The Importance of Self Cultivation in the Martial Arts

After I won the 2004 World Championships, I wanted to start over. The transition from Tai Chi Chi Wuan to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu felt like the thing that was necessary for my growth. And in his recent years, you know, it's a combination of factors. For me, surfing is just opening up my pores and tapping into what the ocean is giving us. Now there's a huge amount of technical material we have to integrate with our spiritual side. But it feels like the next step for me as a human being," he says.