The Gracie Family invented mixed martial arts (MMA). Royce Gracie, THE LEGENDARY CHAMPION,
paved the way. Get on the Gracie Train and "LIVE THE LEGEND" by joining our great system of schools (10 locations throughout
New England). Get fit, learn proven Gracie Jiu Jitsu self defense, MMA, Muay Thai, and make the best friends you will
ever know!
If you have been around Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie New England a while, training and
hanging out with Royce at one of our many great schools, or at Jim's house, just kind of seems like an everyday normal thing.
But lets remember, people around the world are dying to get on the mat with Royce Gracie and learn Gracie Jiu Jitsu /
Brazilian Jiu jitsu self defense method that changed martial arts forever but they cant do it because his schedule is
very booked. You can't believe the number of events he simply has to turn down. Royce was here in CT and MA before
anyone really knew him. And now that he is a superstar (and everyone wants a piece of him) he is still showing up to train
with us. So get in here and take advantage of the opportunity to train with the best. Make sure you are on the email list
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It's a great day for training Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu New England
school of Self Defesne, MMA, and Muay Thai Kickboxing has classes everyday of the week at a location near you. We have excellent
locations serving Hartford, Glastonbury, Southington, Danbury, New Haven, Norwich, UCONN Storrs, Agawam MA, Boston, and seminars
in Puerto Rico. Come in to any of our locations for more information. Check out locations and schedules in the margin, and
get in here ----you cant eat if you dont sit at the table. So stop going hungry for what you really want and by all means,
dont eat or drink some watered down version of Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie Jiujitsu is open most major holidays, especially, Canadian Boxing Day, which,
we have on good authority, has nothing to do with martial arts, self defense, or boxing . . . still . . . its a great
excuse to get out of the house and do something for yourself that nobody else can do... it's Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu all
the way -- and the BEST WAY -- to all your exercise, health, fitness, and self defense goals.
ROYCE GRACIE JIU JITSU SCHOOL FOR SELF DEFENSE AND FITNESS. IT IS PROVEN, SAFE,
AND FUN. Gracie Jiu jitsu is the origin of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It is a Fast and Easy way to build CONFIDENCE, HEALTH, AND
WELLBEING. Join the world wide evolution of martial arts!
Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: 10 Academys in the New England area of Connecticut and Massachusettes including Boston,
Agawam, West Hartford, Southington, New Haven, Norwich, UCONN/Storrs, Glastonbury, Danbury, and semniars in Puerto Rico. Come
learn Gracie Jiujitsu (GJJ) from the premiere source. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or BJJ, was created by the Gracie family
particularly, Royce's Father Helio. Don't be duped by imitators. Come learn Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu self defense
skills, values, attitude and way of life handed down by Royce, and his father Helio Gracie for years. The secrets of
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and BJJ are right here waiting for you! It's Martial Arts and Self Defense that actually works and makes
sense. So what are you waiting for? Get in the best shape of your life and make the best friends you will ever know! Get on
the GRACIE FAMILY TRAIN!
News Flash: Royce Beats Sakuraba in the rematch of their historic 1 1/2 hour bout from
2000. Jim just returned from the fight and has a lot of good stuff to share from the pre fight training strategy. Dustin joined
Jim on Friday before the match and attended the fight, but was mainly observing the technique of the ProElite Dance
Girls. See Dustin for the details.
Rodrigo was a big help to Royce as a training partner and corner. He will be training
with us again this fall and winter. Be part of something great and get in here and train with K1 HEROS Fighter Rodrigo Gracie.
JIM WAS INVITED TO FAIRTEX AND THE BIGGEST WBC MAUY THAI EVENT EVER! FOR MORE ON THE STORY CLICK HERE.
About Renzo's recent fights Royce says:"Three fights with real tough opponents all within six months. . . who
does that? Man, Renzo is my hero! "
See what this is all about:
There are many good reasons to join Jim and Royce's schools in Connecticut and Massachusettes. Improving self defense
skills, confidence, health, fitness, and overall wellbeing are common benefits of training.
If you currently train and want to develop your groundwork and grappling, or if you have been thinking about studying
martial arts and want to learn how to defend yourself and your family and have considered adult or kid's karate, judo, jujutsu,
ju jitsu, kung fu, tae kwon do, krav maga, aikido, wrestling, or kick boxing --you have found the right place here with Jim
Hughes & Royce Gracie Jiu-jitsu. Elements of all these martial arts are found in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Self Defense, and
as you may already know, Gracie Jiu Jitsu strategy has been proven effective over and over in the UFC (as shown on Spike TV
and Pay-per-view), Pride, and K1 vale tudo and No Holds Barred arenas and tournaments such as NAGA, Gracie-Jiu-Jitsu National
Tournament, The Arnolds, Mundial, Pan Am Games. Who knows, it may even become an Olympic Sport like Greco Roman Wrestling
was in the original Olympic competition.
Whatever your interest may be, this is your opportunity to become part of something really great and to help make
it even greater! You belong here!
Contact one of our coaches right now to schedule a time to observe a class. YOU WILL LEARN A SKILL THAT CAN REALLY
HELP YOU!-- "IT'S FITNESS WITH A PURPOSE":
email: jimhughes at gracie-jiu-jitsu dot com
Please let us know which area is closest to you and one of our coaches will contact you to schedule a time
to come in and observe a class. You can expect to see how Royce and his family and students train on a day
to day basis. You will likely learn a skill that can save your life --even by simply watching class. This is exactly
how Royce's father,Helio, got started in jiu-jitsu. You can expect that the class environment will be SAFE, FUN,
and FRIENDLY!
