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Posted on February 3, 2012 - by Doug

Royce Gracie Seminar

Saturday, May 19th, reserve the date!
We’ll be posting details soon.
The UFC Hall of Fame legend will be coming to Connecticut to conduct a seminar in Glastonbury. Stay tuned for session times, and price.
I will post the details soon.

Posted on January 26, 2012 - by paul

Jim Hughes will be in New Haven on Wednesday, February 1st

For those of you who have asked, have been watching, waiting, patiently anticipating, I bring great news! Royce black belt, and network Head Instructor, Jim Hughes will be in New Haven on Wednesday, February 1st to evaluate and promote. Come down for 8pm and demonstrate your skills, train with some of the best training partners in the network, and make friends with some really great people.

Josh

Posted on December 1, 2011 - by paul

Come and join us this Saturday the 3 rd for a special seminar in West Hartford with Jim Hughes.

Come and join us the this weekend at 2:00pm Saturday 3rd in our West Hartford location for a special seminar with Royce Gracie black belt Jim Hughes. The seminar is open to all our members and their friends including our SuperKids Karate parents. Jim is an amazing instructors and has been a long time student of Royce and has many stories about his experience learning Gracie Jiu Jitsu back in the day, as well as his experience at the Academy with Helio Gracie.

Learn self defense strategy and technique that make Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu one of the most effective self defense styles in the world.

Also, we would like to take this opportunity to raise some food for our local food bank to help families in need over the holidays. Please bring canned and non perishable items. All your help will be greatly appreciated.

Also, there will be no open mat this Saturday, if you were planning to come, join us at 2:00pm instead.

Thank you for all your help.

Paul

Posted on November 16, 2011 - by Doug

Gracie Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Jim Hughes in Glastonbury 11/22 @ 7:15 p.m.

Royce Gracie black belt Jim Hughes will be at the Glastonbury school on Tuesday 11/22 at 7:15 p.m.
Jim has a long history with Royce, and its always a treat to have him come to Glastonbury. His insight to Gracie Jiu Jitsu is amazing, and its an opportunity you shouldn’t miss.
Bring a friend, bring your kimono, bring your questions, and most of all bring a willingness to learn.
Jim will help you bring your game to a different place.
All of our students should feel welcome, and I encourage you to bring a friend. If you know someone that has been saying they would like to try it, but they never show up, what better opportunity than this as an introduction to the gentle art?
Jim has taught many students and introduced many people to the beauty of Gracie Jiu Jitsu. He is one of the best instructors around.
November 22, next Tuesday, at 7:15. Be there, it won’t cost you anything, and you have everything to gain.

Posted on November 16, 2011 - by paul

Next Tuesday Gracie Black Belt Jim Hughes will be teaching in Glastonbury.

Next Tuesday Royce Gracie Black Belt Jim Hughes will be teaching in Glastonbury. We are excited to have him come down, and it should be some great training! Bring your kimono, your questions, and your eagerness to learn. 7:15 pm, Tuesday 11/22… Don’t miss it!

Doug

Message from Paul

There will be no West Hartford class on that Tuesday, come and join Jim and Doug and all of our friends at the Glastonbury location for fun on the mat. If you have a friend that always wanted to do Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu or Martial Arts, bring them to the seminar.

Posted on November 1, 2011 - by Katie

What’s your advantage? Jim Hughes seminar in Norwich, WEDS. 11/2

The most important thing I learned from Jim in 2011 (so far anyway) is to be sure that I start at an advantage. This might mean positionally, during a drill, to start with my chin downs, or my elbows in, or to protect my neck, even when we’re practicing arm bars. Even if the point of the drill is for me to start in a disadvantageous position, I should be thinking about how to make that position as advantageous for myself as possible. Mentally, we develop a mindset to seek out the advantageous aspects of a less-than-ideal situation, to keep our practice in perspective, and to train with an open mind toward learning this art. On the street, we already have some advantage over a potential opponent in that we know jiu-jitsu – I wouldn’t leave home without that!

Here’s an advantageous position for you: Norwich, Wednesday night. Jim’s going to be there. Maybe tonight is the night you learn your most important nuggets of information for 2011.

Posted on October 29, 2011 - by paul

Class canceled west hartford location October 29

Class canceled in West Hartford due to snow. Stay safe.

Paul

Posted on October 26, 2011 - by paul

Norwich Gracie Jiu Jitsu Seminar with Gracie Black Belt Jim Hughes will be held on November 2nd, 2011.

Come to Norwich on November 2nd, 2011 at 7:45pm and get all the secrets you need to get your game to the next level. Learn from Jim Hughes, a long time student of Royce Gracie, all the little details necessary to make your Jiu Jitsu better. We will learn the rolling drill as well as review the basic guard pass and why it is important to know in order to improve our posture and our defense against the triangle choke and the arm lock. We will also learn the secret standing guard pass that Helio taught Jim. It so simple and effective. It will keep you safe from armlocks, chokes and triangles.
The best news about this seminar is that is Free to our members and their friends, so don’t forget to bring a good friend that always wanted to try Jiu Jitsu. This seminar will be Gi seminar, so if you don’t have a Gi yet, talk to your coach about getting one.

Also, there will be no regular class in East Windsor on the Wednesday the day of the seminar. I want to give all of you guys a chance to go and train with Jim and the Norwich crew, so take advantage of this great opportunity.

Best Regards,

Paul

Posted on September 6, 2011 - by paul

It was a great seminar taught by Royce Gracie Black Belt Jim Hughes held at the West Hartford Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu school with coach Paul Bratslavsky

It was an amazing turnout and even better class. Jim Hughes, a Royce Gracie Black belt taught the importance of Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as it was conveyed to him through his close relationship with Royce and his father Helio. It is important to understand the roots of Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu and Helio’s vision of the art. It is a self defense martial art first. Helio was once quoted saying, it is not that his sons are great, it is that the art of Gracie Jiu Jitsu that is great. That quote made perfect sense to me, it demonstrates that the art is so effective that anybody who chooses to practice it will reap it’s benefits. How else can a 175 pound Royce been able to be victorious in the first UFC against much larger opponents with no rules, no time and no weight limit. Things are much different now. With today’s UFC there are rules, time and weight limits that change the dynamic of a match. It is no longer a fight, but a competition pitting amazing athletes agains each other. Nothing wrong with rules, if the rules did not change, there would be no UFC today. As for me, I am happy to be part of the Royce Gracie Network knowing that we practice the original, authentic form of Jiu Jitsu conveyed to us by Royce, as it was conveyed to him by his father Helio. If you missed the first seminar, don’t worry, there will be another one coming up at our Norwich location soon. Check in regularly for time and dates or become a fan of our Facebook page.

Best regards,

Paul

Posted on September 1, 2011 - by Doug

Power is back at the Glastonbury location!

Power is back at the Glastonbury location. Friday night we begin our normal schedule. In Glastonbury we are starting training with gi on Saturday mornings, and Tuesday nights. Fridays will remain no gi (actually when winter comes you can wear the gi on Friday nights if you like).
For those that have no power still or have had to endure hardship because of Irene, come get your frustration out on the mat. Bring a friend, introduce them to Jiu Jitsu, and we can all comiserate together.