About
About Reisterstown MD Martial Arts Instructor Steve Adornato
Steve Adornato is a Gracie Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt under Jon Garfield (1st Degree Black Belt)/ Master Pedro Sauer (8th degree Red and Black Belt under Rickson Gracie).
Above: Steve Adornato and the legendary Professor Relson Gracie
Steve’s other accomplishments:
- 7 years training
- 5 years of teaching
- 7 years in the Maryland Air National Guard as a Security Policeman (Military Police)
- Deployed to Sather Air Base Baghdad Iraq 2007-2008
- Trained Iraqi Military Police in Defensive tactics and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Also taught many US servicemen from all branches while deployed to Sather. http://www.sather.afcent.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-071106-020.pdf (Go to Page 10 to read the story)
- Certified Modern Army Combatives Instructor
- Lead instructor 175th Security Forces Combatives program. Involves teaching the entire 150 Airman unit in Self Defense/Combatives/Arrest and Control Tactics/Weapons Retention
- Along with Jon Garfield taught the US Naval Academy Midshipmen Jiu-Jitsu club team.
- Refereed the inaugural Tournament between the US Naval Academy and the Westpoint Jiu-Jitsu clubs
- Have trained with several members of the Gracie family including Carlson, Relson, and Rickson Gracie.
Steve says:
“I focus on Jiu-Jitsu for the streets. My belief is that Jiu-Jitsu tournaments while they are fun and a way to test your skills against others, do over time erode the self defense aspect of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. All of my techniques are taught from a self defense aspect.
I share Grandmaster Helio Gracie’s belief that a instructor should be judged by his least athletic student.
Jiu-Jitsu was designed for the weak to defeat the strong. We must never stray into techniques that rely on speed and strength.
I am very proud to represent Master Pedro Sauer and Jon Garfield and look forward to spreading Gracie Jiu-Jitsu throughout Maryland.”
Questions? Need more info?
Call us at 1-410-963-8393 and we’ll be happy to answer your questions and schedule you for a free class on us!
