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2. Black Belt Jim Hughes is teaching THE FIRST EVER FOR CREDIT UNIVERSITY CLASS IN ROYCE GRACIE JIU JITSU AND THE EVOLUTION OF MMA AT UCONN:
The Gracie Family popularized mixed martial arts (MMA) in the 1990’s by introducing the world to their family form of Self Defense developed through years of trial and error. Royce Gracie, the Legendary Champion, paved the way in his astounding performance in the first UFC’s and later in Pride and K1 in Japan. Jim Hughes is one of only a handful of Black Belts promoted by Royce Gracie. Jim and Royce developed the New England Network of Academies to preserve and share The Authentic Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA Created by Royce’s Father Grandmaster Helio Gracie.
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Members: Happy Father’s Day! We are fortunate to be here, alive and well, thanks to our parents. We stand on their shoulders everyday doing the best we can to become the person they hoped we would be inside their hearts.
In honor of our parents and mentors we are extending a gift to our members [...]
It was a jam-packed seminar June 6 and 7 and it seemed an auspicious day. The “Strawberry Full Moon” was bright in the sky and three Black belts were present: Legendary MMA Champion Royce Gracie; Pride and Abu Dhabi Champion Rodrigo Gracie; and two-time Gracie Jiu Jitsu National Tournament Champion Jim Hughes.
More details can be [...]
Check out jiu jitsu training pictures from the seminar at the East Windsor and West Hartford CT Jiu Jitsu & MMA schools Royce Gracie June 2009 seminar weekend. If you had your picture taken with Brazilian Jiu JItsu and MMA legends Royce Gracie or Rodrigo Gracie, you should be able to find them in [...]
Learn Gracie Jiu Jitsu Self Defense and MMA with the father of MMA, Legendary ROYCE GRACIE:
Its open to members of the worldwide network of Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Self Defense and MMA schools. If your not a Royce Gracie Network member just send me a note of introduction and I will let you in (after [...]
On May 31, 2009 about 20 members of the Hartford Police Explorers attended a seminar at Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in West Hartford CT spear headed by long time Royce Gracie Network member and coaching assistant Jim Cambell. The ages ranged from boys and girls 13 to 19 years old. The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 (Paul Bratslavsky, Mike Ryder, and Jay Bell). I have found [...]
