Manage the distance, manage the damage!

If you appreciate the concepts in this short video, you will LOVE attending our free upcoming Women’s Self-Defense Seminar on Sunday, July 14th, in Torrance, CA, and at Certified Training Centers around the world.

While these golden nuggets of information are informative, nothing will prepare you like training @womenempoweredgjj in person with our qualified team of instructors.

Go to https://www.GracieGirls.com to find a location near you and to reserve your spot today!

Charlee Funes was in 7th grade at Gardner Grade School in Illinois when a bully grabbed her hair, tripped her, and smashed her face into the ground.

When her mom Kim arrived at the school she had an ice-pack on her face and her tooth was broken in half. The school tried to downplay it saying they simply “bumped” into each other and the Principal wouldn’t even talk to her without an attorney present.

Thanks to social media, we quickly got a hold of the Funes family and offered to sponsor Charlee in our Gracie Bullyproof program at our Certified Training Center in Elgin, Illinois.

After just a few weeks of training, Charlee was a completely different person.

I got to speak to Charlee after her first day at school (8th grade) and when her mom said “You gave my daughter back,” I had to hold back tears.

Charlee is going to be okay.

If you’d like to give your child, the tools to stand up for themselves, consider sending them to the https://www.BullyproofSummerCamp.com

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Our goal was to create the #1 beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program of all time. To make sure we hit the mark, we had the program reviewed by Demian Maia, Firas Zahabi, Tom DeBlass, John Kavanagh, and Mike Ferriter. Here is what they had to say.

Find a Certified Gracie Combatives Training Center near you, or learn the complete Gracie Combatives 2.0 program online at https://www.GracieUniversity.com.

To watch the first few lessons of the Gracie Combatives 2.0 program for free on YouTube, click the links below.

Intro Lesson: https://youtu.be/qL0-L0vLKjw
Lesson 1: https://youtu.be/pHB553YG6co
Lesson 2: https://youtu.be/XaGK4aYox3g
Lesson 3: https://youtu.be/HruAUe79bqY

The UCI Health Workplace Violence Prevention Team has partnered with the world’s leading self-defense institution, Gracie University of Jiu-Jitsu, to provide enhanced personal safety training to our UCI Health co-workers in designated higher risk units.

This will be an interactive and hands-on course tailored for front-line clinical co-workers. It will provide skills to better keep yourselves and others safe, and to reduce the risk of injury, when encountering a combative person.

Gracie Medical Defense™ (GMD) is a comprehensive workplace safety system designed to address the most common physical threats experienced by medical staff. The GMD techniques are based on the time-tested principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) but have all been specifically adapted for use in healthcare.

Here is some of what is taught in this fun, interactive seminar:

• How to use distance management to mitigate threats of all kinds
• How to escape the most common grabs (standing and bedside)
• How to defend against kicks from the bedside
• How to use the Punch Block Series to avoid injury on the ground
• How to escape from being strangled (standing and bedside)
• How to intervene safely if a colleague is being attacked (standing position and on the ground)
• How to verbally de-escalate combative situations to set protective boundaries
• How to use manual control tactics to ensure staff and patient safety

Due to the inherently de-escalatory nature of jiu-jitsu, all the techniques are designed to keep medical staff safe while also protecting patients from harm.

The GMD program was designed for men and women with absolutely no previous experience, and all the techniques can be learned and practiced by anyone, regardless of their age or physical fitness level.

If, for any reason, you are not comfortable participating, you can simply show up and watch, and you will still learn a ton.

This special 4-hour seminar is free for all UCI Health co-workers (in designated units), and all participants will be paid using Continuing Education (CE) credits, but space is limited so you must pre-register in the UC Learning Center where you can search “Gracie Medical Defense” to find the course.

To learn more, or to register for the event, click here: https://sites.uci.edu/safetyhealth/gracie-medical-defense-at-uci-health/

To set up a Gracie Medical Defense course at your Healthcare Institution, contact GMD@GracieUniversity.com

Several people have sent me this viral video involving San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies relating to the arrest of a robbery suspect. The UOF is currently under investigation and the Deputy seen throwing the knees to the subject’s head is currently on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

Coincidentally, I was sent another video this week from an incident at the Douglass County Sherrif’s Office in Colorado, where the deputies involved received their in-service GST training exactly THREE DAYS prior to the incident captured on video.

Even though these are unrelated incidents in different states, and we don’t have all the details, the contrast between the two serves as a powerful reminder of the difference that training can make.

https://www.GracieUniversity.com/gst

Every child will get bullied at some point in their life; the only question is whether your child will have the tools to overcome it.

Enrollment is now open for the 2024 Gracie Bullyproof Summer camp. Ages 6 and up, no experience necessary. Give your child the gift of confidence and watch how it translates into every aspect of their life.

https://www.BullyproofSummerCamp.com

In the wake of the horrific murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley, Laura Ingraham invited Rener and Eve onto her show to share the top three women’s self-defense techniques.

Realizing the extent to which women everywhere are seeking answers at this time, we have decided to unlock the complete 20-lesson Women Empowered online video program for free for the next 48 hours.

Simply go to http://www.GracieUniversity.com and get instant access to the complete program for the next 48 hours. No credit card required.

The right help at the right time can change someone’s life forever.

10 YEARS since Austin McDaniel was viscously assaulted by a bully at school. His body was injured and his spirit was broken. We flew him and his family to California for one week of immersive Gracie Bullyproof training. You won’t believe the man he has become since.

http://www.BullyproofSummerCamp.com

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Officer Jesse Zuniga from Mission P.D. (Texas) responded to a call for service when a man was accused of attempting to break into the car of a woman and her infant child. When Officer Zuniga arrived the man thew something at his patrol car and took an aggressive stance which prompted the officer to respond with his jiu-jitsu training. Officer Zuniga is fortunate to work at an agency that offers weekly jiu-jitsu training to it’s officers, and we are very proud to see the level of technique, control, and compassion he displayed during this interaction.

As a toke of our appreciation, we would like to invite Officer Zuniga to attend any 5-day GST Instructor Certification Course worldwide.

Get GST certified online or find a 5-day course near you at http://www.GracieUniversity.com/GST

“Pain Defiance:” When the level of pain inflicted is so extreme that the recipient experiences an “Amygdala Highjack” and is biologically ignited to survive at all costs.

It’s because of this that sometimes the arm that is still intact is more valuable as a negotiating tool than the arm that is broken.

This Thursday, Gracie Combatives 2.0 is released to the world.

https://www.GracieCombatives.com

Never forget this: Overhooks for punch protection and underhooks for groin protection.

3 days left until we launch Gracie Combatives 2.0!

https://www.GracieCombatives.com

Do you think you know how to fight? Answer below.

The top two attacks that untrained people think they’ll pull off in a fight are eye gouges and groin strikes.

Here are some tips to help you stay safe against a gouger in a fight, groin strikes covered in the next video.

Gracie Combatives 2.0 is available now here: https://www.GracieCombatives.com.

Pros and cons of fighting in sand.

Disclaimer: I did all my own stunts for this video.

Don’t miss the Gracie Combatives 2.0 Live Launch Party on Thursday, February 8th at 12pm PST.

Register for free at https://www.GracieCombatives.com

99% of Street Fights could be avoided if not for egos and alcohol. Agree or disagree?

We’re taking the self-defense discussion to a whole new level. Join the live stream launch party of Gracie Combatives 2.0 on Thursday, February 8, at 12pm PST.

Register for free at https://www.GracieCombatives.com