Breaking news:

July 4th Holiday Schedule:

July 3, 2008: 7:15am class CANCELLED. 11.30am and 5:30pm classes are still happening.
July 4, 2008: NO CLASSES.

June 10, 2008 Equipe Jucão USA Opens Manhattan Location

New York City - Jucão is pleased to announce the Manhattan location for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training. Equipe Jucão USA has a home at The Society For Martial Arts Instruction just north of Union Square. Go to the Calendar page for the current schedule and location details.

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April 6, 2008 Jucão Wins Belt At NAGA World Championship

Newark - Jucão Ailson Brites wins a second championship tournament in 7 days. At the 2008 NAGA World Championship Jucão took the belt in Expert Director's No Gi Division. Video of Jucão's final match can be seen here.

March 30, 2008 Jucão Wins Two Divisions At Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Los Angeles - Jucão Ailson Brites continued his champion performances at this year's Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship by taking gold medals in two divisions: Senior 2 Black Belt Heavyweight and Senior 2 open division. Jucão faced six world-class black belt opponents over the course of one afternoon.

In the Senior 2 Black Belt Heavyweight division, Jucão faced three opponents. He won two of these matches by submission. In the Senior 2 Black Belt Open division, Jucão also faced three opponents. He submitted one of these opponents and won another by points. His final match was against his brother Admilson, who forfeited the match out of respect for his older brother.