A core group of guys, all sharing similar goals, can move mountains.

— Chris Matakas

After I received my blue belt, I soon recognized that the belts were simply an external representation of an inner experience, and that they mattered little compared to the person I was becoming.

— Chris Matakas

A life of joy awaits the man who sits alone quietly in a room and determines what he himself believes rather than simply adopting the values of another.

— Chris Matakas

All these men recognized what they themselves valued, and lived according to these values regardless of their relationship to the values of their community. Each lived according to what brought them happiness and peace rather than commonplace prescriptions of the multitudes.

— Chris Matakas

A man has only so much life, and must diversify his efforts according to his values.

— Chris Matakas

An arm bar in a vacuum is worthless. It is the realization of the truths which constitute that arm bar that is the real treasure we seek.

— Chris Matakas

An intelligent consistency is the foundation of genius.

— Chris Matakas

Any advanced student will tell you the best way to recover guard is simply not to get your guard passed in the first place.

— Chris Matakas

Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime.

— Chris Matakas

Anyone who has ever achieved anything has been a steward of his potential.

— Chris Matakas