Our School supports the Military and Law Enforcement. We develop specialized ongoing Military Combatives Training as
well as self defense training for Police. We have trained numerous agencies through our relationship with the US Army, the
Hartford Police Department Dignitary Protection School, and the Hartford SWAT TEAM. Many of our members participate in helping
our friends in uniform.
Live The Legend Open Dec 2007
Brett 2nd , Dave 1st , Eric 3rd
College MMA Challenge MMA 101: Grappling
Justin Harpe 3rd Jeremy Pavlik 1st Josh Randorf 3rd
Royce, Jim, Coaches, Fighters in Ring at Mohegan
Train under the watchful eye of Jim and Royce and our great coaches
Jim at WBC event with Fairtex Muay Thai CEO Anthony Lin, click photo for more details
So you probably want some
story about how I was held up at knife point in a dark alley at night, disarmed my attacker and made him cry “Uncle!”
using only my unarmed agility and deadly know-how.Fortunately that hasn’t
yet become a necessity.
But Jiu-Jitsu, Jim, and
Royce really did save my life.No lie.
I was a freshman
in college with a 4.0 GPA.And I was bored out of my mind.A friend convinced me to try Vietnamese kickboxing.Not for
wimps, right?I worked my way up in rank for a little less than a year until
the instructor returned to Vietnam.I moved on to Japanese Jujutsu,
as it was available in the same place on the same nights (A recommended way to choose a club?Maybe not.).I diligently memorized Japanese words, repeated the same
moves over and over against ever-agreeable empty air, performed a great number of pushups for sub-standard throws, and generally
wondered where I was going.
I met some guys in the
jujutsu club interested in “submission grappling” and started working out “on the side” on body positioning,
submissions, and doing lots and lots of bodyweight squats just in case those guys from the Lion’s Den ever traveled
around Connecticut looking for talent.At some point, I was asked to leave the
Japanese Jujutsu club.Apparently, submission grappling and jujutsu are not compatible.
My fellow grapplers
and I heard that Royce Gracie was going to put on a seminar in Hartford CT.Somehow, between the four of us, we reserved three spaces.Somehow, I wasn’t the odd one out and found myself in the tiniest second-story mat room I had ever
seen.I had dreamed for nights about the way Royce would levitate into the room,
deliver an oration on his ass-kicking ways, choke out the big guys, scrutinize my attempts, and float away back to the octagon.
Then a skinny guy
in a mismatched gi strolled in and said, “Hey, guys, look at this.”About
an hour later, he threatened to kill me, and gave me a blue belt after I laughed at him.
I drove 45 minutes from
UConn to Hartford three days a week.Then, Dustin and I (with significant help from Jim and Royce) reinvented our “Mixed Martial Arts
Club” at UConn as Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.I was doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
5 days a week.I had bruises all over my body all the time.But that body looked awesome.I had such a huge supply of
endorphins cruising through my blood that I consistently felt great.I had direction,
purpose and a connection to something real.
This connection was that
thing that was missing for the first two years of my college career.I was living
in my life.I wasn’t connected with it.I hadn’t made it all a part of me. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the real-ness
of it, the practice, the method, the live-ness allowed me to have a connection with myself – my brain, my body, my being.Jiu-jitsu also allowed me to foster connections with the people around me –
sweaty, gi-wearing brothers who fight you daily, but would go significantly out of their way to help you out.
Royce Gracie Brzailian
Jiu-jitsu is the most real thing I have ever done in my life.I live in Texas now, and do Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu there, and it is still real.Jim and Royce’s club is the real deal.The people are real, genuine, and honest, with real jobs and real lives.The
act of jiu-jitsu is real.No anxiety of memorizing numbers in a foreign language:Just positions building a solid base on which to secure movements towards submissions;
real movement for real situations.Movement built on the anatomy of the human
body to be used against the anatomy of someone else’s human body.And not
in theory.In practice every day, you try it out, movement after movement connected
to a real, live, sweaty person who is trying out his moves against your real, live, sweaty body.
You might remember
that I mentioned that jiu-jitsu saved my life.
I thought I had it,
and from all outward appearances I had it: the successful college career on a scholarship, friends, a job.But somehow I felt like I was missing something.
Jiu-jitsu didn’t
connect me only with jiu-jitsu.It connected me with the people around me, with
my school work, with my own thoughts.It increased my concentration, moved my
blood --made me think.It made me feel real.Watch out: feeling real is an addiction.It followed me home from college,
and then all the way to Texas.The connection to Jim and Royce in Hartford
is so strong it may bring me back to that very club despite my ridiculous case of wanderlust.Not just any martial art, not just any jiu-jitsu, not just any Gracie Jiu-Jitsu school: Royce and Jim have the market
cornered on Real.Go get connected.
Did I mention that
I’m a 130 pound girl?
Don’t let that scare
you off.Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu can do this for you.It was that “it”
I had been looking for all my life.Don’t go through the motions for another
minute.Go get connected.
Katie Boiteau
I Recommend Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu
I've been training Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Boston
ever since the
school expanded here.Since that time my life has moved in a positive
direction in more ways that one. I largely attribute
this to my jiu
jitsu training, partners, and instructors (Paul Bratslavsky,
Mike Ryder, and Jay Bell).I have found that Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu has refueled
my innate willingness to learn and rejuvenated my competitive spirit. Most importantly Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu has genuinely
enhanced my general well-being (albeit an occasional break from the old lady at home).I have found the instructors to provide a perfect balance of technical instruction, a competitive yet controlled environment,
and personal motivation all in one.I have the utmost respect for my instructors
and would recommend Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu to anyone looking to supplement their lifestyle with something special.
