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HISTORY
RELSON GRACIE JIU-JITSU
Son of the legendary Helio Gracie, Relson Gracie moved to Hawaii in
1988. He began learning Jiu-Jitsu at 2 and entered his first competition at
the tender age of 10! He was the Brazilian National Champion for 22 years
straight, and during this period went undefeated. He became so popular
that he attained the nickname "Campeao" or "Champion" among his
friends and fans. Upon his arrival to Honolulu, it was with great pleasure
that Relson introduced the art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to the Aloha State. Relson
continues to instruct his students in Hawaii, across the Mainland United
States and Brazil. He and his top instructors have lead his team to an
unprecedented amount of individual and team competition titles. Relson
along with his brother Rorion are the highest ranked and most experienced
Jiu-Jitsu practitioners actively teaching in the United States.
RONN SHIRAKI
A Black Belt under Relson Gracie, Ronn Shiraki began training with
Relson in the mid 90's. He has won a myriad of state, national, and
international level Jiu-Jitsu competitions starting from 1996 until 2006. He
has also been instructing since 1998 starting with his Jiu-Jitsu teaching
career with Academia Gracie de Jiu-Jitsu's Red / Black Belt Pedro Sauer in
Utah. He then continued his tutelage in Hawaii under Relson Gracie's
watchful eye. Ronn had also owned and operated the Relson Gracie
Kaneohe Team and Honolulu Main Academy until retiring from group class
instruction in May 2008. Ronn also holds a masters degree in clinical
psychology and now focuses his efforts on teaching private lessons to
professionals, retirees, fighters, and competitors interested in self-defense
and bringing their competition skills to the next level.