I International Vale Tudo \ MMA Seminar

November 17 - 20, 2005

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Academia Body Planet

Estrada do Gabinal 500, Jacarepaguá

Improve your knowledge with the best professionals in all areas related to Vale-Tudo and have access to the

best equipments and fightwear. The Seminar is geared to amateur and professional athletes, as well as

every martial art practitioner, instructors and trainers.

Vale-Tudo: A High level sport
Vale-Tudo is a kind of combat sport originally developed in Brazil which is the fastest-growing style in the

world of martial arts. Vale-Tudo was created by the Gracie family challenging other styles to prove Jiu Jitsu’s

effectiveness. The Gracies learned and improved Jiu Jitsu, making it a family legacy. The Gracie name will

always mean Jiu Jitsu.

After Jiu Jitsu fighters defeated most of their opponents in Vale-Tudo events in Brazil, Master Helio Gracie’s

oldest son, Rorion, decided to take Jiu Jitsu and Vale-Tudo to the United States. With a new format, rules

and an octagonal ring, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was created in 1993, impressing everyone

as new professional combat sport. Royce Gracie was the undefeated champion in a time where the

confrontation of different styles was used to prove the efficiency of Jiu Jitsu.

With UFC’s success, it did not take long before other countries had similar events. From then on, Vale-Tudo

started to be known as Mixed Martial Art. This new denomination is a simple and objective way of explaining

the essence of the new sport. Jiu Jitsu’s countless wins in the MMA events, followed by the Brazilian Muay

Thai fighters from Chute Boxe Team out of Curitiba in the world’s most prestigious events have turned Brazil

into a factory of champions!

Vale-Tudo/MMA events have multiplied and become extremely professional. Nowadays, it’s impossible to

know how many events there are in the world. The events are no longer a confrontation between styles, they

are now a confrontation between well-round and well-prepared fighters.

Achieving results
Fighters are always searching ways to get positive results in order to have a successful career. The evolution

of Vale-Tudo/MMA has opened doors for many sports professionals to have a participation in the preparation

of fighters.

The objective of the I International Vale-Tudo/MMA Seminar is to develop and update all areas linked to Vale-

Tudo, such as technical training, conditioning, psychological preparation and sports medicine among others.

We have gathered the best professionals in each segment to pass their experience to amateur and

professional fighters, martial art practitioners from allover the world, keeping the sport with a high level and

helping the rise of new stars.

The location could not be other than Rio de Janeiro, famous for its fighters and natural beauty. The seminar

will take place in one of Rio’s state-of-the-art health clubs, Body Planet, which offers the necessary

infra-structure for the success of the seminar.

Topics:

- Vale-Tudo/MMA: Prof. Marcus Vinícius Di Lucia

- Wrestling: Darrell Gohlar

- Jiu-Jitsu: Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira

- Muay Thai: Pedro Rizzo

- Conditioning: Prof. Paulo Caruso

- In-water training: Prof. Alexandre Da Gama

- Injury prevention & treatment: Dr. Patrick Fowler

- Orthomolecular medicine & supplements: Dr. Oswino Pena

- Psychological preparation: Prof. Joao Alberto Barreto

Sign-ups:

US$200 Limited Numbers

Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club

Telephone: (310) 854-7664

Marcus Vinicius (Los Angeles)

 www.bhjjc.com

For complete information, including seminar schedule and breakdown, visit: www.bhjjc.com and download

the brochure.

- From BHJJC brochure

(11/3/05)