Professor Pedro Valente taught in Guatemala, Texas and South Carolina. Professor Gui instructed in several Israeli cities.
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On Saturday, October 10th, Royler Gracie held a three hour technical clinic at Valente Brothers. Royler started the class teaching standing self-defense techniques followed by grappling positional and submission maneuvers. To finalize, Gracie answered a variety of questions covering techniques, nutrition and jiu-jitsu’s philosophy. Over forty students attended choosing Jiu-Jitsu over the famous Columbus Day Regatta.
To see more pictures of the seminar visit our Photo Gallery.
Supermodel Joanna Krupa, currently competing on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, also knows a few Jiu-Jitsu tricks. Valente Brothers’ purple belt Romain Zago, Joanna’s fiancé, motivated her to learn Helio Gracie’s art of self-defense.
Valente Brothers and Joanna Kruppa on Polish TV
On October 1st, 1913 Hélio Gracie was born in Belém, a city in the state of Pará in the north of Brazil. Today, the day of his birth, we at Valente Brothers, celebrate his life and we honor him by maintaining his ideals and his Jiu-Jitsu.