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1. Royce Gracie and Jim Hughes Promotes Joe Pascucci and Jim Harpe to Brown Belt. Congratulations!
The Gracie Family popularized mixed martial arts (MMA) in the 1990’s by introducing the world to their family form of Self Defense developed through years of trial and error. Royce Gracie, the Legendary Champion, paved the way in his astounding performance in the first UFC’s and later in Pride and K1 in Japan. Jim Hughes is one of only a handful of Black Belts promoted by Royce Gracie in his father’s self defense art. Jim and Royce developed the New England Network of 12 Academies to preserve and share authentic Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Dont be fooled by imitators. This is as close to the source as you can get.
Learn the most effective and talked about system of self defense in the world — Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Get on the Gracie Train and “LIVE THE LEGEND” by joining our great system of GJJ/BJJ schools (12 locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts with excellent locations serving Hartford, Glastonbury, East Windsor / Enfield, Southington, Stratford, Danbury, New Haven, Norwich, UCONN Storrs, Agawam / Springfield, Boston, and seminars in Puerto Rico). Please come in a check out a class and meet some of our coaches and students. Get fit, learn proven Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, self defense, MMA, Submission Grappling, boxing, kick boxing, & Muay Thai, and make the best friends you will ever know!
If you have been around Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie New England a while, training and hanging out with Royce at one of our many great Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA schools, or at Jim’s house, just kind of seems like an everyday normal thing. But lets remember, people around the world are dying to get on the mat with Royce Gracie and learn the Gracie Jiu Jitsu / Brazilian Jiu jitsu self defense method that changed martial arts forever, but, they cant do it because his schedule is very booked. You can’t believe the number of events Royce simply has to turn down. Royce Gracie was here in CT and MASS before anyone really knew him. And now that he is a superstar (and everyone wants a piece of him) he is still showing up to train with us and teach. So get in here and take advantage of the opportunity to train with the best. Make sure you are on the email list to receive the schedule and get in on the training opportunities. If you love MMA, BJJ/GJJ, Submission Grappling, and Kickboxing, you deserve to train with the ONLY APPROVED source of Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu in New England (and Royce’s only BLACK BELT level instructor in the greater Northeast area).
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Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie Fall 2008 New England Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Self Defense and MMA Training Tour:
Get on board the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Train.
Legendary Fighter and father of MMA, Royce Gracie, and Black Belt Jim Hughes are conducting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Self Defense, and MMA seminars throughout Connecticut and Massachusettes.
Don’t miss this opportunity to [...]
One of the best ways to enhance your martial art training is to put it to the test in tournment competition.
Saturday October 25 proved a great day for members of the Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Network to step into the ring. Our full scale competition ring was set up in East Windsor near our new [...]
Practioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA talk about good timing. But what is good timing?
Fundamental awareness, knowledge of jiu jitsu technique, and timing are the primary ingrediants in Royce Gracie jiu jitsu. Like making a good sauce, everything comes back to a few very basic things.
In the beginning it is enough to know [...]
We have so many talented people training with us at Jim Hughes And Royce Gracie MMA in Connecticut And Massachusettes. Our members are the “A” team. With all that talent shouldn’t we be out saving the planet from global warming or something?
Well, actually we are. Our New Haven and West Hartford MMA schools in [...]
Demonstrate your Jiu Jitsu Skills and improve your jiu jitsu and grappling techinique October 25, 2008
Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie New England GRAPPLING and JIU JITSU Tournament:
Open only to members of our network of schools throughout New England, plus anyone who has and any Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu member worldwide.
Tournament:
10/25 8:30am registration.
Competition begins immediately after [...]
hey everybody, getting a new Royce Gracie brazilian jiu jitsu self defense and mma school open is a lot of work, but with the help of many hands we are almost ready to open. Our East Windsor/ Enfield ct academy will have a full menu of martial art training opportunities from our foundation of Royce [...]
Check out the links below for a royce gracie brazilian jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts school or academy near you. first. go to www.gracie-jiu-jitsu.com for bjj/gjj throughout the new england areas including ct and mass.
then go check out:
Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Schools around the world
Royce Gracie
www.roycegracie.tv
Jeremy , Alexandria VA
www.gracieva.com
Greg Thompson, Durham NC
www.team-roc.com
Jason Culbreth, Raleigh NC
www.team-roc.com
Steve Gupton, [...]
Demonstrate your brazilian Jiu Jitsu Skills and improve your submission grappling technique October 25, 2008 8:30am.this is a great way to get yoursef ready for MMA.
Jim Hughes and Royce Gracie New England GRAPPLING and BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU Tournament:put your martial art and self defense skills to the ultimate test.
