2009 Championship Information
Helio Gracie
Carlos Gracie
Carlos and Helio took the art of jiu-jitsu and changed it from its formal Japanese style and turned it into an art that could win street fights common in Brazil. The Gracie brothers turned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu into the best ground fighting system ever created.
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DIRECTIONS TO RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER, 3443 ORANGE STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY AREA:
Take the 60 freeway east towards Riverside, take the Market Street exit towards Downtown, merge onto Market Street, turn left on 3rd Street, turn right on Orange Street.
FROM ORANGE COUNTY AREA:
Take the 91 freeway east toward Riverside, take the University Avenue/Downtown exit, stay straight to go onto Mulberry Street, turn left onto Mission Inn Avenue, turn right onto Orange Street.
FROM THE PALM SPRINGS AREA:
Take the 10 freeway west toward Riverside, take the 60 freeway west toward Moreno Valley/Riverside, take the 91 freeway west toward Beach Cities, exit Mission Inn Avenue and turn right, proceed to Orange Street and turn right.
FROM THE RIVERSIDE AREA:
Take 91 freeway east toward San Bernardino, exit University Avenue/Downtown, stay straight to go onto Mulberry Street, turn left onto Mission Inn Avenue, turn right onto Orange Street.
FROM THE MORENO VALLEY AREA:
Take the 60 freeway west towards Riverside, take the 91 freeway west toward Beach Cities, exit Mission Inn Avenue and turn right, proceed to Orange Street and turn right.
