Gracie Humaita Huntsville
Where We Come From
Where We Come From
When you train at Gracie Humaita you are becoming a part of the one of the oldest traditions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! It goes back to the Humaita District of Brazil, where legendary Helio Gracie developed his own unique style of jiu jitsu and passed that on to his son Royler Gracie, who went on to become a legend in the martial arts world. David Adiv became a student of Royler and later became his training partner, helping him to win multiple championships. This led David to be considered one of the most technical black belts in the world. JW Wright is a highly decorated martial artist and known for developing world class competitors and became a black belt under David Adiv and Royler Gracie. JW trained Steve Yount who earned his black belt and brought Gracie Humaita to Texas. His son Andy Yount would train and earn a black belt from JW Wright as well. Ryan Reed began training under Andy Yount where he would pass on the history and traditions to Ryan, promoting him to black belt. Training under the Gracie Humaita lineage, you are standing on the shoulders of giants. We have high standards and traditions to uphold and it is an honor to wear the Gracie Humaita patch.
