On June 3rd, the 2019 Summer Belt Ceremony was held in our headquarters in North Miami Beach. Students were awarded blue, purple, and brown belts. The ceremony ended with a great surprise. A US Special Forces operator awarded Valente Brothers a beautiful plaque for our school’s contributions in assisting the training of, arguably, the most elite unit of the United States military.
On March 22, professor Pedro was once again invited to speak at the Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle Summit in Los Angeles, CA, organized by Ryron Gracie.
Professor Pedro’s talk was focused on the etymology and definition of jūjutsu, as well as grandmaster Hélio’s teaching methodology and style. VB black belt, Dr. Guy Scuderi, also gave a fine talk during the summit on how to minimize injuries during training.
