Victor will hold the 2011 end-of-year promotion ceremony on Wednesday, December 21st at Casa Marina Hotel in Jacksonville Beach. The ceremony will begin around 8pm. Students from all three locations (Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Ormond Beach) will be there to celebrate another year of hard work. Friends and family are invited! Contact Victor for more information.
Promotions Ceremony 2011 at Casa Marina in Jax Beach
Victor guides Cecilia through a BJJ sequence starting with a guard pass straight to knee on belly and finishing with an armbar:
Cecilia controls Paulo's legs from his open guard
Cecilia passes around Paulo's legs straight to knee-on-belly
Cecilia controls Paulo's arm at the tricep and pushes his face to the mat and begins to spin around towards Paulo's head.
She begins to pivot around, moving her left hand from Paulo's head to the mat so she can spin her hips under his arm.
Paulo tries to escape by rolling to his knees.
Cecilia counters by placing her left foot between Paulo's legs
She finishes the submission by hooking Paulo’s head with her right leg, controlling the wrist and driving her hips down.
Our fighters featured in local Rio de Janeiro newspaper
English Translation: Five fighters from the U.S. academies of Daniel Moraes and Victor Huber (Vitinho) won medals here in the Masters and Seniors Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The competition, held in July at the Tijuca Tennis Club, was organized by the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Confederation. Athletes gathered from various gyms around the country and from abroad.
Daniel and Vitinho decided to invite some of their best students from their academies in the city of Jacksonville, Florida. The result was highly positive. Black belt Charlie Matthews, 51, was runner-up in his category and third in absolute, while purple belt Michael LaBelle, 48, got two third places. Roy Phillipe, 36, won the runner-up in his category and Perry Brown, 43, was third. Brown belt Robert Corbin, 37, lost his fight, but according to Vitinho, gave a great performance on the mat.
According to Daniel Moraes, this exchange is critical for their students to acquire international experience and put into practice all the lessons learned during the training. Furthermore, they can do a self-assessment to know where they can improve further.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a constantly evolving martial art with hundreds of attacks, defenses and positions. But the beauty of the art is also in its simplicity. Powerful submissions like the cross-choke exploit weaknesses in human physiology and can be utilized by anyone, from Roger Gracie at the Worlds to Victor’s little girl, Kayla.
Check out the photo gallery from the 2011 Victor Huber Cup in Ormond Beach, FL. Congratulations to all the competitors who came out and gave their all!
Victor shows an effective way to open up your opponent when he’s turtled up and you’re having trouble getting your second hook established to take his back. Once you’ve established your second hook and take his back, then it’s time to submit with a collar choke! Check out the video here on youtube.
Team Victor Huber
Team Victor Huber is training hard for the Worlds in Rio de Janeiro in July. Last year, Charlie and Sean brought home golds from the Masters World Championships and the team plans to add to the medal count this July. Come train with us and help us represent North Florida when we compete in the mecca of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu!
Against opponents with a strong closed guard, it is often wise to attempt a stand-up pass. Victor shows a great stand-up guard pass by controlling his opponent’s sleeve, standing up with proper posture and passing into side control.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu has gained popularity due to mixed-martial arts events like the Ultimate Fighting Championship. But jiu-jitsu isn’t just for guys in the octagon. Jiu-jitsu is great for children, too!
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for kids…
In the words of the late Grandmaster Helio Gracie, “Jiu-jitsu is an art that can soothe us without the need for violence. “