Our Mission: To Create An Ego-Free Environment To Work Hard & Play Hard In.
We pride ourselves on creating an environment that is fun, educational, safe, and empowering. It's a requirement that everybody leave their ego at the door. What we practice is a martial art and can be dangerous, if not downright lethal. However, if practiced correctly, it can be playful while still being intense and challenging.
We make it our mission for everybody who comes in, no matter what age or size, to find like-minded practitioners ready to take their self defense, physical fitness, and enjoyment of the art to the next level.
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A True Martial Art That Has Stood The Test Of Time.
— Helio Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu was formed from Kodokan Judo ground fighting (newaza) fundamentals that were taught to Carlos Gracie & Luiz França by Mitsuyo Maeda and Soshihiro Satake.Carlos Gracie is known as the Founder and Creator of Modern Jiu Jitsu (Gracie Jiu Jitsu/Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). Brazilian jiu-jitsu eventually came to be its own art through the experimentations, practices, and adaptation from the Judo knowledge of Carlos and Hélio Gracie, who then passed their knowledge on to their extended family.
BJJ promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using proper technique, leverage, and most notably, taking the fight to the ground, and then applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the opponent. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling tournaments ( gi and no-gi ) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition or self-defense. Sparring(commonly referred to as "rolling") and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition, in relation to progress and ascension through its ranking system .
Since its inception in 1882, its parent art of Judo was separated from older systems of Japanese ju-jitsu by an important difference that was passed on to Brazilian jiu-jitsu: it is not solely a martial art, it is also a sport; a method for promoting physical fitness and building character in young people; and, ultimately, a way of life.
Alex "Cavalo" Valazquez - Head Instructor
Born in Conneticut grew up with a love for engineering and jiu-jitsu. Late in 1997, he was invited by a good friend to check out a submission grappling/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Class; there, his “eyes were opened,” and he was hooked for life. His BJJ career started under the instruction of Marcelo Grosso (De La Riva). Intensive training followed, during which he has had the pleasure of learning from many greats in the Jiu-Jitsu/ Grappling scene, including Carlson Gracie Jr., Royce Gracie, Ricardo De La Riva, Renato Tavares, Rinaldo Santos, Marcelo Grosso, and Matt Hughes, just to name a few. Always the competitor, Alex continues to capture multiple 1st place championships as an active team competitor.
