Royce Gracie Quotes

Learning how to put someone in an arm lock without breaking their arm... It's quite handy isn't it?

My martial arts came a lot from my uncle, who actually taught martial arts through the military. He was a black belt in tae kwon do, but also, he used a lot of military-style fighting where it's not the high kicks or anything like that. It's basically defeat your opponent as fast as possible.

I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies flop and everything. YouTube is amazing for the more detailed stuff.

I'm a big fan of the calf slicer, some moves that aren't always done inside the octagon.

My jiu-jitsu style is not a beautiful style. I have very simple submissions. It works, but it's not like Demian Maia or Nick Diaz's very exciting style.

I think Mixed Martial Arts is going to be a huge thing coming up in pro wrestling, and I like to think of myself as one of the first guys to try and implement that into my style.

Mixed Martial Arts is wonderful to watch, it is very practical but dangerous at the same time. You have to be very careful when doing something like that.

I believe in pure jiu-jitsu. That's what I've done in the past.

From early on in my career, I was always challenged to create things. Early in my career, I created 'ground and pound.' When I fought Royce Grace the second time, I developed that: stay on guard, follow the hips, press the legs down, press the hips down. When he rested, I ground and pounded him.

I am new school, but Ultimo Dragon taught me that wrestling is a fight. He taught me the importance of the fighting spirit in the ring.

Ben Askren had never been knocked out when I got a hold of him.

I always go forward and try for the knockout or submission. I'm going to finish my opponent. I'm not going to try to win by decision.

I like ground and pound; I don't know if it is like a technique or discipline. I like to be on the ground, but I don't necessarily go for submissions or anything.

Curtis Blaydes' ground and pound is really scary. Like, really, really scary.

I have a great jiu-jitsu game and I'm awesome at submissions.

I'm usually looking to wrestle and grapple, but I guess the knockouts just happen.

I train jiu-jitsu and judo with the best guys there is, and the best guys for ground and pound.

Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC.

If you watch punches, kicks, and moves where there is contact, Cody Rhodes is one of the best.

We fight to prove that our art, Gracie jiu-jitsu, is the best.

When I grappled, I never even trained for a grappling match.

Style makes fights; I've always said it.

I expect the best Anderson Silva. I don't think he'll toy with me like he toyed with other guys, I can explode in and touch his chin, and all it takes is one shot.

Well, being my type of fighter and my type of guy, you know I throw a lot of barrage of punches, kicks, knees and elbows.

Rear-naked chokes are easy? Yeah, it's easy to get, but people are getting better at defending it.