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The Brazilian Top Team was established in April of 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Zé Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new training techniques for jiu-jitsu, submission wrestling and mixed martial arts.

We are a The Brazilian Top Team official affiliate and teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes. See the The Brazilian Top Team's official website

About Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on ground fighting and grappling with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit by tappong out.

The system developed from a modified version of Judo including some techniques from Japanese Jujutsu and with a focus on ground technique (ne-waza). BJJ promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage, skill and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments, gi and no-gi, and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. The UFC fighters use BJJ as a staple of their fighting arsenal. Sparring (also know as 'rolling') and live drilling play a major role in training.