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As part of the Pedro Sauer Jiu Jitsu Association , Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Hilton Head specializes in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
Searching for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes in Bluffton, SC ? Look no farther than Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Hilton Head. Our BJJ classes engage the entire body for a fun, whole-body workout. Experience a high level of muscle conditioning and toning while learning the beautiful and deadly art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Regardless of your skill level, you’ll find that our BJJ classes combine just the right amount of fun and challenge while teaching you practical and proven ways to protect yourself. Whether you’re looking to learn self-defense skills or participate in a new workout that doesn’t require boring gym routines, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an excellent option.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training places emphasis on form and technique over speed and strength. You’ll learn how to overpower your opponent with minimal force, thus helping you conserve your energy. Through repeated training and conditioning, you’ll find that the series of BJJ techniques have become ingrained in your muscle memory. You’ll be able to use your opponent’s force against them, giving you the ability to overcome people much stronger or bigger than yourself.
Endurance building is another key component of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. BJJ training involves strategy, which means that instructors will determine a set of methods appropriate for you based on your strengths and weaknesses. This gives you, the student, the greatest chances of success.Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training places emphasis on form and technique over speed and strength. You’ll learn how to overpower your opponent with minimal force, thus helping you conserve your energy. Through repeated training and conditioning, you’ll find that the series of BJJ techniques have become ingrained in your muscle memory. You’ll be able to use your opponent’s force against them, giving you the ability to overcome people much stronger or bigger than yourself.
Endurance building is another key component of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. BJJ training involves strategy, which means that instructors will determine a set of methods appropriate for you based on your strengths and weaknesses. This gives you, the student, the greatest chances of success.
Kids will love the excitement and fun that stem from our kids’ Jiu-Jitsu classes. At Gracie Jiu-Jitsi Hilton Head, youth learn important self-defense skills, physical fitness habits, and confidence. Our kids’ Jiu-Jitsu program also focuses on the development of the mind, including self-control, focus, and discipline. Our young Martial Artists develop a higher level of personal awareness and self-confidence that will serve him or her well in dealing with the pressures of life. At Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Hilton Head, it is our goal to help all of our students become more focused, confident, and disciplined.
Hélio Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu, the oldest martial art, can be traced back to India where it was invented by Buddhist monks. These monks developed movements based on balance and leverage, in a manner that would avoid reliance on strength and weapons. Jiu -Jitsu later found its way through China and to Japan where it gained even more popularity. Adopted by the Samurais, the Japanese Royal Guards, as a superior form of self-defense, the martial art highlighted their own code of conduct known as Bushido, the “way of the warrior”. Centered around core values including loyalty, justice, manners, purity, modesty, honor, self confidence and respect, the Japanese named the smooth techniques “jiu jitsu” meaning “the gentle art.” With the end of the feudal system in Japan,Jiu-Jitsu split into different styles, including Aikido, Karate, Judo etc.
In 1914, Japanese Jiu-Jitsu champion Esai Maeda migrated to Brazil, where he was instrumental in establishing a Japanese immigrant community. His efforts were aided by Gastão Gracie, a Brazilian scholar and politician of Scottish descent. Grateful for Gracie’s assistance, Maeda taught the Brazilian’s oldest son, Carlos, the secrets of the ancient martial art. Carlos then taught Maeda’s techniques to his four brothers, and in 1925, they opened the first Jiu-Jitsu academy in Brazil. For the Gracie brothers, teaching the art was more than an occupation. It was their passion.
One of the brothers, Helio Gracie, paid special interest to the use of the techniques. Helio, small framed, only 135 pounds, and in frail health, was 16 when he began learning Jiu itsu. Unable to participate in class, he often sat and watched his older brother teach. One day when Carlos was unable to make it to class, Helio was asked to instruct. He did remarkably well and, because of his size and stature, he began to adapt the basic rules of jiu-jitsu. He introduced the application of leverage to the art, making it possible for a smaller opponent to defeat a larger one. He began experimenting, modifying and enhancing the basic techniques, making them effective for a person regardless of stature. Thus began the development of a new and more effective art – Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. GJJ is a martial art that continuously evolves, as its techniques are based on efficiency and practicality, not on ancient rule book set in stone.
Today, Jiu-Jitsu has left its imprint worldwide and is the fastest growing martial art. The ability to defeat an opponent without the use of violence has empowered the students of Jiu-Jitsu both physically and mentally, on and off the mat.
Today, jiu-jitsu has left its imprint worldwide and is the fastest growing martial art. The ability to defeat an opponent without the use of violence has empowered the students of Jiu-Jitsu both physically and mentally, on and off the mat.
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Since 1925, over 40 members of the Gracie Family including Master Pedro Sauer (not a Gracie, but as if one. And the only non Gracie allowed to use the name) have dedicated their lives to developing the most effective system of self-defense the world has ever known.
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