Luiz Palhares

It gives us great honor and pleasure to officially announce Mighty Jungle's very first sponsored athlete - PEDRO PALHARES a.k.a. "The Saber-Toothed Super Saiyan" a.ka. "The Black Belt Beater". Pedro is a newly awarded black belt under his very own father, the legendary Master Luiz Palhares. Pedro will always hold a special place in our hearts not j... ust because he is our very first athlete, but also because he has been rockin' with us back when all we had were prototypes. Salute to Pedro! Pedro's father, Luiz Palhares, was awarded his black belt in 1984 from Rickson Gracie in conjunction with the late Grand Master Helio Gracie. Master Luiz continued his training and went on to receive his coral belt in 2010 from Grand Master Carlos Robson Gracie. It goes without saying that in the meantime his youngest son, Pedro, was born and bred on the mats and has had direct access to some of the purest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the planet. Pedro and his father have dedicated their lives to being ambassadors of the art and have done more than their fair share of spreading their sacred knowledge all over the planet. Today, Pedro and his father have affiliations all over the country as well as Europe and Asia. They continue to teach seminars and conduct private lessons around the globe. At Camp Blanding, Florida in 2010, Palhares taught a five month long Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program for the 3rd Battalion 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prior to their deployment to Afghanistan. They have also taught Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminars to the United States Marines in Tennessee and at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (OORAH) (SLAY BODIES) ! Today, Pedro and his father dedicate the bulk of their time to their headquarters which is located on 9825 San Jose Blvd in Jacksonville, Florida. Here they teach children and adults BJJ and have cultivated an insanely mean mat pack.. The father-son duo also have a long standing relationship with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office where they regularly teach the city's police officers the magic of ...Read More