Our members share their experiences and transformations through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Read on to find out how our Academy has impacted their lives!
Raine Dyer
"I started jiu-jitsu in my early 20's while struggling with a severe chronic illness that significantly affected my mobility. Training at PRBJJ has helped me improve my strength, stability and range of motion. As a woman navigating chronic health challenges, jiu-jitsu has been incredibly empowering, building my self confidence and showing me what my body is capable of. It has taken me across states for competitions, and around the world to Brazil to experience the Brazilian jiu-jitsu lifestyle. I have trained with professional athletes , attended incredible seminars and connected with people from all walks of life. Most importantly, PRBJJ has given me a family.
Raine Dyer
David Langiulli
After my father’s friend returned from the Vietnam War in the 1970’s, he taught me martial arts moves that I could use to defend myself when I got into fights as a boy growing up on the streets of Brooklyn. It was then, during the Bruce Lee era, that my dream of being a Martial Artist was born.
Flash forward to 2015 as my coaching practice was growing, the dream was rekindled when I discovered the Martial Art of Jiu-Jitsu as a practical self-defense system and grappling sport with Professors Paulo and Natalie. Nine years, 9,000 sparring rounds, and several championships later, my quest for a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu is complete.
Training jiu-jitsu has helped me develop the virtues of friendship, patience, humility, perseverance, resilience, and confidence.
David Langiulli
Ciro Dominguez
Paulo Ribeiro Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a world class self defense and Jiu-Jitsu academy. They provide expert instruction, a supportive community and real results. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, this is the place to train. They have an outstanding kids program… And the adult programs are phenomenal. I am most impressed with how they break down techniques clearly, simplifying moves, and emphasize a real world applications. Bottom line they create opportunities for all skill levels to learn and grow.
C.M.Dominguez
Jon Frost
I began training in BJJ in 2008 and have been very fortunate to have had two great professors, but I found a home at PRBJJ in 2020. The instruction at PRBJJ is exceptional, no doubt, but that is not why I continue to show up to train. I show up because when I walk in the door Professor Paulo and Professor Natalie make me feel like they have been waiting all day for me to arrive! I show up because they never miss an opportunity to let me know it’s important to them that I am there. They are two of the nicest, most genuine, and sincere people I have ever had the pleasure to know. It is impossible to not be happy when you are around them. Their love for their profession and their students is not only evident in the classes they teach, but in every interaction they have with their students. And because of this they have drawn to them an incredible group of students to train with. I have found not only great training partners, but great friends here. When you become part of this academy, you become part of a family. I have owned and operated a martial arts school in Naples since 1999, and I am not too proud to admit that I am a better instructor for my students because of their influence on me as a teacher, and I am a better person in life because of the community at PRBJJ. My wife has been able to return to training recently and shares my sentiments. We are both so grateful to have found such an amazing group of people to train with in an academy run by two people we hold in the highest regard.
