Top-performing fighters are individuals who follow a standard set of principles that sustain their success. The practice of Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu allows individuals to understand these principles through an exciting process that combines instruction, observation, practice, appropriate feedback, live training and competition.
Members of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience results that go beyond gains in strength, flexibility, fitness or self-defence skills. By remaining truthful to the lessons learned in practice and applying them off the mats, Gracie Barra members experience an overall improvement in their focus, energy and general well-being.
The Gracie Barra Fundamentals Program teaches these basic principles of effective fighting to individuals like you. Its structure condenses an immense diversity of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu into core fundamental moves combined intelligently and safely to optimise your learning.
The Gracie Barra Program Structure defines two main stages of development for students: the Fundamentals Program and the Advanced Program. These stages indicate different maturity levels, and members upgrade from one to the other in their own natural progression, in line with our belt promotion system.
While the Fundamentals Program focuses on the building blocks and basic principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the Advanced Program is built on high-level techniques and drills that start shaping the member's game flow through the development of reflexes, speed and reaction time as well as transitions between one technique and position and another.
After a few months in the Advanced Program, members typically experience a deeper involvement in Gracie Barra’s philosophy, a stronger bond with training partners as well as more discipline and commitment to healthy habits that keep them in good shape.
Advanced Program classes are based on a defined class structure and curriculums that take a broad and open-minded approach, incorporating techniques from different grappling styles like wrestling, judo, sambo, and, of course, Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
As a member who is moving up from the Fundamentals Program, you’ll find the Gracie Barra Advanced Classes perfect for taking your Jiu-Jitsu to the next level. At this stage, you start developing your game flow and the instructor will closely look at your specific needs. During Advanced Classes, you’ll engage in live training drills that are exciting and fun. Every training partner will present you with a unique challenge that requires strategic thinking to deal with it effectively. Now grab your GB uniform and get to class!.
It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. John Wooden
It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
John Wooden
The Gracie Barra Black Belt Program is the last stage in GB’s adult program structure. While it does represent the member's arrival at the ultimate level of training in our academy, it also represents a new beginning.
The goal of this program is to further develop the member's game flow by exposing him or her to cutting-edge Jiu-Jitsu techniques and their variations. The program’s dynamic curriculum and classes, filled with live training drills and sparring, build a challenging yet safe environment for members to progress their game.
It is in the Black Belt Program that most members truly grasp what they’ve been told since being white belts: Jiu-Jitsu is an endless journey of daily accomplishments that always leads to a new challenge. The same old arm-bars, triangle chokes, double-leg takedowns, Kimuras, sweeps, guard passes and variety take downs gain new meaning as their BJJ game flow is defined.
Gracie Barra members enrolled in the Black Belt Program are role models at our schools. The responsibility of sharing techniques and training philosophy with newer students is taken seriously. They play a crucial role in maintaining a safe, friendly and progress-oriented environment at our school.
There is no losing in Jiu-Jitsu. You either win or you learn. Carlos Gracie Jr.
There is no losing in Jiu-Jitsu. You either win or you learn.
Carlos Gracie Jr.
When the journey is more important then the destination, you have become a GB Black Belt
When you come to the black belt classes you can be sure of one thing: you will spar a lot! Our MMA and No Gi classes add an extra element of challenge and help members improve their overall fight game.