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Professor Jucao

Jucao holds the rank of fifth degree black belt professor. In his 30 years of training and teaching ju jitsu. Professor Jucao fas formed internationally recognized athletes, both as champions and professors of ju jitsu, capable of teaching and fighting anywhere in the world. As a competitor, he has been in over 1000 ju jitsu matches, won gold medals at the Pan American Games in Los Angeles in 1995 and 1996, and took the gold medal at the European Championships in Portugal in 2004. He has also twice won the bronze medal in the Mundials, and won gold at the Brazilian Championships of 1994. He was weven-time Senior Master Brazilian Champion, and five-time Senior Master Champion at the Mundials. For Professor Jucao, competing has always been about fun, regardless of outcome. His current preoccuption is to help others to not only become champions themselves, but also better people.

Class Descriptions

Brazilian Ju Jitsu

Literally meaning the "art of softness" or "way of yielding" is a collective name for Japanese martial art styles including unarmed and armed techniques.

Articles

Soshu Shigeru Oyama said to me after my first full contact competition, “beginner fights like baby; all grabbing. He can’t help it.” How right he was.

A baby's first movements are primitive reflexes that can also be recognized as foundational movements that support good fighting postures and skills. Some of these reflexes and their karate counterparts are: