• WHY GRACIE JIU-JITSU?
• One in six people will be the victim of a violent attack.
• One in four women will be the victim of a sexual attack in their lifetime.
• 95% of all violent attacks and street fights end up on the ground.
• 10% of victims of violent attacks do not survive the encounter.

Now for the good news, you DO NOT have to be a victim. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is the only self-defense system in the world that effectively deals with self-defense on the ground. It doesn’t matter if you’re a man, woman, or child, nor does it matter if you are small, weak, strong, or “over the hill,” Gracie Jiu-Jitsu will give you the tools to defend yourself in a real world attack.

Founder Professor Helio Gracie is the mastermind behind Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. At 135 lbs. Grandmaster Helio modified the traditional jiu-jitsu to work based on technique and leverage rather than speed and strength. He is the father of the famous Ultimate Fighting Champion Royce Gracie.

“ Jiu-jitsu is first and foremost an art of combat, all the improvements that I made were with the goal of maintaining that objective.” – Grandmaster Helio Gracie

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Students Learn:

• How to defend against punches and kicks from the standing position.
• How to neutralize an attacker’s stand up aggression while taking them to the ground, and maintaining the top position.
• How to defend and submit a larger opponent from the bottom position.
• Practical self -defense, including chokes, joint-locks, from both the standing and ground position.
• How to defend against and attacker armed with a gun, stick or a knife.

Instructors Sean Haley and Anibal Lobo are the only Pedro Sauer Association Representatives in the  Portland Metro Area.