Pedro Sauer is a Certified 8th Degree
Red/Black Belt Instructor under Rickson Gracie. http://www.pedrosauer.com
I first met him around 1992 in Orem Utah at the Gold's
Gym. The gym has closed down but at the time he was giving
classes in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was just
starting out and had a small following of about 20 people.
One of his group members and trainee was Mark Shulz who
was the BYU wrestling coach at the time. I had no
Ideo who these people were at the time. I was on my first
vision quest at the time and had packed my bags and left
Maryland headed west to seek my fortune. I wrote a
song about this called "The Cup":
https://www.facebook.com/Craig-Balunsat-131456588757/app/6452028673/
I saw him giving training lessons at the gym and since he
was offering free lessons I decided to join. I thought I
was a tough guy since I had taken Kung Fu lessons
when a kid and could pretty much win most of the
fights and completions I had been in. In Pedro's classes,
the trainees would take turns alternating with the members
where they would take turns fighting each other trying to
make the opponent tap out. My first opponent was Mark
Shulz. I was so used to winning, that it took me by
surprise when I was defeated by Mark. I didn't know
who he was at the time, but I found out he was the
toughest guy I had ever met Even when I trained
against Pedro, I could hold my own. I was strong
enough to hold him down for the entire session preventing
him from tapping me out. Some times I would let him get me
in a hold just so I could learn. Ever since I got defeated
by Mark Shulz, I realized I was not as tough as I
thought. I realized that this style of grappling and
fighting was superior to any training I had. I was
convinced that I needed to learn this new style of
fighting. So I trained with him off and on for the
next 3 yrs. So what is it that makes Pedro the best
instructor that I know of? It is because he has a unique
ability and desire to perform the act down to the minutest
level of perfection. His goal is to teach superior
techniques to the level of perfection in the greatest
detail possible. It was my privilege to know him
when he was first starting out. And it was my privlage to
train with Mark Schulz: https://www.facebook.com/Mark-Schultz-Olympic-Wrestling-Champion-777780885586797/
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