In 1983, he found a home at the Inosanto Academy in Los Angeles, California. There, under the guidance of Guru Dan Inosanto, and Richard Bustillo in his corner, Chris honed his Boxing and Muay Thai skills. Throughout those years Chris learned discipline and leadership, but most importantly, he absorbed into his training honesty and open-mindedness. While most of his peers were getting deeply invol
ved in classical Indonesian styles, Chris Sought to return to his high school martial art passion, wrestling. Months later, Chris met Rigan Machado while taking Brazilian JiuJitsu lessons in Rorion Gracie’s garage.Discovered. The hook sank deep with the very first “roll” on the mat with Rigan. In the years since, Chris’ involvement in the art has been total. An assistant instructor in 1993, he was promoted to full instructor in 1996, becoming one of the 1st of only a handful of Americans to hold the coveted black belt in the highly technical and complex art. Chris served on the Machado USA competition team as a coach and competitor. In addition to many colored belt victories, in 1997 Chris place 2nd at the Pan American Invitational and 1st at the US Open and the Joe Moreria Open, as a black belt. Furthermore, he is the first American black belt to have competed in the Mundial de Jiu-jitsu, the world championship event held each year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chris makes no claim to being one of the fastest or one of the best technical grapplers, and not even to being an amazing competitor. Instead, he can be heard telling his students that no matter how good they get, there is always more to learn. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is the “art without limits,” its nature is “boxes within boxes.” Paradoxically, it is Chris Haueter’s humility that makes him one of the best instructors in the world in the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance- that principle is contempt prior to investigation.”
-Herbert Spencer
