Jeremy Arel Seminar

1155 Jeffreys Road,Rocky Mount NC 27804

08 April, 2023

Description

Jeremy ‘The Gerbil’ Arel In 2004, after serving with the US Army National Guard in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Arel began his career in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu when he joined an Alliance Jiu Jitsu affiliate in Charlotte, NC. He achieved the rank of purple belt under the guidance of the late Luis Togno. After several additional years of training in a no-gi combat style jiu jitsu, Arel made the decision to make Brazilian Jiu Jitsu his life's work and dedicate himself full-time to attaining the rank of black belt. In 2009, Arel moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and achieved the rank of brown belt under the legendary Gracie Barra black belt Roberto “Gordo” Correa. After a brief return home, he once again traveled to Rio where he was promoted to black belt under Gordo on December 11, 2010. Jeremy Arel is a graduate from Winthrop University with a degree in Health & Physical Education and is the owner/head instructor of Great Grappling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Fort Mill, SC, just outside Charlotte, NC. Arel documented his travels, training, and stories through a blog maintained on Sherdog.com's grappling forums under the avatar “GerbilJiuJitsu”. This blog served to share his stories with the worldwide grappling community as he experienced life as a gringo in Brazil. On this thread he discusses life at the ConnectionRio house, training at Roberto “Gordo” Correa's school, and his progression from purple, to brown, and eventually black belt. The blog's popularity exploded with over 1 million views and BJJ players from around the world began traveling to ConnectionRio on the recommendation and experiences from Arel's writings. “The Gerbil” can be credited as having a tremendous influence on inspiring BJJ and MMA athletes from around the world to travel and train in Brazil. Notable Competition Achievements: 2004 Tennessee State Champion 2007 NAGA Champion (No-Gi Advanced) 2006 & 2007 NC State Champion (Gi Advanced) 2007 Hayastan Grappling Challenge Champion (No-Gi Advanced) 2006 NC State Silver Medalist (No-Gi) 2010 No-Gi & 2011 Gi Bud Cup Advanced Silver Medalist 2010 Rio Open Bronze Medalist[5] Lineage matters! Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie, Sr. > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie, Jr. > Roberto "Gordo" Correa > Jeremy Arel *Adults Only: 10-12pm $50/person *>12 years old