Surrey's Jiu-Jitsu Adults Program
Jiu-Jitsu for everyone
BENEFIT OF JOINING OUR FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM
- Learn the fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Enjoy significant gains in your overall fitness level
- Increase focus, energy, concentration and self-confidence
- Learn the GB Self-Defense System
- Become part of the GB Family
- Train at hundreds of locations worldwide
Gracie Barra Surrey Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu Heritage
Master Carlos Gracie Junior
1882 – Kano Jiu-Jitsu
Jigoro Kano (1860-1938), member of the Japanese Ministry of Culture and Martial Artist, played an important role in rescuing Jiu-Jitsu’s reputation in times of peace.
1916 – Carlos Gracie
Mitsuyu Maeda introduced Carlos to Jiu-Jitsu, at the age of 14.
1925 – The First Gracie School is Founded
The first Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School was founded in 1925 at Rua Marquês de Abrantes 106, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1986 - Gracie Barra founded
After working for many years as an instructor at his Uncle Helio and then his brother Rolls school, Carlos wanted to pursue the dream of having his own school. But it was not until 1986 that Gracie Barra was officially founded – in the same building that it stands today.
Over 30 years of experience assure you a link to our art’s roots
Brotherhood, Integrity, Development
In a lifetime dedicated to the growth and development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Master Carlos Gracie Jr. has always guided his efforts and actions by the values of brotherhood, expansion, and integrity.
The values and principles that build Master Carlos Gracie Jr.’s personal philosophy have defined to a great extent the culture of Gracie Barra.
GB Fundamentals Program
Gracie Barra Fundamentals program includes over 96 Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense techniques designed by Master Carlson Gracie Jr. Covering everything you need to get started in your Jiu-Jitsu journey
This fundamental Jiu-Jitsu curriculum is broken up into 16-week programs to help students of all skill levels learn the same techniques and develop a well-rounded Jiu-Jitsu game. Classes are all taught by a senior Black Belt Gracie Barra Instructor.
Jiu-Jitsu offers many incredible benefits to the over-40 population.
Those who are examining to lead more nutritious lifestyles should look no further. Jiu-Jitsu is the perfect catalyst for physically, mentally, and spiritually getting the most out of life. It teaches you to discipline yourself when making nutrition, rest, and recovery decisions.
Because it is such an intense physical workout, Jiu-Jitsu enables you to eat clean. Enhancing your diet becomes second nature because your body will require more energy to perform many of Jiu-Jitsu’s various techniques. Secondly, Jiu-Jitsu improves your mental health by teaching you to meditate and draw upon your spiritual power.
The body emits a healthy dose of endorphins through physical exercise and correct breathing. We feel robust, fitter, and more beneficial each day. In this way, Jiu-Jitsu benefits your life whether you want to shed unwanted weight or reach the desired fitness goal.
GB Adults Program
Time 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Incorporate strength and conditioning
- Develop core movements of Jiu-Jitsu
- fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu
- GB self-defense
- Jiu-Jitsu sparring
- Incorporate advanced Jiu-Jitsu techniques
GB Women's Program
Sunday 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Incorporate strength and conditioning
- Develop core movements of Jiu-Jitsu
- fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu
- GB self-defense
- Jiu-Jitsu sparring
- Incorporate advanced Jiu-Jitsu techniques
Jiu-Jitsu helps You Lead A Healthy Lifestyle
Those who are examining to lead more nutritious lifestyles should look no further. Jiu-Jitsu is the perfect catalyst for physically, mentally, and spiritually getting the most out of life. It teaches you to discipline yourself when making nutrition, rest, and recovery decisions.
Because it is such an intense physical workout, Jiu-Jitsu enables you to eat clean. Enhancing your diet becomes second nature because your body will require more energy to perform many of Jiu-Jitsu’s various techniques. Secondly, Jiu-Jitsu improves your mental health by teaching you to meditate and draw upon your spiritual power.
The body emits a healthy dose of endorphins through physical exercise and correct breathing. We feel robust, fitter, and more beneficial each day. In this way, Jiu-Jitsu benefits your life whether you want to shed unwanted weight or reach the desired fitness goal.
It Gives You Supreme Self-Confidence
One of the many wondrous benefits of Jiu-Jitsu training is developing a solid sense of confidence.
Jiu-Jitsu and its techniques require a certain degree of patience and attention to detail. The many moves in various disciplines take years to master. However, once students can learn the techniques, there is a sense of accomplishment. This sense of accomplishment empowers us with self-esteem and confidence.
