Kaizen Martial Arts is part of the ANGRA TOP TEAM and registered under the CBLLE in Brazil
We run classes each week, these are totally No-Gi focused classes teaching the Luz Do Verao Luta Livre curriculum through all belt levels
Luta Livre is often called the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world since UFC1 while Luta Livre stayed in the shadows…Most grapplers don’t even know what Luta Livre really is or its history.
Luta Livre means “Free Fighting” in Portuguese, and many today use the wider term No-Gi grappling. Therefore, loosely the term means ‘free fighting’. Luta Livre is a fighting style based on catch wrestling founded by Euclydes “Tatu” Hatem . Tatu beat George Gracie by submission in 1940. After Tatu, fighters such as Euclides Perreria and Roberto Leitao continued the sport and made the art evolve. Perhaps even more so, the art was later positively impacted by Leitao, a wrestling and judo practitioner.
Styles of Luta Livre
Luta Livre Esportiva This style of Luta Livre refers to no-gi submission grappling. It looks similar to catch wrestling, though it developed independently in Brazil.
Luta Livre Vale Tudo
This is really Brazilian MMA, which happened before the UFC took hold. In other words, no-gi submission grappling plus striking.
Characteristics of Luta Livre
Luta Livre looks a lot like catch wrestling, in that takedowns, takedown defense, and ground control are emphasized, as are submissions on the ground. Since Luta Livre practitioners recognize that most fights go to the ground, ground fighting is the number one priority. That said, striking of the Muay Thai variety is also currently taught within the style.
Goals of Luta Livre
The goal of Luta Livre is to take down and submit an opponent as soon as possible. Again, since striking is taught, the goal might also be to stop an opponent with strikes. That said, Luta Livre is primarily a grappling art, so the tendency would be to go with the former.
Teaching Luz Do Verão Luta Livre
Luz Do Verao Luta Livre is a Brazilian No-Gi Submission grappling style that has been in existence since the 1900’s and has delivered some of the top fighters in the world, this is a well rounded fighting style with a strong focus on body control and submissions. We deliver the Luz Do Verao Luta Livre program under the approval and certification of world renowned Prof.Tony Pacenski a Bosco Limma Luta Livre Black Belt, 4th Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt with BJJ Revolution under ( Rodrigo Medeiros ) under the Carlson Gracie lineage, Co-Founder with Rickson Gracie of the Jiu Jitsu Global Federation and Kodokan Judo Black belt.
Your Coach Garry is currently a Brown Belt in Luta Livre under Bosco Limma Black Belt Prof. Tony Pacenski / Angra Top Team and his ranking is also registered under the CBLLE in Brazil.
