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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
On The News -
The Fort Campbell Courier
Air Defense goes hand-to-hand
C Battery undergoes
Combatives class
By Sgt. Matt Wrzesinsid
101st Sustainment Brigade
 Soldiers must be alert and ready to fight at all
times. That is why the Army implemented
combatives as part of the pre-deployment-
training.
Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion,
and 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment took
part in a combatives course Oct. 1. The course
was taught by Pedro Valente from the Valente
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy of Miami, Valente taught the Soldiers fighting techniques
to use during a hand-to-hand combat situation.
The class was based on techniques created and
mastered by Grandmaster Helio Gracie who taught
Valente.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Martial Arts Magazine Recounts The Birth of Jiu-Jitsu in the US
 Last
month's issue of Extreme Fighter Magazine, featured an article
that recounts the birth of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in the US.
Picture - Beginnings of GJJ int he US. Young Pedro Valente
with Rorion and the Gracie brothers back in 1988 in California.
"The Gracie’s are the most influential family in the history
of martial arts, and the martial arts world owes them a debt of
gratitude!
No one can deny that the Gracie family is nothing
short of legendary. From Carlos Gracie Sr. all the way down to
the newest Gracie members who are still actively competing in
MMA or BJJ and everyone in between, the Gracie’s are the most
influential family in history of martial arts. They will
go down in history for revolutionizing the martial arts."
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Belt Promotion Ceremony
This year's belt ceremony will be held on
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008. The purpose of this event is to
reward the effort, dedication and commitment of our students
throughout the year. We will be very happy to see all students in this
important night.
Start Time : 7 PM
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Saturday,
May 3, 2008
Sneak Preview
See the new one minute
video of the Fundamentals 27 Lessons System produced by Eric
Mainade and Gui Valente. To best view the video we recommend
good high volume and a full screen picture.
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Saturday,
May 3, 2008
Valente Gracie
Fort Lauderdale
This week Professor Gui Valente
visited Valente Gracie Fort Lauderdale. The new training
location has the objective of making traditional Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu more accessible to students in South Florida.
The school is run by Valente Gracie's Bruce Belfield and follows
the strict teaching methods of Grandmaster Helio Gracie.
Before starting to teach, Bruce, who is a FTL Police officer and
SWAT team member, served as an Assistant Instructor for the
Valentes for over two years and is currently working on his
Instructors' certification. VG Ft. Lauderdale offers the
official Fundamentals 27 Lessons System, Advanced 28-54 System
and Sparring Classes.
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DOWNLOAD PICTURE <<<
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Saturday,
April 26, 2008
Martial Arts
Master, Kyoshi Steve Lavallee, Performs a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Demonstration
Kyoshi
LaVallee is the Chief Master Instructor and founder of the #1
USA Black Belt Schools. A pioneer in the modern day martial arts
industry, Professor Lavallee has enjoyed over thirty-five years
as a martial artist, athlete and teacher. A former top-ranked
competitor in forms, fighting and weapons, Kyoshi was honored
with the "Triple Crown" Award by Karate Illustrated Magazine and
has been named "Man of the Year" five times by the International
Martial Arts Association.
In 2000, he joined Gracie Miami
and since then has been training under Professor Pedro Valente.
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Thurday,
April 24, 2008
Pedro Valente
visits Honduras and is received by President Manuel Zelaya
Professor Pedro Valente
visited Honduras this past weekend to teach a special Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu seminar. Professor Valente was invited by Gracie
Miami student John Paul Lloyd who recently moved back to his
home country. Following the recommendation of the Valentes
John Paul created a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu club to share the art with
friends and family. John Paul, who trained at Gracie Miami
for nearly four years travels back to South Florida frequently
to enhance his Jiu-Jitsu skills. Professor Pedro was very
impressed with the technical level of all students. Among
the group was Hector Zelaya, son of the Honduran president, who is
an enthusiast of the far reaching benefits of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
During his stay, Professor Valente met with
President
Manuel Zelaya in the Presidental Palace in Tegucigalpa,
Honduras.
Hector Zelaya,
President Manuel Zelaya, Professor Pedro Valente, and John Paul
Lloyd in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Group of Students
in Honduras.
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Saturday,
April 19, 2008
Thursday at Valente Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu
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Saturday,
April 19, 2008
Dr. Pedro Valente Sr. with the
Nogueira Brothers
 Last
week the Nogueira brothers, Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogerio
Minotouro were invited to attend the Equestrian High Jump
Contest in Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Valente who currently is
the President of the Rio de Janeiro Equestrian Federation
welcomed the two brothers who were amazed with the 7 Ft.
obstacle that jumpers had to overcome with their horses.
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Wednesday,
April 16, 2008
Saturday at Valente Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu
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Wednesday,
April 09, 2008
Ocean Drive
Magazine The Man Minding Mynt
 Owner Romain Zago's fiber-cool nightspot already
has fabulous crowd, but a redesign and a new
attitude have it poised to reclaim its place as
Miami's hottest club
His entire security team,
he says, is fully certified in Brazilian
jujitsu-the official hand-to-hand combat system of
the American military and many law-enforcement
agencies nationwide (see graciemiami.com for
further info). "That means nobody will get
punched, even if they start trouble, so there's no
violence, confusion or fear in the club ever."
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Tuesday,
April 01, 2008
What
Jiu-Jitsu Can Do For Your Kid?
 How the art helps children of all kinds, from the
perspective of those who have experienced and
guided the transformations - and a guide to
knowing who to trust with the little ones.
The subject dates back further than one would
imagine. Back in 1948 a book came out by Carlos
Gracie, titled Introduction to Jiu-Jitsu, in which
the grandmaster expounded his reflections on the
usefulness of learning Jiu-Jitsu at an early age.
What's more, the patriarch warned of the dangers
of growing up without the lessons of the gentle
art, and even proposed Jiu-Jitsu as a sort of
salvation from a good part of the problems young
people face. To the skeptics, he would say that
sometimes the solution is really quite simple, but
the intricacies of our reasoning keep us from
seeing it.
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