusiasm, being able to say the right stuff and the best stuff, no one comes close to Joe Rogan. He just smashes everybody.
I can't travel every weekend. I like to spend some weekends at my studio.
I was diagnosed with paranoia for fear of never smoking weed again.
The only guys that make it through are the guys that make it through are the guys that have a complete control of their ego where they tap out in the beginning, all the time, you're always losing in the beginning... Your ego can get bruised if you don't have control of it. So what ends up happens is Jiu Jitsu is the ultimate douchebag filter.
I'm selling evolution. You grow or you die. — © Eddie Bravo
I'm selling evolution. You grow or you die.
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