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Powers' Karate 34425 Lorain Road #3 North Ridgeville, OH 44039 440-327-3688 MAP Programs Available: Isshinryu Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Lil' Dragon Cardio Kick-Boxing Therapeutic Martial Arts
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Affiliation Powers Karate is an official affiliate school of Professor Pedro Sauer. Professor Sauer is a 7th Degree Black Belt (Masters Rank) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the legendary Rickson Gracie. We have adopted Professor Sauer's official BJJ curriculum at our academy. Personal History Professor Pedro Sauer was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where from an early age, he began training in the martial arts. At age five, he began boxing and later took up judo and taekwondo. At age fifteen, however, his friend, Rickson Gracie, invited him to train jiu-jitsu with his younger brother, Royler, who at the time was only nine years old. The outcome of this experience convinced him that jiu-jitsu was the most effective of all the martial arts, and he began training the very next day. Pedro worked towards a double major (Economics and Business Administration) in college, and took post graduation course at Fundacao Getulio Vargas. He worked in Brazil as a stockbroker for eleven years before deciding to move to the United States and pursue a career teaching jiu-jitsu. In 1990, he moved to California with the original wave of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors. He lived in California with Rickson Gracie and trained daily with the Gracie brothers (Rickson, Rorion, and Royce), their father, Helio Gracie, their cousin, Renzo Gracie, and the Machado Brothers, as well as many others. In December of that same year, he moved to Utah where he has lived for the past eight years, pioneering brazilian jiu-jitsu in the American southwest. Certifications 1985 - Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Helio and Rickson Gracie 1986 - Tecnico de Jiu-Jitsu. This is a special certificate given in recognition of superior technical mastery of the art of jiu-jitsu, given to only a handful of students by Helio Gracie. 1990 - Certified Black Belt Instructor by Robson Gracie and the Federacao de Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Judo 1993 - 3rd Degree Black Belt from Rorion Gracie 1996 - Level 6 Instructor Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Rorion and Royce Gracie) 2000 - 5th Degree Black Belt under the Federacao de Jiu-Jitsu 2003 - 6th Degree Black Belt Teaching Experience Pedro Earned his Black Belt from Helio and Rickson in 1985. Long recognized for the superior technical efficiency of his jiu-jitsu, he then began his career as an instructor in 1986 when asked to teach with an organization known in Brazil as Corpo/Quatro (Body of Four) where he taught and continued his training under renowned jiu-jitsu instructors Alvaro Barreto (who is a red belt master under Helio Gracie). After moving to Utah in December of 1990, he taught as one of only two non-Gracie black belts under the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy (run by Rorion and Royce Gracie). In October of 1996, he became an official representative Black Belt Instructor under the Rickson Gracie American Jiu-Jitsu Association. Pedro ran his main jiu-jitsu academy in Salt Lake City for many years. He also has several affiliated schools across the country, and he visits them on a regular basis to give intensive instruction to the students and instructors. Pedro recently relocated to Virginia where he will be involved training US Military and Special Forces, as well as teaching at several BJJ academies in the area.  Click banner to visit web site |
