GB Upland, Prof. Ana Laura & Rafael, would like to invite all students to come attend their first class, Monday 5 July @ 6PM, at their new facility in the city of Upland.
If you have further questions please call or email them at:
GB Upland
1235 W Foothill Blvd
Upland, CA 91786
909-900-6128 | info@gbupland.com
Hello Gracie Barra HB students. UFC has put on another great card. This, I’m sure will be a great title fight. Brock Lesnar will be taking on Carwin for his title defense. Once again we will be getting together this holiday weekend to watch it.
We will again be at Huntington Beach CO. in Huntington Beach. Our seats are reserved for 7 pm, this Saturday July 3 rd. We have limited seating but the place is big. If you are late you can still get in and watch the fights.
We hope to see you there and have a great holiday weekend.
See you on the mats!.
GBHB Team
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The Gracie Barra Instructors Program was created to ensure teaching quality, maintain teaching consistency, and open opportunity to future Instructors. The Gracie Barra Instructors Program is committed to supporting our instructors, schools owners, and students in their efforts to meet the growing demand for quality Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction.
Master Carlos Gracie Junior’s life’s work has been to create an institution that provides the highest level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction in support to personal growth and the strengthening of families and communities. The scope of his work goes beyond the preparation of world class fighters or athletes and focuses fundamentally on building one’s character.
To be able to use Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a tool to improve people’s lives, Master Gracie’s established a process of mentoring his students that became a trade mark of his teaching methods. Until 2005, this mentoring style of teaching BJJ was done informally through the use of verbal communication and emulation of Gracie’s methods by other GB Professors. When Gracie Barra’s first foreign Head Quarters was founded on that year in the City of Irvine, California - USA, the senior instructors of that location started a research process, led by Master Carlos Gracie Jr himself, to identify the core principles of teachings and, for the first time on the Gracie Barra history, to write it down creating a handbook.
The goal according to Master Gracie was to create a material that Gracie Barra Instructors all over the world could follow, making it possible that the “Gracie Barra Experience” was the same for students in the five continents.
We are making history by certifying GB Instructors on this material.
Keeping the legacy alive!
Hello Students,
You have all been training really hard lately. Please keep up the great job. Summer has arrived and now this coming weekend will be the 4th of July Weekend. School will still be open July 3rd and July 5th as normal. The only day we will be closed will be Sunday July 4th.
Gracie Barra H.B. would like to wish you all a happy holiday and we hope to see you on the mats July 5th.
Be safe and see you on the mats!-
GBHB Women,
Caroline Graice is inviting the women from all GB schools to learn how your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studies will benefit you in a real life situation as well as learn some new techniques. Remember, you are always welcome to bring friends and family to the rape safety class! This self-defense class is free and it is open to the OC community and all GB family!!! After the class we will get together to eat, chat and have fun!!! Please bring some healthy treats to share with us!!! Hope to see all GB girls there :))))”
“Woman’s Class and Breakfast at GB Irvine this Saturday 26, 10-11am!!!!!! Come Join us!!!!!
Hi Team,
We are proud to know that our Professors embrace the continuous improvement and growth concept stated on the #5 of our Instructors Code of Conduct. With the growth of Gracie Barra and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there is a strong need for revision in the uniformity on our teaching practices at Gracie Barra Schools. To be able to accomplish that, we have the Gracie Barra Instructors Handbook with most of Master Carlos teaching methods and a sounding explanation of his teaching philosophy that will become the main reference to guide the way we run our classes.
We are also are having a Instructors Certification Process to certify instructors and recycle, making sure we are all in line with the principles and guidelines set by Master Carlos Gracie Jr. The certification process will be this Saturday at our HQ in Irvine!
It is nice to know that some of the most prestigious Professors from Gracie Barra are leading by example and meeting “Organized like a Team” for us to continue “… Fighting like a family!” and succeed on the journey to “Keep the GB legacy alive”.
Keep up the great job Professors!!
Good morning Gracie Barra H.B. Proff. Jerry is on his way to Brasil this morning and will be away for 10 days. He should be arriving back on June 26th. Proff. Jerry has left us in great hands. Our new instructor Proff. Bruno and Coach Mike will be teaching the classes. Both have awesome techinque and look forward to continue training.
Also Proff. Babalu Sobral will be fighting on Strikeforce tomorrow evening. He will be fighting a catch weight fight agans Robbie Lawler. Should be a great fight and wish Proff. Babalu and win for Gracie Barra. The fight will be featured on Showtime for those of you with cable or dish network.
