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Phone Number: 904.242.9343
E-Mail: jaxbjj@yahoo.com
Website: www.kid-jitsu.net

Larry Shealy began studying Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in 1995 at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, California. He is a Gracie Barra Black Belt Instructor under the direction and instruction of Carlos Gracie, Jr.

Larry is a Professor and Certified Instructor in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, confirmed thru the Confederation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, and is a Certified Black Belt Instructor thru the Florida Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.

He was appointed to be the Florida State Chairman for USA Jiu-Jitsu, the governing body for USA Jiu-Jitsu based in Washington, D.C.and is also a Certified Instructor for USAJJ. He is also on the Black Belt Council of USAJJ.

Professor Shealy was also recently awarded a IBJJF Referee Diploma from Master Alvaro Mansur. (Director of Referees for the IBJJF and the CBJJ) at the Mundials in Long Beach, CA.

He has had the good fortune to train or take seminars with the best in the world, including: Rorion, Rickson, Relson, Royce, Rolker, Royler, Rodrigo Gracie, Marcio Feitosa, Aparecido Bill, Flavio Almeida, Charles dos Anjos, Rigan Machado...having traveled all over the U.S. and Brazil to train and learn Gracie Jiu-Jitsu from some of the greatest fighers of all time.

In 2003, Larry began developing the “Kid-Jitsu” program along with the “Kid-Jitsu Values Program”. These trademark registered programs allow traditional martial arts instructors to teach children the fundamentals of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, while weaving targeted values into each lesson within the “Kid-Jitsu” Curriculum. To date, Larry and his partner Charles dos Anjos, a Royce Gracie Black Belt, have certified over 350 Instructors in over 150 schools in the U.S. and Europe to implement Kid-Jitsu and the Wolfpack BJJ Association for Adults into their traditional martial arts curriculum. The Kid-Jitsu/Team Wolfpack Federation is represented by approximately 15,000 students world wide.

Larry has a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Florida State University and a Masters Degree in Business (MBA) from Jacksonville University. He has retired from the corporate world after 20 years and is now concentrating on sharing the many benefits of his traditional martial arts background along with Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to children and adults. He is a past elected official in Neptune Beach, Florida having served on the Neptune Beach City Council. He is married to wife, Gail, and has 3 children Todd, Kristi, and Joshua.