Luz Do Verão Luta Livre Team Official Website
This is our Luta Livre team: Luz Do Verão, which means in Brazilian Portuguese, Light of Summer. This expression plays homage to when I first started Jiu Jitsu, and in the summer we would take off the gi. Our team is affiliated with both the International Federation of Luta Livre Esportive (IFLLE) and the Confederação Brasileira Luta Livre Esportiva (CBLLE). And our main lineage is under Grão Mestre Basco Lima, 9th Degree Luta Livre Red Belt and leader of the Angre Top Team (ATT) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The IFLLE is the most professional federation of Luta Livre in the world that grew out of Rio de Juneiro. Initially, with its roots in the CBLLE is an entity whose mission is to organize and unite sport submission grappling, promoting its teachers and practitioners through the development of their skills and competencies, in addition to preserving our history and legacy. The CBLLE is founded by João Bosco Lima – Grand Master 9th Degree Red Belt of Luta Livre.
We took the gi off in the Summer and trained no-gi until the Fall. Back then, there was a rivalry in Brazil. There has always been a long history, but the longer you train and share the knowledge in the Academy, in competition in the arena, and off the tatami, the more we look at unity theory and technique. This generation needs to be surrounded by good people who can help model becoming a better person even through this path of unity. Luta Livre Team.com is an excellent way to help connect likeminded academies, coaches and students, that wish to train and study Luta Livre. The Light of Summer is with Luz Do Verão Luta Livre!
Affiliation: If you want to join the Luz Do Verão Luta Livre team, please send your inquiry to Tony Pacenski. At this time, our team has affiliates in the United States, Japan, Brazil, and Australia. In addition, we have inquiries from European countries, Mexico, Turkey, and others; therefore, we expanded our connection to our official website at www.lutalivreteam.com and social media. Please visit our contact page and fill out the form box.
Happy to be part of this team that take care of people’s goals in Luta Livre. Good guidance goes a long way and makes a big difference.
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About Luta Livre
Luta Livre, also known as Brazilian Freestyle Fighting, Brazilian Submission Wrestling or Sport Wrestling, is a dynamic and exciting martial art that has gained popularity worldwide with the running and awareness of the submission only NoGi competitions.
Luta Livre’s founder is credited to be Euclydes “Tatu” Hatem, who was originally a famous catch wrestler so Catch Wrestling is the base Luta Livre was built on and plays an important part in its structure and development. Euclydes Hatem went by the name of Tatu. He began teaching catch wrestling techniques to others in Rio de Janeiro in 1927 while experimenting with some of his own innovative techniques.
Tatu brought on many challenges with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu and culminated with his victory over George Gracie in the Catch rules fight. The style emphasized fighting without a gi/uniform. For more information, about the complex history of Luta Livre and its connection to catch wrestling, judo, jiu jitsu, and grappling, please review and read the Simon BJJ’s article, We Come From Catch Wrestling Too.
Luta Livre is a NoGi grappling style that focuses on submission techniques and wrestling takedowns, making it an excellent choice for those interested in the art of ground fighting. Luta Livre has been around longer than Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is an exciting martial art that is really growing with huge momentum in countries outside of Brazil thanks the CBLLE founded and headed by Luta Livre Master João Bosco Lima – Grão mestre 9º Dan Red Belt.
Luta Livre Submission encompasses a wide range of techniques including armlocks, leg locks, chokes and sweeps just to name a few. These techniques are designed to immobilize and pin opponents and force them into submission without the use of strikes. This makes Luta Livre an ideal martial art for those who want to focus on grappling skills without a Gi and develop their ground game
Luta Livre offers a unique blend of NoGi Grappling techniques that can be applied both in competition settings and real-life situations. Its emphasis on submission grappling makes it an exciting choice for those seeking to enhance their ground fighting skills while promoting discipline and personal growth (citations: kaizenmartialartsaustralia.com). It should be noted that the core belt ranks for Luta Livre are white, yellow, orange, blue, purple, brown, and black belts.
Photos: Prof. Tony Pacenski with Grão Mestre Basco Lima in Rio de Janeiro and training at the famous Renovação Fight Team (RFT) headquarters in Rio de Janeiro with Mestre Marcio Chrome.
Luta Livre Esportiva Lineage:
Euclydes “Tatu” Hatem > Carlos “Carlinhos”Brunocilla > Bosco Lima > Tony Pacenski
About Prof. “little” Tony Pacenski
founder of Luz Do Verão Luta Livre
-Luta Livre Diplomas from Purple to Black Belt-
Luz Do Verão Luta Livre was founded by Prof Tony Pacenski and incredibly skilled and accomplished martial artist, Prof. Tony was graded to Black Belt in Luta Livre by one of the most recognized and revered names in Brazilian Luta Livre Grand Master and President of the CBLLE, 9th Degree Bosco Lima a true recognition of Prof Tony’s skill and ability in the art of Luta Livre.
