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The History and Fundamentals of Gracie Jiu Jitsu by Christian F   Gracie Jiu Jitsu is a time tested self defense system that will allow a smaller and weaker person to take down and have full control over their opponent. The history of this martial art began in 1925 when Carlos Gracie established the first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio [...]

I train with Lou Rodriguez in Danbury and just wanted to take a minute and let you know how great he is. I recently injured my back (hopefully not very severely, but they tell me I have 3 herniated disks), and not only has Lou contacted me to try and set up time to do drills privately, but another student [...]

Jim, First off, keep the emails coming; they are informative, funny and enjoyable! Secondly, thanks for all you’ve done thus far to get the New England schools running. Funny thing is, I first learned of mma, or whatever it was called back in the day, by watching Royce at UFC 3. Since way back then, I always admired bjj, for [...]

So you probably want some story about how I was held up at knife point in a dark alley at night, disarmed my attacker and made him cry “Uncle!” using only my unarmed agility and deadly know-how. Fortunately that hasn’t yet become a necessity. But Jiu-Jitsu, Jim, and Royce really did save my life. No lie. I was a freshman [...]

I’ve been training Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Boston ever since the school expanded here. Since that time my life has moved in a positive direction in more ways that one. I largely attribute this to my jiu jitsu training, partners, and instructors. I have found that Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu has refueled my innate willingness to learn and rejuvenated [...]