A huge thanks goes to Luis “Limao” Heredia who recently held a seminar at the Nexus BJJ Club in his visit to Australia. The seminar was a great success and the feedback from club members who attended, was that they all found Luis and the seminar was absolutely fantastic.
During his visit, Luis also promoted the following people to blue belt: Andrew Lai, Phillip Grapsas, Alki Grapsas, Tarek Abu-Shaban and Kenan. Congratulations to everyone! Special congratulations however goes to Murat Karadenizl, the head instructor of Nexus BJJ, who was awarded his brown belt by Luis! Well done Murat!
Once again, thanks go to Luis for taking time out of his busy schedule to hold the seminar - we all share the greatest respect for him and hope that he can visit us again sometime soon in the future. Photos are available here and for further information on Luis please visit his website here.
26 February 2008 – 10:02 pm
Professor Pedro Sauer, the head instructor of the school Nexus BJJ is affiliated with, has officially received a Red and Black belt from Relson Gracie. Often described as the “most technical instructor in the world” Pedro was the first person in the world to receive a black belt without the Gracie name, and now becomes one of only ten people to have ever received a 7th degree black belt.
The whole team at Nexus BJJ congratulates Pedro and wishes him well in his trip to Brazil for the award ceremony held by Helio Gracie. Click here for more information on Pedro’s fantastic achievement.
20 February 2008 – 10:06 pm
One of the luminaries of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Luis “Limao” Heredia, is delivering a seminar at Nexus Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. The seminar will be held on the 8th of March, 2008 3:00pm. This is an exciting event which we hope you can attend.
For those not in the know, Luis “Limao” Heredia is Rickson Gracie’s right hand man. Here are some facts about him:
- Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Started Jiu-Jitsu at age 15.
- Moved to the USA together with Rickson Gracie in 1988.
- Earned a 4th degree Black Belt under the world famous Rickson Gracie. The Gracie family is very well known for being the founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
- Currently holding five consecutive Pan-American titles, as well as winning many other titles dating back to 1984.
- Luis’ teaching background goes back 20+ years beginning as an assistant instructor for the Gracie Family from 1988 to the present.
- Luis helped to pioneer the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the United States. While living in Los Angeles he taught everyone from law enforcement officers, members of the military, professional athletes, famous MMA fighters, and even famous movie and tv personalities.
- Today living in Maui, Hawaii, he gets great joy and fulfillment teaching people and families from his community.
You can learn more about Luis “Limao” Heredia at his website, MauiJiuJitsu.com