Eddie Bravo is one of the most charismatic people within the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is often known for his outspoken views on conspiracy theories, marijuana and is generally an inquisitive person. However, he is also the brainchild behind 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu. This is a no gi brand of grappling which has its own moves and unique names for each position such as Rubber Guard and The Twister.
Such is its popularity, it now has hundreds of schools worldwide with various champions and MMA stars under its umbrella. With this said, hate him or love him but Eddie Bravo changed BJJ forever with his vision and it’s safe to say that life would be boring without characters like him. Keeping this in mind, here are 11 of his most interesting quotes that are based on not only BJJ, but life in general.
1. “I’m selling evolution. You grow or you die.”
2. “I was diagnosed with paranoia for fear of never smoking weed again.”
3. “The only guys that make it through are the guys that have complete control of their ego where they can tap out in the beginning, all the time, you’re always losing in the beginning. You’re ego can’t get bruised if you don’t have control of it. So what ends up is Jiu Jitsu is the ultimate douche bag filter.”
4. “My main direction in Jiu Jitsu has always been to make Jiu Jitsu better in MMA.”
5. “We’re seeing all these black belts, they come in fighter after fighter…all these guys, black belts. But when they’re on their back, they’re not used to offense from the defensive position.”
6. “I hated Royce Gracie just beating Karate guys and Kung Fu guys, like who is this guy? I was sold. By this point I was like f*** Karate, I’ve got to find some of this Jiu Jitsu s***.”
7. “I went in there and got choked 37 times by a purple belt, he put a clinic on me. Most people run when that happens to them, most people’s DNA will activate their primal monkey DNA and say listen, you just got humiliated in here, you are the weakest one in the room. You want to get the f*** out of here and never be exposed like that again get out. When I got tapped out 37 times I didn’t run.”
8. “I’m going to teach Jiu Jitsu and be my own boss and not worry about s***. 10th Planet was born and little by little I’m adding schools and growing associations.”
9. “I appreciate everything that Jui Jitsu has gotten me. It’s got me off the grid, making my money off Jiu Jitsu, I’m my own boss. I love that.”
10. “Most of the Jiu Jitsu community is still resistant, and I thought let me build an empire.”
11. “A lot of people were like, this guy turned his back on Jiu Jitsu. I was like, actually 10th planet was designed to improve Jiu Jitsu in MMA. I just tried to improve it.”
