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BJJ, MMA & Martial Arts Academies across Wisconsin
Wisconsin's BJJ story begins with a Costa Rican immigrant in Milwaukee. Henry Matamoros arrived in Wisconsin and built his game inside Salas Martial Arts, training through the Pedro Sauer line β itself running directly back through Rickson and Helio Gracie. In 2006, Matamoros became the state's first BJJ black belt. Eric "Red" Schafer, who had started training at Salas as far back as 1996, was among those shaped by that early Milwaukee ground floor. Schafer earned his own black belt under Pedro Sauer and made nine appearances in the UFC, debuting at UFC 62 in August 2006 with a first-round arm-triangle choke finish. By the early 2010s, Wisconsin could count only a dozen or so black belts statewide β nearly all connected, directly or indirectly, to the Matamoros lineage. That lineage eventually extended north to Kewaskum, where Veritas BJJ produced Sam Nevermann, who became the youngest black belt in Wisconsin when promoted at 24 under John Friedland, a third-degree black belt under Pedro Sauer.
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Conveniently located in Grafton, our brazilian jiu jitsu and martial arts classes are excellent choices for self-defenseβ¦

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Mixed Martial Arts for all ages, groups, and experience levels. Primal MKE, Milwaukee, offers, Kickboxing, Grappling, BJβ¦
Resurgence MMA offers the best kickboxing, jiu jitsu, and martial arts in the Fox Valley & Appleton area. All ages aβ¦
At Medina Boxing, we are passionate about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and dedicated to helping students of all experience levelsβ¦
At Savage Fit Box, we are passionate about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and dedicated to helping students of all experience levelβ¦

Madison's premier Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy with 181+ five-star reviews. Expert instruction for all levels. Boβ¦

Our Kids Martial Arts, Karate and Family Martial Arts programs are great choices for self defense, discipline and fitnesβ¦
At Stoughton BJJ, we are passionate about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and dedicated to helping students of all experience levelsβ¦

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