Oliver Staark > Quotes

“A self important college freshman was walking along the beach philosophizing to anyone who would listen, when he came across an old man minding his own business in the shade.
He made it clear to the old man that it was impossible for the old man's generation to understand the new regime. The new generation, the young Turks.

You grew up in a different world, the student said, and a pretty primitive one. The youth of today grew up with television, jet speed travel, space travel, man walked on the moon. We have nuclear energy, super tankers, and smartphones, broadband internet systems, and so much more.

The old man thought for a second, and then responded, you're right son, we didn't have those things when we were young, that's why we invented them, for arrogant little shits like you. What have you got planned for the next generation?”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu: The 30 Day Program to improve Your Game 1000%

“Total acceptance of this opponent in your space will make you more relaxed where as resistance can only make you more nervous and rigid.”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40

“Circuits can be found everywhere in your sparring sessions: positions, submissions, guards, sweeps - they are everywhere. Watch your opponents and training partners for patterns and then check yourself out. It's a base human condition.”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40

“The whole ethos of BJJ was based on minimum effort equals maximum result, using leverage to create a favorable position or as described in most business situations this is described as: Efficiency.”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40

“Drilling consists of repeating a chosen technique in perfect form for fifty repetitions. That's a workout, believe me.”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40

“If you can not measure it, you can not improve it." & "To measure is to know." ~ Lord Kelvin”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40

“Knowledge grows with time, work and dedicated effort. It cannot come by any other means.” ~ Ed Parker - Father of Modern Kempo Karate”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - White to Blue: From White to Confident Blue Belt

“Do not fear the man who has thrown 10,000 kicks. Fear the man who has thrown one kick 10,000 times.” ~ Bruce Lee - Creator of Jeet Kune Do”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40

“The ability to engage when your whole physiology and psychology is telling you otherwise is a huge part of breaking through levels in everything you do.”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40

“Focus intently on the hips at all times, as this is the balance of power and know at all times where your own hips are. If”
― Oliver Staark, Zen Jiu Jitsu - White to Blue: From White to Confident Blue Belt