Instructors

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STARTED TRAINING IN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU IN AUGUST 2003. JEFF'S LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE BEGAN AT MIZUDO ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS LOCATED IN DEARBORN MICHIGAN, UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF RED AND BLACK BELT, MASTER CARLOS "CAIQUE" ELIAS. HE IS ESPECIALLY PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH TEAM CAIQUE, AS MASTER CAIQUE HAS ALWAYS IMPLEMENTED A STRICT GUIDELINE FOR HIS AFFILIATED INSTRUCTORS AND THEIR STUDENT, WHERE MANY OTHERS HAVE SWAYED. HE HAS SINCE CONTINUOUSLY TRAINED CLOSELY WITH OUR AFFILIATE CAIQUE BLACK BELT INSTRUCTORS PROFESSOR HARVY BERMAN, PROFESSOR BRANDON MCDANIEL, AND PROFESSOR ANGELO POPOFSKI FROM THE HIGHLY REPUTABLE AND WELL RESPECTED, WARRIOR WAY MARTIAL ARTS, LOCATED IN COMMERCE TWP MICHIGAN. JEFF HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPETED IN SEVERAL JIU-JITSU TOURNAMENTS ACROSS MICHIGAN. JEFF IS CURRENTLY PERFECTING HIS SKILLS AND TEACHING AT HYBRID TRAINING ACADEMY. HE HAS WORKED AS A DETROIT POLICE OFFICER FOR 19 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE DETROIT POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY WHERE HE TEACHES THE SURVIVAL ASPECTS OF JIU JITSU SELF-DEFENSE TO NEW RECRUITS AND IN SERVICE OFFICERS.  JEFF IS ALSO A CERTIFIED GRACIE SURVIVAL TACTICS INSTRUCTOR.  JEFF HAS HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF APPLYING MANY JIU-JITUS TECHNIQUES IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. THE TECHNIQUES ALONG WITH CONTROL ASPECT OF JIU-JITSU HAVE UNQUESTIONABLY HELPED KEEP HIM SAFE ON THE STREETS OF DETROIT. TEACHING JIU-JITSU FROM REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES, IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE THAT JEFF'S STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO UNIQUELY BENEFIT FROM. HIS PASSION FOR JIU-JITSU HAS ENABLED HIM TO PASS THE ART ONTO OTHER PEOPLE, SO THEY TOO CAN ALSO RECEIVE THE INCOMPARABLE REWARDS THAT HE HAS. JEFF TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN HAVING CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A NEW STUDENT CAN LEARN SAFELY, AND PROVIDE NECESSARY CHALLENGES FOR AN EXPERIENCED STUDENT TO EXCEL TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.