Gi Seminars

Have Leonardo come teach at your academy! If you are a BJJ instructor looking to expand your student’s knowledge or you currently do not offer Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at your school and wish to gauge the interest level of your students in the sport: Why not let them have that instruction or their introduction by one of the world’s premier BJJ Instructors and former world champion? Leonardo Xavier offers his wealth of experience in traditional Gracie style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to those interested in exposing their students to his perspective and depth of knowledge in the sport. Leonardo will cover any aspect of Gi oriented techniques you are interested in (submissions, throws, tournament pointers, etc.) at the convenience of your own school. Leonardo is an experienced seminar instructor both at the national and international level whose main focus and vision is to impart the philosophy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as envisioned by its founder Helio Gracie. Please email for scheduling and pricing information, we look forward to teaching with you at your school!

No-Gi Seminars

Leonardo has 17 years of experience teaching BJJ and has been a world-class competitor in the sport becoming a multiple-time medalist at the Pan-Am games, Brazilian National Championship and the Worlds or Mundial. Contact Leonardo for pricing and scheduling information so that he can bring his wisdom and experience in submission wrestling and No-Gi Bjj to your school!

Corporate Self Defense Seminars

Health and wellness programs have long been proven to have a positive affect on company employees. The LXBJJ Corporate Self-Defense seminar will do just this! Training in self-defense will equip your staff with the ability to be more aware of their environment and, because of this; they will be able to know how to carry themselves in harmful scenarios. Leonardo does not claim that through the self-defense seminar you will attain mystic ninja wisdom. What he assures you is that your staff will feel safer when dealing with potential threats and that if avoiding confrontation is not an option then they will have the knowledge and ability to defend their selves. Corporate self-defense seminars are great team building experiences that provide employees with tools to better cope with stress and perform better under pressure. Please contact us for scheduling and pricing information. Leonardo looks forward to working with you and your company.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Law Enforcement Seminars

The Gracie family has long worked with Law enforcement officers and the armed forces in order to provide those who keep us safe with techniques that, in turn, will keep them running the smallest level of risk when doing there job. Leonardo Xavier has worked closely with police officers both locally and throughout the country teaching the best and most effective ways to establish control of an assailant in real life scenarios that could be potentially life threatening. Leonardo’s expansive knowledge of BJJ, submission wrestling and positional control has been honed through ten years of experience as a black belt in BJJ. Through the years he has been able to distinguish which techniques are the most effective, least time consuming and most appropriate to use when taking into consideration the environment, the use of a Law enforcement uniform and many other different tactical nuances. We cordially invite you to call us to set up a seminar either at our facility or if you have available mat space it will be a pleasure to come to your headquarters. Please contact the LX Jiu-Jitsu association for scheduling and other details at your earliest convenience!

MMA Seminars

First it was the legendary Vale Tudo fights in Rio to uphold the Gracie Family Name, then with the advent of the UFC, Mixed Martial Arts exploded onto the combat sports landscape and it has truly gripped how we view fight strategy. The LX Jiu-Jitsu association invites you to round out your mixed-martial arts training by having 3rd degree black belt, Leonardo Xavier visit your school to teach essential Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques that will improve students’ competition skills when fighting in the cage or ring. Leonardo's ten years of experience as a black belt has a proven track record of success when it comes to helping young up and coming fighters establish their names in the fight community and has provided training and knowledge for fighters including Handsome Matt Wiman (seen in The Ultimate Fighter: Season 5 and UFC 60, 76, 85 and 97), Mikey Burnett (The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback and UFC 16, UFC Ultimate Brazil and UFC 18) and Kristian Rotharml (seen in The Ultimate Fighter: Season 1). Whether you want to become a professional fighter, are looking to expand and build on the skill sets of your students or just want a new perspective from the most decorated black belt in all of the Houston area please contact us for more details so that we can bring the best fighter out of you!