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Luis Heredia interview

31 January 2010 5 Comments

Luis “Limao” Heredia is one of a select few. Head Coach at Maui Jiu Jitsu in Hawaii he started Jiu Jitsu aged 14 in his native Brazil, soon afterwards he was granted access to THE most famous of martial arts legacies – the Gracie’s, a student under Master Helio Gracie and his sons, Rickson and Royler his skills were honed on the mats of the famous Gracie Humaita school until he was invited by Rickson to travel to the United States to help spread the word of Gracie Jiu Jitsu.

As the first purple belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu to set foot on US soil 'Limao' helped spread the Gracie tradition across the US and also Japan alongside his instructor, mentor and friend Master Rickson Gracie. Now a highly regarded master of Jiu Jitsu in his own right he is highly respected and sought after coach the world over. It is a pleasure to have Luis Heredia on KombatClinic.com, I hope you enjoy his interview where he shares his experiences of Jiu Jitsu and what it means to be recognised as a Rickson Gracie black belt and part of the worlds fastest growing sport.

Enjoy!

Interview by, David Webb: 28th January 2010

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5 Comments »

  • Raihau said:

    Hello,

    For me reading such an article like this one is always a plus for our knowledge concerning the Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
    I think Hawaii has luck to get a brazillian black belt. I’m from Tahiti and we all LOVE Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and we need a BJJ Black Belt to help us through our path and to find our own Jiu Jitsu. I really hope one day that a professor from Brazil, no matter who he is, will come in Tahiti make his life and train us to compete at prestigious competitions such as Panms, World championships and so on.
    Here is my biggest wish

    # 2 February 2010 at 5:44 pm
  • KombatClinic.com (author) said:

    Hey man, keep dreaming and one day it will happen.
    Hawaii with Relson Gracie and Limao, Guam with Mike Fowler and who knows who for Tahiti.
    All the best,
    Dave

    # 2 February 2010 at 6:47 pm
  • KombatClinic.com » Blog Archive » Steve Maxwell interview said:

    [...] guys, I hope you’re all well and enjoyed the interview with Rickson Gracie black belt Luis Heredia here on KombatClinic.com. I have another great FREE article/interview to share with over the next [...]

    # 5 February 2010 at 8:27 pm
  • Yusef said:

    Yusef…

    Gotta say, mighty fine article…

    # 2 March 2010 at 10:33 am
  • Mr Sparkle said:

    Mr Sparkle…

    Superb article, great writing style, content, and blog theme….

    # 2 March 2010 at 9:13 pm