Jiu Jitsu

choke Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a cutting edge fighting art founded and developed from traditional Jiu-Jitsu by the Gracie family of Brazil. Carlos Gracie learned jiu-jitsu from a Japanese Judo-ka named Maeda who emigrated to Brazil. The art's roots are derived from pre-war Kodokan Judo, western wrestling, and Maeda's own insights into combat. Though Brazilian Jiu-jitsu contains standup techniques for winning a fight, it is known for its devastating ground techniques. It is prefered to bring an opponent to the ground and then relying on grappling techniques to subdue the opponent.
armbar This strategy takes away the advantage of an opponent with superior striking abilities. It can also mitigate the advantage of a stronger and much larger opponent relying on wrestling or grappling. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was specifically developed to allow a smaller person to defeat a larger person by sophisticated application of leverage and technique. Gaining superior position on your opponent and applying a myriad of chokes, holds, locks and joint manipulations becomes the foundation for this fun martial art.


About the Instructor

Carlos Neto

Carlos has been taught, trained and competed with some of the best Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the World. He received his Black Belt in 2001 from Jefferson Oliveira. For several years he trained with the world famous Brazilian Top Team in Rio De Janeiro. He also is a Multiple NAGA Open Weight Division Champion and recently placed 2nd in the Pan American No Gi Championship held in New York City.