The second Youth Fellowship Challenge this year was a great success, with record numbers. Thank you for making this event so special for our young champions.
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On November 2nd and 3rd, Professor Pedro Valente returned to Cantu’s Self-Defense to visit VB black belts Roy Cantu, Calvin Carter and all students. On Saturday, Professor Pedro taught and evaluated three youth classes. On Sunday, Professor Valente taught the traditional adult five elements workshop.
Professor Gui Valente visited our Valente Brothers study group in Sheffield/Chesterfield, England once more.
Last week Professor Pedro participated in an education fair, organized by the Brazilian Consulate, in Boca Raton. He spoke about the 753 Code and how it can help parents and teenagers as they prepare to enter college life.
On October 1st, Valente Brothers celebrated the Hélio Gracie day. Since Grandmaster Hélio left us on January 29th, 2009, the VB family has celebrated Grandmaster Hélio’s birthday in all its locations throughout the world. This year, at our headquarters in North Miami Beach, Professor Pedro, Gui and Joaquim have taught some of their Grandmaster’s favorite techniques and details.
Professor Pedro Valente visited the Columbia Self Defense School in South Carolina and taught adult and youth seminars.
The Self-defense challenge was very successful and brought together VB students who demonstrated great technical skills. The finalists are: Jessie Worbington, Tony Andre, Emanuella Grabarnick, Jason Propsom, Daniel Levin and Harrison Rosenthal.
This past month Valente Brothers hosted the first ever 753 Code conference. Topics that were covered included the history and definition of the 753 Code, conflict de-escalation, self-defense law, active shooter drills, a scientific explanation of why we need sugars, fruits as medicine, weapon retention and the importance of stretching.
The Ashi Waza workshop was a success. Professors Ramon Sanchez and Pedro Valente focused on the Deashi Barai and the Kouchi Gari techniques.
Over the last 70 years, three generations of the Valente family have trained in the martial art of jūjutsu. Pedro, the oldest member of the third generation, started his martial arts journey at the tender age of two. Along with his younger siblings, he was a direct disciple of Grand Master Helio Gracie who is internationally recognized as one of the greatest exponents of jūjutsu in the modern era. For the last 25 years the Valente Brothers have been teaching self defense in Miami. They own and operate a beautiful free standing building dedicated exclusively to teaching the techniques and philosophy of jūjutsu to students of all ages. Their student body includes leading professionals, celebrities, business notables and professional athletes from leagues such as the NFL, NBA and the NHL. In addition, they instruct federal and local law enforcement agencies, the US Army, Navy Seals and other military units. Pedro also holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Miami. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
