Evaldo Lima

Evaldo Lima was born in Goiana Goias, Brazil. He was in the Brazilian Air Force and studied Pathology for four years. He has been studying and training the art of Jiu-Jitsu for 15 years and counting. A Long Beach resident for 20 years, he has always been involved with local events and dreamt of teaching this art to the residents of this city. "Some associate this art with just fighting, but it is way more than this. Jiu-Jitsu, meaning "Gentle Art", self respect, self discipline, respect of others, integrity and even spiritually for the soul". Evaldo is one of Royce and Rodrigo Gracie's sparring partners and has accompanied them in many arenas such as, Pride Japan 1, K-1 and UFC. Other events include; Law Enforcement and Special Force Training. He has numerous medals in Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. The most noteable being 1st Place World No-Gi Tournament, his division in 2007 and a belt from King Of The Lake (San Diego). You can view this video at YouTube.com

"I am very lucky and honored to be involved and have learnt from the Gracie family." for more info on Evaldo Lima please go to: Google.com

Royce Gracie
Royce's reputable career as a fighter began in 1993 after defeating three opponents in the first Ultimate Fighting Championship. His opponents consistently outweighed him by more than 50 pounds. He went on to win 3 UFC titles and today is the only man in the history of no holds barred matches to successfully defeat four opponents in one night.

Royce is still active in the fight world. He fought the longest MMA match in history, going over 90 minutes against Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba at the PRIDE Grand PRIX 2000. Along with his total domination of the Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Hidehiko Yoshida in PRIDE Shockwave 2003.

The legend of the Gracie family began in Brazil with Royce's father, Helio Gracie. Today Royce is privileged to spread the techniques perfected by his father all over the world. Throughout his busy fighting career Royce has maintained a rigorous travel schedule of seminars and classes.


Rodrigo Gracie
Rodrigo's destiny was predetermined from birth. He was born into to a fighting dynasty. For over 75 years the Gracie family has been in the forefront of the fighting world. When Rodrigo's time came he was ready. Rodrigo made his Mixed Martial Arts debut in a small promotion called VATV 10 - Vengeance at the Vanderbilt with a submission win over Kyle DeMello.

Before entering the world of professional fighting, Rodrigo competed in many Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling Tournaments winning most of them. Some of Rodrigo's tournament accomplishments include:

* 1998 1st Place Winner - Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Wrestling Championships (ADCC) defeating the likes of Carlos Newton, Genki Sudo and Karim Barklaev