Thank You
Gracie Barra H.B. Team
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-Deb Blyth
The job of head instructor is difficult and time consuming, yet very rewarding. Just ask Marcio Feitosa. He knows this all too well. As head instructor for five Gracie Barra schools, he has a very busy and interesting life that most people do not completely understand.
Under the leadership of Master Carlos Gracie, Jr., Feitosa has been given the directive to oversee school programs, including managing and training instructors. This type of instruction is not the kind of training that occurs on the mats. Instead, it is the kind of training that is outside the scope of BJJ techniques. Feitosa teaches his instructors how to share the philosophy of Gracie Barra with students. “They need to learn how to speak in front of people,” Feitosa says, “I teach them how to describe Jiu-Jitsu and define for them how they should speak to white belts, up to brown belts, for example.”
Feitosa loves his job. It is something he’s been doing for Master Carlos since he was a young man in Brazil. He moved to two different states (Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul) as a GB ambassador to start schools before he was trusted to teach classes at the GB HQ in Brazil. After he had proven himself in his work, Master Carlos sent him and professor Andre Fernandes to the U.S. to start the GB Association and GB America, which is the Headquarters for GB in the U.S. “Not many people know this, but Andre is one of the main people responsible for the success of GB in Orange County,” Feitosa says.
Feitosa says that Master Carlos gave him goals to accomplish while he was here. “One of those goals is to continue to convey the Jiu-Jitsu message and to teach instructors how to properly communicate GB Fundamentals and techniques in a way that students can benefit from the most,” Feitosa says, ”The other is to continue to help strengthen the GB Association in order to create more opportunities for the new up-and-coming GB black belts, so they can work in the field they love so much, which is Jiu-Jitsu.”
As head instructor, Feitosa is currently responsible for five schools: GB America, GB Mission Viejo, GB Anaheim Hills, and GB Placentia, and GB Laguna. He spends a lot of his time with his instructors and office staff making sure school programs are running well. His responsibilities as head instructor involve anything that could interfere with success “on the mat” from the type of class schedule offered, to the safety of the live training sessions. He also sends his staff written materials that they have to study and send back to him. “I supervise school programs and the instructors themselves,” Feitosa says, “I work with the schools’ software programs, read reports, and reformulate class schedules once I define which classes are the most popular.”
One exciting new development in Feitosa’s life is the growth of the Jiu-Jitsu market in Texas. “We have a very strong team in Houston,” Feitosa says, “Master Carlos wants me to help join forces with them to build a GB powerhouse in Texas like we have here in California. So, I am going to be going to Austin for 6 months to help start new schools and spread the GB Association over there. I will start in Austin and then move around the state, whenever the chance comes. Since my teenage years, I made it clear to Master Carlos that I would go wherever he thought I could help GB the most. If he says, ‘Texas,’ then that’s where I’m going, without asking any questions. I’m just so happy to be entrusted with such important projects for GB.”
Feitosa is upbeat about his trip and has been preparing for this for some time. “Spreading Jiu-Jitsu around the globe has always been the plan,” Feitosa says, “and it won’t stop in Texas. This is the job I’ve always done for Master Carlos. It’s just a continuation of the original plan.”
Master Carlos says the time has come for Feitosa to think bigger and get on the road again. “It’s been exactly five years since GB America opened,” he says, “We chose Austin because it’s central. Instructors from all over Texas will be able to commute to see Master Carlos. We will have a nice place for him to train, teach, and stay while we are there. We’ll be holding instructors’ meetings, seminars, and training camps to talk to everyone.”
While he’s gone, Marcio will still be overseeing the quality of all the schools and that the Jiu-Jitsu classes will continue to be taught by Kayron Gracie, Otavio Sousa, Marcelo Brandao, Gustavo Pires, Fabiana Borges, Lucas Rocha, Carlos Eduardo, Philipe Della Monica, and Rodrigo Simoes, which sounds like the equivalent of the “GB Dream Team.” “Besides that great team,” Feitosa says, “50% of the leadership of the schools I completely entrust to the black, brown, and purple belts we have promoted here in the last five years. They will help me a lot!”
“I’ll continue to oversee school programs, train instructors, and recruit the best instructors for our schools,” Feitosa says, “Plus, I’ll be back once or twice a month to check on everything.” Master Carlos will remain in California while Feitosa is gone. “Everything will continue to run smoothly in my absence,” Feitosa says, “Master Carlos and I will continue to promote to purple belt without delay and the other instructors will continue to promote to blue belt and give belt stripes when the time is right.”
If you’re interested in seeing what Feitosa is working on in Austin, Texas, check out www.gbaustin.com and http://www.facebook.com/graciebarra.austin for more information.
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