Welcome to the official website of PURE Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the instruction of Professor Efrain Rojas.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is considered to be one of the most progressive forms of contemporary martial arts. BJJ was developed from traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Even though BJJ contains standup techniques, it is more widely known for its highly effective ground fighting. BJJ was developed with the specific intention of allowing a smaller person to dominate a larger person in combat. This is made possible due to BJJ's sophisticated application of leverage and movement. Gaining a superior position on the ground, where physical confrontations more often than not tend play out, becomes the foundation for this amazing style of self-defense. Of course, the confidence and sportsmanship gained by training in BJJ are perhaps the most valuable of its benefits.

Congratulations and Promotions
Congratulations to Steve Abill for winning gold in the Grappler's Quest Men's Blue Belt Masters Division this past weekend! Steve was also promoted to purple belt by Efrain Rojas.

And congratulations to Julio Salazar who was promoted to the rank of blue belt!

RGDA Belt Promotions
The RGDA held it's annual meeting at Gracie New Jersey, the RGDA's headquaters. Over 30 representatives came out to discuss the future of the RGDA and it's continued commitment to a high level of teaching the art of Jiu-Jitsu. It is with great honor that we report the following promotions:

Black Belt - J.W. Wright - St. Peters, MO
Black Belt - Jason Fox - Warsaw, IN
Black Belt - Chris Savarese - Lyndhurst, NJ
Black Belt - Efrain Rojas - Clifton, NJ (Bottom row, third from the left.)
Black Belt - Dave Dayboll - Port Colborne, ON, Canada