Self Defense Rodrigo Gracie Jiu Jitsu

Specialties

Therapeutic lifestyle of Self Defense Rodrigo Gracie Jiu Jitsu for all ages. We value family, self-​confidence, fun and colored belt upgrade.

Kids 4 – 6

Juniors 7 – 11

Teens 12 – 17

Women 14+

Adults 18+

Private session

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History

Established in 2015.

Grandmaster Reylson Gracie, at the time Heinere met him, owned a school on Rock Springs Rd in the Northwest area of the Valley, off of Cheyenne and US 95. Heinere took a private lesson from the Grandmaster. After the lesson Heinere was asked if he would be interested in the Instructor’s program. He was not sure because of his full time job and the required commitment to be at the academy Monday thru Friday for at least six hours a day. He decided to do it. After a grueling apprenticeship under the masterful eye of Grandmaster Reylson Gracie, Heinere became certififed as a Black Belt Level Instructor in the summer of 2010. Grandmaster Reylson Gracie is Master Rodrigo Gracie’s father.

Heinere Ah-​Sha is the owner and Head Instructor of Self Defense Rodrigo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Las Vegas. He is a certified Black Belt Level Instructor in the Reylson Gracie Jiu Jitsu system. He is the first Tahitian certified as a Black Belt Level Instructor in the Gracie Jiu Jitsu system of Self Defense.

Meet the Business Owner

Heinere A.

Business Owner

Heinere Ah-​Sha was born and raised in Tahiti French Polynesia. He is the oldest of six children. Martial Arts was in his life as far as he can remember. His father, Jean Baptiste Ah-​Sha, was a martial artist. Heinere moved to the United States in 1994… until he met Grandmaster Reylson Gracie five years after moving with his family to Las Vegas Nevada in 2001.

Heinere holds both Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Structural Engineering. He received his Bachelor’s from Utah State University and Master’s from the University of Nevada Reno.