About Gracie Barra America Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
martial art school in Irvine, Orange County.
Our Martial Art School is well known worldwide for its commitment to teaching high-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. At our School, you will receive hands on attention from our world class Professors and Instructors who will monitor your progress in a clean, safe, and family-friendly environment.
Our Professors and Instructors were trained under the Gracie Barra Curriculum created by Master Carlos Gracie Jr. and their work is supervised by our Head Instructor and 3rd degree black belt Professor Marcio Feitosa.
We are also very fortunate to have Master Carlos Gracie Jr. himself training and teaching at our school. Master Carlos spends half of his year here training himself and teaching classes. Gracie Barra members from all around the globe are welcome to come by our School to have a unique opportunity to learn directly from a teacher who has molded and formed many of the greatest athletes, professors and instructors in our art.
Our school is for everyone and anyone who is looking to get in shape, learn self-defense, and improve the overall quality of their lives. In addition our family-oriented environment is a perfect place to teach your children to feel safe everyday not only when they are at school or outside playing, but also in developing their self-confidence and discipline.
A typical Gracie Barra student starts with an introductory class, where he or she will learn the overall self-defense strategy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and afterwards enroll in the Gracie Barra Fundamentals Program. After four (4) months of training and learning all the techniques comprising the Fundamental’s curriculum, the student will be recommended to join the Gracie Barra Advanced Program. With eight (8) months of training and experience, the student will have the maturity level and enough knowledge to enroll on the Gracie Barra Black Belt Program. It is in the Gracie Barra Black Belt Program where he or she will be exposed to all kinds of training dynamics, including Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, BJJ No-Gi and high level BJJ-Gi, so that the student develops his or her own Jiu-Jitsu game, strategy and technique(s).
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a beautiful art and everyone is capable of learning it and enjoying its many benefits. Gracie Barra Programs reflect more than thirty (30) years of Master Carlos Gracie ’s teaching experience and have succeeded in improving the life quality, self-esteem, discipline and health of thousands of individuals around the world, as well as building some of the best BJJ fighters ever known.
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