Open to members of our network of [...]
While we have a low injury rate throughout our ct and mass schools, first aid is an important and fundamental requirement for all Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Certified Instructors. We want our members to have the best instruction and the best care, even in the event of being hurt or injured. So, we meet regularly [...]
Anything can happen in a fight. Thats why training in Gracie Brazilian Jiu jitsu as close to the source as possible is so important. We cycle though the most common situations and the highest percentage success solutions. Then we put it to the test in sparring to develop our technique and timing. Shows like Elite [...]
Jake Shields faced of with Daley, a very tough Muay Thai stand up kick boxing fighter, in an Elite XC MMA event Saturday night. It was Gracie Jiu Jitsu basics all the way with Shields taking his opponent down, establishing the mount and winning by arm bar. The fight also highlights the importance of [...]
We had an interesting conversation last night at the UCONN Brazilian Jiu JItsu club after our “cant call your MaMMA to escape the headlock” seminar. If Ken Shamrock does not show for the fight, naturally, they will need someone to step up an fight him to save Elite XC. How much it would take for [...]
Adults in the surrounding community and students alike meet every Friday to practice their bjj, grappling, and mixed martial art skills in the Hawley Armory on campus. ”
At a time when there has been much publicity about attacks, rapes, and other forms of violence on campus, it is a welcome relief to be reminded that [...]
Royce Gracie Black Belt instructor Jim Hughes checks in with members in Stratford, Glastonbury, Danbury, Boston, UCONN Storrs, Norwich, Southington, Agawam, West Hartford, and New Haven
“I love training with the guys” says Mr. Hughes, who is making appearances to teach and train at all the CT and MASS Network schools. Traveling with him are top [...]
Connecticut MMA & Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Jim Hughes appears on Fox News Channel 61 with Hartford, Boston, and Windsor/Enfield SuperKids Karate & JiuJitsu expert Paul Bratslavsky assisted by Maria Upton.
In light of the many recent reports of women being attacked, Fox News asked long time Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Instructor Jim Hughes [...]
Connecticut & MASS MMA Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu instructor gives self defense demonstration at Big E.
Its not every day that people get to see and train with a real live Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion and old school Karate expert. But that is the case with MASS MMA Gracie Brazilian jiujitsu Self Defense coach Jim Harpe [...]
Getting ready with mma training for a fight takes a lot of work. The work is made easier when fighters have coaches who are seasoned and experienced. That is the case at a recent ct mma event at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, where Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Jim Hughes and brazilian jiu jitsu Coaches [...]
Ct mma; Ma mma; is where its at! In our great states of ma & ct, mma has been a lot of fun over the last few months. Its been a summer where we let go of our brazilian jiu jitsu kimonos and trained without gi’s. We got a bunch of ct mma fighters ready [...]
Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu evolved by knowing what we want, being devoted to our family tradition, and being authentic. It has a rock solid foundation and it’s as real as real gets.
You should know, Royce did not set out to be a UFC Champion or Pride or K1 superstar. He just wanted to be his [...]
“Ok everyone, let’s start with this,” is usually how I begin class. I don’t lay out a comprehensive plan or where we are going. I know where we are going based on where we have been and what skill sets we need to master in the specific situations we are studying in our self defense [...]
Connecticut’s ROyce Gracie BJJ black belt Jim Hughes and senior Purple Belt Coach Jay Bell make appearance at U of Connecticut Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club. Dustin Rhodes taught an amazing class ending with a nice guillotine choke, says Jim, and the students were enthusiastic and very impressive. Keep up the good work UCONN!
Self Defense is a very real concern these days. We would like to think that we live in a civilized society where we enjoy basic rights to life, freedom, and happiness. Violence seems to happen far away. It would be hard to feel comfortable believing violence can occur close to home or to any of [...]
Many of you who who tune into www.gracie-jiu-jitsu.com, www.connecticutmma.net, and www.ctmma.org, or who are members in Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu New England and have been to my house, know what my neighborhood is like; we often sit at the fire together, break bread together, and conjure up another adventure. There is a great sense of [...]
The headlock is a very common problem in a real self defense situation. It’s instinctual. Grab the head or neck and try to rip it off. Any caveman or woman can do it. So, how do you escape? The escape strategies are not very common in MMA or your generic “brazilian Jiu Jitsu” classes. People [...]
It’s been a summer where we let go of our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu kimonos and trained without gi’s. It’s getting close to the time when we will put our MMA pajamas back on. People think that no gi is MMA and Kimonos are Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I’m here to say that we could benefit from [...]
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