Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

   This colorful art has its beginnings from the Gracie Family.    Helio Gracie is credited with a lot of improvements along with all the many graduates of Brazilian Jiu which were handed down to Grandmaster Flavio Behring who taught Master Ricardo Murgel.  Ricardo Murgel is the director of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu within Professional Combined Martial Arts.  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a sport and also an effective fighting art.

Carlos Gracie taught his brothers, and Helio distinguished himself as the champion of the Gracie brothers through his fighting exploits. He is also acknowledged as having a big influence on the development of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.  He altered techniques his brother taught him due to his small stature and relative weakness. He made them less reliant on strength and refined the techniques to maximize leverage. He said he couldn't get out of certain positions he was taught by his brother so he had to invent techniques to allow him to escape those positions.

 The creator of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie is the third generation descendent of an immigrant from Scotland. Born in 1901 to Gastão Gracie, a Brazilian scholar and politician, Carlos was the smallest and skinniest of five brothers but was never defeated by his younger brothers. His younger brothers were Osvaldo, Gastão, Jorge, and Helio (born 1913). He was raised in a wealthy family, and he became a student of Maeda when he was 19 when Maeda settled in Brazil. Maeda had made a name for himself in Brazil through his fighting exploits, and had opened up a school. Allegedly, it was Carlos' father who introduced Carlos to Maeda. Eventually, Carlos taught his brothers jiu-jitsu.

  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as taught by Ricardo Murgel is for personal protection, sport ground fighting , Mixed Martial Arts competition, close quarter situations making it perfect for Police, Military, handicapped and special needs students.   Thought by many to be the worlds best ground fighting style this art has proven itself in many competitions and real fighting situations for over 60 years.    Ricardo Murgel has dedicated his life to bring this Martial Art to people around the world for many uses.