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Professor Sauer earned his Black Belt from Helio and Rickson in 1985. This is a special certificate given in recognition of superior technical mastery of the art of jiu-jitsu, given to only a handful of students by Helio Gracie.* 1990 - Certified Black Belt Instructor by Robson Gracie and the Federacao de Jiu-Jitsu* Black Belt Judo* 1993 - 3rd Degree Black Belt from Rorion Gracie* 1996 - Level 6 Instructor Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Rorion and Royce Gracie)* 2000 - 5th Degree Black Belt under the Federacao de Jiu-Jitsu* 2003 - 6th Degree Black Belt * 1985 - Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Helio and Rickson Gracie* 1986 - Tecnico de Jiu-Jitsu. Our instructors at the Academy have experience training in Jiu-Jitsu for over 10 years.įFMAA BJJ Lineage - Professor Pedro Sauer (8th Degree) and his teacher Grandmaster Helio Gracie (10th Degree) We are affiliated with Professor Pedro Sauer, 8th Degree Red & Black Belt Master Instructor under Grandmaster Helio Gracie (Co-Founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu) and Master Rickson Gracie. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is quickly learned and absorbed and can make any individual capable of defending themselves in virtually all self-defense situations. Gaining superior position to your opponent and applying a myriad of chokes, holds, locks and joint manipulations becomes the foundation for this exciting martial art and combat system. Known for its devastating ground fighting techniques, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was specifically developed and designed to subdue or defeat a much larger attacker by simple application of leverage and technique. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a ground-based combat system developed from traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu by the Gracie family of Brazil.