Anthony, “little” Tony, J Pacenski Jr. is a 4th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Rodrigo Medeiros earned on October 2006 and a co-founder of the Jiu Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF) with Master Rickson Gracie and Black Belt Carlos Gama. Tony has over 25 years of experience in Grappling and Jiu Jitsu having been taught by many of the top Jiu Jitsu instructors in the United States and Brazil and for over 20 years has worked as a Jiu-Jitsu instructor. He started studying Gracie Jiu Jitsu in 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and now has become one of the style’s most prominent American-born figures. In addition, Tony has earned numerous rankings in Japanese and Brazilian Martial Arts including black belts in Judo and Taiho Jutsu while in Japan, and the covenant faixa preta (Black Belt) in Brazilian Luta Livre where he leads the Luz do Verão team. He is recognized for his captivating seminars and articulate explanations of Martial Arts. Tony enjoys a reputation as a gifted instructor and a teacher of black belts.
In Tony’s pursuit to improve as a teacher, he spent two years in the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor program in Torrance, California. While there, Tony assisted Rorion Gracie and 3-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Royce Gracie in seminars and training sessions to diverse groups, ranging from the FBI, Navy Seals, Army Rangers, and Los Angeles Police Department (L.A.P.D.) to women and children. He was also able to learn directly from Grand Master Helio Gracie semi-privately during this period, while he visited the academy.
Tony has worked as an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles, CA. and Philadelphia, PA. He is a graduate of Concordia University of Southern California Irvine with a Master’s Degree in Education in Curriculum & Instruction and has also completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Other college Degrees include an Associates of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts from Bucks County Community College of Pennsylvania, a Degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology from the Community College of the Air Force, and a second Associates Degree in Education and Training Management from the Community College of the Air Force. Tony is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education in Organizational Leadership at California Coast University.
Professor Pacenski has started two academies under the BJJ Revolution Team Flag: The Revolution Academy in Pennsylvania in 2004; and, the BJJ Revolution Team- Redondo Beach Academy in 2008. He has also released a series of instructional DVD’s called “The Faixa Preta Series” & “The BJJ Seminar Series” being one of the first BJJ instructionals to focus on the 50/50 Guard for BJJ; The Berimbolo Game; and The Sao Paulo Approach To Passing The Guard. Tony continues to teach martial arts seminars across the United States and abroad.
Today, “little” Tony is known as a leader in the Jiu Jitsu community for his vision, educational work and commitment involving the Jiu Jitsu Global Federation as well as for his detailed and well-organized instruction which is showcased in his instructional videos. He has received international acclaim for all of this and has been featured on Budo Videos Rolled Up, InsideBJJ.com, Mat Time Radio, Open Mat Radio, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Rocks Podcasts, Jiu Jitsu documentaries, Japanese|European|Brazilian|American Jiu Jitsu Magazines and endless blogs about state of the art in Jiu-Jitsu as Tony uniquely has certifiable and specialized knowledge because he is one of the rare persons to have ever trained under the Gracie Academy (Grand Master Helio Gracie), BJJ Revolution Team (Master Carlson Gracie) and under Master Rickson Gracie.
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NEW INSTRUCTIONAL RELEASED!!!
We are excited to announce this first instructional for Luta Livre in a continuing series for Opening, Middle, and End Game Theory. By studying the material in volume one, you will be able to differentiate yourself from others through a much better understanding of one of the most challenging positions in all of the grappling, half guard passing!
Hello Friends and Luta Livre Enthusiasts,
My name is “little” Tony Pacenski, and I am a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt (FAIXA PRETA), Luta Livre Black Belt, and Judo Black Belt. Having spent over 25 years studying Brazilian and Japanese Martial Arts, and I can tell you that I have many tricks to share with you. I have had one objective since developing my instructional DVDs and Digital content: to teach specific topics of Grappling that everyone, regardless of ability, could understand and apply. This new Opening, Middle, and End Game Theory for Luta Livre has done just this. My instructionals have reached students internationally in Brazil, Peru, Japan, Canada, Australia, United States, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, England, Eastern European Counties, and South Africa! Due to international requests from friends and enthusiasts like you, I have started this Luta Livre project. It is time to learn new approaches to your grappling game, and we made it easy for you at TONYPACENSKI.COM and SOULFIGHT.NET. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy the instructional content set at a fantastic price!
See you on the mat,
Prof. “little” Tony Pacenski
Doctor of Education (EdD) Student
This Instructional Provides You:
Effective Drills To Improve Half Guard Passing MethodsHow To Infuse A Strategy Of Commitment To Half Guard PassingThe Blue Print On Mixing Reference Points For Positional DominanceHow To Half Guard Pass With Crashing PressureLearn The Secrets Of Forcing The Common 3/4 Half Guard PositionsHow To Overcome Resistances That Occur During The Basic, Intermediate & Advance Smash Half Guard Passing StylesMy $300 Detail Of Equalizing Any Opponent From Resisting The Half Guard Knee Cut PassThe Strategies Of Half-Guard Passing When Opponents Runs Away From You Or Commit To Bridging OutDevelop A Half Guard Passing Game That Leads To The Front Mount And How To Make That Happen 8 Times Out of 10How To Use Your Legs, Body Weight and Grips To Generate So Much Pressure That Bottom Fighter Can't Wait For Your To Pass His or Her Half GuardTHE OPENING, MIDDLE, AND END GAME THEORY- VOL.1 HALF GUARD PASSING
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