Grand Master Sylvio Behring

Master Behring will be teaching a seminar at the NTC on Monday, March 22nd and Tuesday, March 23rd from 6 PM to closing time. The best part is the price of the seminars: They’re FREE! That’s right, free. You can come learn from one of the greats of our sport for free. This is an unbelievable opportunity to learn Master Behring’s own style of Jiu Jitsu.

Master Behring is the President of the International Black Belt Council. He is a 7th degree Black Belt. He is also the man who awarded former UFC fighter and BJJ World Champion, Fabricio Werdum his black belt. One of Master Behring’s many activities also includes coaching current UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva.

Master Behring was honored as the Best BJJ Coach in Brazil in 2003 and is currently regarded as one of the BEST BJJ instructors in the world. And next week he will be teaching at one of the best Jiu Jitsu organizations in the world.

Do not miss this seminar. Master Behring will be explaining his personal Progressive Guard System, which he has been invited to teach to the U.S. Army. This is your opportunity to learn this style from the man who invented it.

This seminar is open to everyone who has a love of Jiu Jitsu. If you can make it, it’s going to be an event that you’ll talk about long after it’s over. And of course, it’s FREE. Really, there is no reason for you not to attend. We’ll see you there.

GM Flavio Behring & Chris Stolzman at KnuckleUp Atlanta

On January 24th and 25th, “Papa” John Gorman and Chris Stolzman attended a seminar held at USAJJ affiliate KnuckleUp Fitness Atlanta featuring Grand Master Flavio Behring.

Flavio Behring is a 9th degree Red Belt in Jiu Jitsu, a rank he achieved under GrandMaster Helio Gracie himself. He shares that in common with the other three Grandmasters members of the Red Belt Council.

Grandmaster Behring started practicing Jiu Jitsu in 1947 at the age of 10. Training under the tutelage of Helio Gracie, Grandmaster Behring battled childhood illness and at 14 was chosen by Carlos Gracie to represent the school in an international match.

Grandmaster Behring has done technical demonstrations at universities, the Naval Academy in Annapolis and for the FBI to name a few.

Grandmaster Behring has also studied Judo extensively to further strengthen the potential of Jiu Jitsu. In November of 2009, Grandmaster Behring was made a member of the International Red Belt Council, cementing his place at the forefront of the Jiu Jitsu community.

GM Behring and some of the attendees at KnuckleUp Fitness Atlanta

The seminar was a resounding success. Over 100 people attended; it was a full house.

Papa John was honored to provide the introduction for Grandmaster Behring and spoke about the need for strong leadership and how the masters and grandmasters are an integral part of the sport. Grandmaster Behring then talked about the fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu. He demonstrated the specifics of chokes and why they are misunderstood, and also discussed arm bars.

Afterwards, Papa John was able to sit and speak with Grandmaster Behring about the future of the sport, Olympic participation and the role of USAJJ in these endeavors. Hopefully their conversation will lead to new and exciting things in the near future.

If you missed this opportunity to learn from Grandmaster Flavio Behring in Georgia, make sure you see his son Master Sylvio Behring at the NTC in Washington D.C. Master Sylvio Behring is president of the International Black Belt Council and this is a learning experience you shouldn’t miss.

(rss readers: click here and watch the JJI press release video)

As we’ve published here before, jiu jitsu international is now official – but this is the video shot by Brazilian reporters that we edited to show the actual historic moments.

On the video you’ll see JJI’s executive director “Papa” John Gorman, along with the President of the World Black Belt Council Sylvio Behring, and on the table, 3 of the 4 grandmaster that make up JJI’s governing body, the Red Belt Council:

Grandmaster Alvaro Barreto, Grandmaster Joao Alvaro Barreto, and Grandmaster Flavio Behring.

You can learn more about their life-long dedication to the sport on the jiu jitsu international website.

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And you can support our Olympic goals by becoming a member of USAJJ as a student or school.

Thank you!