Because Jiu-Jitsu will push our limits as humans, people can discover much about themselves during training. Of course, knowing more about ourselves makes us more confident within our skin. Knowing that we can defend ourselves and being confident in our abilities is undoubtedly an excellent feeling.
This acquired confidence through Jiu-Jitsu also permeates our daily lives, whether at the office or classroom. Self-confidence is an unexpected by-product of Jiu-Jitsu training.
Experience Weight Loss As You Get In The Best Shape Of Your Life
Due to the development of unhealthy eating habits, making poor nutritional decisions, our obsession with fat and sugar, and simply not getting enough vital nutrients, many of us are battling obesity. It is an epidemic that has quickly spread throughout the world over the past two decades.
Many diseases are associated with obesity, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. This is why it is essential for us, while we still can, to take action and do something about our health. While it’s not just about the number on the weighing scale, there is a direct correlation between these diseases and the size of our waistlines.
Jiu-Jitsu is the most complete and effective workout of your life. One of Jiu-Jitsu’s most valuable benefits is achieving supreme physical fitness and empowering you with attaining rapid weight loss. Jiu-Jitsu is perfect if you want to shed some unwanted fat, get your life back in order, and knock a few inches off your waistline.
Jiu-Jitsu isn’t just for learning self-defense. It’s also great for your overall health.
It Improves Focus And Stillness
One of the most amazing things about Jiu-Jitsu is rigorous physical activity and a fantastic way to improve the mind and the body. A significant portion of Jiu-Jitsu deals with our mental health and remaining focused on our inner being.
To get the most out of Jiu-Jitsu, we have to pay attention to our state of mind. This is done by studying proper breathing techniques, constant meditation, and the practice of Jiu-Jitsu’s various principles throughout our daily lives, namely honor, respect, courage, and perseverance, among others.
Whatever Jiu-Jitsu we practice, developing proper techniques is a must. In doing this, we directly enhance our focus because this synchronizes our mind and body. Because a considerable part of Jiu-Jitsu helps us train our bodies and minds to become healthier, we can focus harder.
It Teaches Great Morals And Values
Ask any natural Jiu-Jitsu practitioners out there. They will tell you that the most important lessons they have learned in life are the lessons they learned during their training. Jiu-Jitsu is a gift to humankind. It teaches us many things about life and how things work. It’s no wonder why many people turn to Jiu-Jitsu to give them direction and purpose.
Another fantastic thing about Jiu-Jitsu is that it transcends what goes on inside the gym and applies to every aspect of our lives. Whether at the office, in the classroom, or the safe confines of our own homes, Jiu-Jitsu has an enormous impact on an individual.
Yes, the physical endeavor is rigorous and demanding. Still, it is equally important to recognize that we are set to learn the true essence of our discipline on our journey. By the time we are skilled enough to call ourselves natural Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, we will have been imbued with Jiu-Jitsu’s actual values.
It takes a special kind of determination to be an authentic Jiu-Jitsu. The strengths and positive traits we pick during our training journey stay with us throughout our lives.
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What are people asking about Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the fastest-growing martial arts in the world, partly due to the popularity of Mixed Martial Arts and companies like UFC, where elite athletics demonstrates the highest leaves of Jiu-Jitsu.
Jiu-Jitsu is more helpful in defending yourself because it teaches students how to take down an opponent, control them on the ground, and work even against bigger opponents.
Jiu-Jitsu is the ideal martial art for women, and it’s tough to argue against that. It is one martial art with the lowest injury rate and the most effective for self-defense. It is the only practical self-defense that even a smaller person can learn to defend against a bigger and stronger opponent.
Jiu-Jitsu can work in a street fight when faced with just one attacker but is rarely helpful against multiple. The techniques you can learn in Jiu-Jitsu are highly effective for taking down a single opponent, halting them, and persuading them to give up through submission, chokeholds, and arm and shoulder locks.
Are You Ready For Your First BJJ Class?
Learn to love your body. Treat it well and with the utmost respect, and it will reward you with an infinite reservoir of energy, big wells of strength, and waves of mental fortitude. There are many health benefits to training in Jiu-Jitsu. Still, these are six sittings right at the top that you can expect to achieve throughout your Jiu-Jitsu journey. So, are you ready to start your Jiu-Jitsu journey and reap these benefits?