In
the late 1920s Grand Master Helio Gracie created Gracie
or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after he realized that he was
physically too frail to utilize the traditional Japanese
techniques. Proven over the last 80 years to be the
most reliable system for a smaller person to defeat
a larger, more athletic opponent, the techniques of
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu are based on precise timing and effective
use of leverage so that virtually anyone can do it,
man or woman, regardless of their size or athletic
ability. Although Gracie Jiu-Jitsu consists of over
600 techniques, studies of the fights conducted by
members of the Gracie Family have shown that 36 techniques
have been used more often and with greater success
than all the other techniques combined. Soon after
these studies were conducted the Gracies realized
that the fastest way to effectively prepare any new
student to defend themselves against a larger, untrained
opponent was to focus entirely on teaching them these
36 essential techniques. This realization led to the
birth of the Gracie Combatives course. The techniques
featured in this course have been adopted by the U.S.
Army, Navy Seals, Secret Service, FBI, and countless
other law enforcement agencies around the world. |