Rickson Gracie

When you start to play, you start to understand the physicality, the techniques, the movements.

And that gives you a perception which I call invisible power.

You start to develop a better sense of balance.

You start to develop a better sense of deflection and not get punched.

Or how to respond to... So based on that learning process, you start to become more confident.

You start to...

Humanize yourself.

Another big problem I see today is the fact technology, robotics, internet dehumanize you.

We become half humans and half this universe we live here.

So you can be anywhere, you can talk with anyone, you can see anything.

So everything is there.

But it's not the ability to shake hands, to look somebody in the eye, to adjust for a job, to talk with a girl, to be present human.

We are humans.

We have to eat.

We have to connect relationships.

So dehumanizing doesn't make you strong in relationships, doesn't make you strong in your presence.

Jiu-jitsu, just the hug, just the breathing together, just give you that sense of presence, the sense of connection, which is very important.

And you not feel how much is important for you.

But because you're not, sometimes you feel like you spend your time without feeling a hug, feeling the sweat, feeling something which is very.

So jiu-jitsu can also help you in that matter of connection.