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Royce
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
In 1993, Royce Gracie entered the first ever full
contact No Holds Barred tournament to be held in the
United States and won 3 fights in one night. With opponents
outweighing him sometimes by as much as 50 lbs. the
180lb Brazilian dominated them with ease, using his families
art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Royce went on to win 2 more
UFC titles, becoming the only man to win 3 UFC
tournaments ever.
Jiu-Jitsu was introduced to the US. Over the
past 10 years it has reached every part of the world.
Regarded by many as the most effective martial art in
the world, Jiu-Jitsu utilized leverage and technique,
over strength and speed, allowing for a smaller person
to take on much larger aggressor. Today, Jiu-Jitsu is
not only a self defense art, but also a sport, with
many tournament being held in the United States and
world over. |
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Gracie Standup Self Defense.
This
course was designed to provide students with the
knowledge they need to defend themselves in a real
life-threatening situation.
Our curriculum includes 120 techniques that could
literally save your life during a confrontation. In this
class you will learn how to deal with the most common
street attacks without relying on strength, speed or
coordination.
Grand Master Helio Gracie has perfected the techniques
and unique teaching method used in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu over
a span of 70 years.
The result is a self-defense system that has been proven
to work for everyone. |
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| History
of Brazilian/Gracie Jiu-Jitsu |
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MITSUYO
MAEDA - "CONDE KOMA"
In 1914, a Japanese Jiu-Jitsu and Judo master named
Mitsuyo Maeda, (AKA Count Koma) stopped in Brazil
during his World Judo tour. Maeda decided to prolong
his stay and help a Japanese colony settle in the
North of Brazil.
A Brazilian diplomat named Gastão Gracie helped the
colony with land and cattle. In return Koma, went
against the Japanese tradition and volunteered to
teach real Jiu-Jitsu to a non-Japanese, Gastão's son
Carlos. |
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THE
BIRTH OF GRACIE JIU-JITSU
Carlos, who was the oldest of five brothers,
became so fascinated with Maeda’s techniques
that in 1925 he opened the first Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Helio, Carlos’ youngest brother, was
physically frail and would constantly faint when
doing any type of physical activity. The family
doctor advised him to avoid any kind of
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Consequently,
Helio would sit on the side of the mat watching
Carlos teach classes. He did that for a couple
of years.
One day, when he was 16 years old, a student
showed up for class, but Carlos was not around
and Helio said, “My brother is not here, but
if you want, I can go through the techniques
with you. I’ve been watching my brother for so
long that I memorized all the moves.” |
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Helio
went through the moves with the student. He was
so excited and enthusiastic about pleasing the
student that when Carlos arrived and apologized
for being late the student said, “I’ve had a
class with your brother and if you don’t mind
from now on I’ll continue taking classes with
him.”
From that day on Helio became an instructor and
soon after he was teaching the vast majority of
the classes while Carlos became more involved
with the development of the Gracie Diet and
managing the fighting careers of his brothers.
In spite of his small frame and weight of only
140 pounds, Hélio became the mastermind behind
the development of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, adapting
the techniques of Japanese Jiu-Jitsu so that
they depended entirely upon leverage, rather
than strength and explosiveness. He was driven
by a constant determination to find effective
ways to deal with every possible aspect of a
real fight.
Daring to break away from the traditional
Japanese style, he began experimenting,
modifying and perfecting simple techniques that
would be effective regardless of stature.
That is how he developed this style of
Jiu-Jitsu. Though Gracie Jiu-Jitsu descended
from the ancient Japanese style, the differences
are quite apparent. Many of the Japanese facets
of the art, which depend on physical prowess and
stiff motion, were tossed aside, leaving only
pure technique. |
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