What is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu?
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art initially made famous in the United States by Royce Gracie in the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Royce won three out of the first four UFCs utilizing groundfighting techniques perfected by his family back in Brazil.
Judo and the combat art of Jiu-Jitsu were introduced to the Gracie family in Brazil around 1914 by Esai Maeda, who was also known as Conde Koma. Maeda was a champion of Jiu-Jitsu and a direct student of Kano (the founder of Judo), at the Kodokan in Japan. He was born in 1878, and became a student of Judo in 1897.
Victor Huber is a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He began training Gracie Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 17 after training several years in judo. He was promoted to black belt by Royler and Rolker Gracie at the Gracie Humaita Academy. He currently holds the rank of 4th degree black belt. In addition, Victor holds a degree in finance from the Universidade Federal Fluminense.
Victor has made Jacksonville his home since 2005. He is proud to represent Gracie Humaita in North Florida. He may be reached at 904-588-5903 or by email at victor_huber@hotmail.com.
