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The Chris Haueter Book: A Memoir
CHRIS HAUETER is a legendary figure in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Not only is he a member of the "Dirty Dozen"—the first twelve non-Brazilian BJJ black belts—but he is also a singular personality, known for his wide-ranging intellect, his relentless curiosity, and his uniquely conceptual approach to the art.
When he asks fellow BJJ black belt and author Scott Burr to help him write a book about his life and thoughts on Jiu-Jitsu, it seems like a perfect Scott, after all, has built a career helping others turn their stories into books, including the bestselling BJJ memoir Worth Defending.
As the project ramps up, however, Scott is quickly caught in the rip current of Chris's perpetually-expanding vision for a book covering everything from personal history to Jiu-Jitsu to politics to evolutionary theory to psychology to pop culture to art to the search for God and the rise of fascism in the twenty-first century.
Shouldering an undertaking whose scope is growing beyond his ability to reckon with it, and with pressures mounting in both his personal and professional life, Scott finds himself caught between the seemingly impossible task of wrangling Chris's sprawling output into a unified whole and the prospect of failing to do so, with Chris and the rest of the BJJ community looking on…
Part biography, part memoir, part meditation on the creative act itself, THE CHRIS HAUETER BOOK is an intimate portrait of one of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu's most iconic and unconventional a deeply personal and intellectually expansive story about martial arts, artistic aspiration, and the search for connection and understanding in a cultural moment defined by discord and division.
When he asks fellow BJJ black belt and author Scott Burr to help him write a book about his life and thoughts on Jiu-Jitsu, it seems like a perfect Scott, after all, has built a career helping others turn their stories into books, including the bestselling BJJ memoir Worth Defending.
As the project ramps up, however, Scott is quickly caught in the rip current of Chris's perpetually-expanding vision for a book covering everything from personal history to Jiu-Jitsu to politics to evolutionary theory to psychology to pop culture to art to the search for God and the rise of fascism in the twenty-first century.
Shouldering an undertaking whose scope is growing beyond his ability to reckon with it, and with pressures mounting in both his personal and professional life, Scott finds himself caught between the seemingly impossible task of wrangling Chris's sprawling output into a unified whole and the prospect of failing to do so, with Chris and the rest of the BJJ community looking on…
Part biography, part memoir, part meditation on the creative act itself, THE CHRIS HAUETER BOOK is an intimate portrait of one of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu's most iconic and unconventional a deeply personal and intellectually expansive story about martial arts, artistic aspiration, and the search for connection and understanding in a cultural moment defined by discord and division.
686 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2026
About the author
Scott Burr
12 books2 followersSCOTT BURR is a writer, editor, designer, audiobook narrator, and visual artist. He has been independently publishing and helping others navigate the independent publishing process for over 15 years.
Scott is the author of the novels Bummed Out City and We Will Rid the World of You, the short story collection We Drove Out to the Desert, the strength training manuals Get a Grip and Suspend Your Disbelief, and the martial arts, mindset, and health and fitness essay collection Superhero Simplified.
He is the co-author of multiple book across various genres, including The Chris Haueter Book, the Amazon #1 Bestseller Lessons from the Mat: The 12 Martial Arts Principles That Will Help You Succeed in Business and in Life, Confessions of a Hollywood Trainer: The Journey That Changed My Life... and the Lessons I've Learned That Can Change Yours, the Amazon #1 New Release and top-10 Bestseller Blood in the Water: America's Assault on Innovation, and the Amazon #1 New Release and Amazon #1 Bestseller Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life.
He was the editor and designer for Robert Drysdale's #1 Bestseller Opening Closed Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil: The Story Behind the Film.
His short fiction has appeared in Metonym, Mildred, The Decades Review, and elsewhere. His nonfiction work has appeared in Climbing, Urban Climber, and JitsMagazine.
He currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Scott is the author of the novels Bummed Out City and We Will Rid the World of You, the short story collection We Drove Out to the Desert, the strength training manuals Get a Grip and Suspend Your Disbelief, and the martial arts, mindset, and health and fitness essay collection Superhero Simplified.
He is the co-author of multiple book across various genres, including The Chris Haueter Book, the Amazon #1 Bestseller Lessons from the Mat: The 12 Martial Arts Principles That Will Help You Succeed in Business and in Life, Confessions of a Hollywood Trainer: The Journey That Changed My Life... and the Lessons I've Learned That Can Change Yours, the Amazon #1 New Release and top-10 Bestseller Blood in the Water: America's Assault on Innovation, and the Amazon #1 New Release and Amazon #1 Bestseller Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life.
He was the editor and designer for Robert Drysdale's #1 Bestseller Opening Closed Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil: The Story Behind the Film.
His short fiction has appeared in Metonym, Mildred, The Decades Review, and elsewhere. His nonfiction work has appeared in Climbing, Urban Climber, and JitsMagazine.
He currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
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October 14, 2026
interesting
You will def understand Haueter by the end of this. It’s quite the overall journey unlike I’ve ever read. Chris is one interesting cat.
You will def understand Haueter by the end of this. It’s quite the overall journey unlike I’ve ever read. Chris is one interesting cat.
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