Message from Master Royler Gracie

“What gets me into The Gracie San Diego Academy to this day is the fact that I can laugh with friends, tell jokes, exercise, and furthermore, the perception that I’m not losing my time, nor money. I know it’s doing me good, and it’s therefore easy to learn and repeat the techniques.”

The Latest from The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu – San Diego

More Stripes

The Garridos prove the family that trains together advances together, adding another stripe for Frank making it his 2nd and the 3rd to his son Brandon. Big things in the… (Continue Reading)

Another PURPLE Belt

Another PURPLE Belt joins the ranks! Fabinho Tartari received his purple belt tonight after careful consideration by Regis Lebre and Joao Faria. Level-headed and smart, Fabio’s game has been getting… (Continue Reading)

Kids Pan Am Results

A trio of medals! 10 year old Cyric Woodell once again proved his mettle against his peers and took home a gold medal.  Congratulations to this superbly technical champ! Kayla… (Continue Reading)

Prana Kimonos

Check out our sponsor, Prana Kimonos, to look at some great gear, most of it modeled by our very own Johnny Faria!  Talk to your instructors about getting your hands… (Continue Reading)

New PURPLE Belt!!

Realizing he doesn’t have long before his awesome newly-promoted yellow belt daughter caught up with him, Glenn Santos stepped up his game and is Gracie San Diego’s newest purple belt!!!… (Continue Reading)

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Student of the Month
Kayla
Kayla Santos

Congratulations to Gracie San Diego’s newest Yellow belt, Kayla Santos. Kayla also happens to be our 3rd kid Student of the Month and for very good reason. Kayla is always paying attention, she has always trained seriously and it has been the pleasure of all instructors to see her grow in toughness and knowledge.  Congratulations, Kayla!!!

Recent Promotions
Another PURPLE Belt

Another PURPLE Belt joins the ranks! Fabinho Tartari received his purple belt tonight after careful consideration by Regis Lebre and Joao Faria. Level-headed and smart, Fabio’s game has been getting… (Continue Reading)

New PURPLE Belt!!

Realizing he doesn’t have long before his awesome newly-promoted yellow belt daughter caught up with him, Glenn Santos stepped up his game and is Gracie San Diego’s newest purple belt!!!… (Continue Reading)

New GREY Belt

Roman Marion is our very first grey belt! This young man is a joy to watch and to teach. His smiling face belies a tough and surprisingly strong individual and… (Continue Reading)

Promotions

I would like to take the time to congratulate all of the Students that got promoted, these promotions were all very well deserved an are not to be taken lightly.… (Continue Reading)

Moving Up!

Congratulations to two of our younger tough competitors!  Noah Tolentino received his yellow/white belt last week and is bringing his relentless style to the kids classes!  Gabe Vendihi is the… (Continue Reading)

The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Blog

Jits Magazine

The new issue of Jits magazine has a great interview with Royler.  Vol. 4, which I don’t think is out quite yet but look for it soon!  JitsMagazine.com Favorite excerpt:… (Continue Reading)

Our Kids Rock

There is something that needs to be recognized and congratulated amongst the kids we are proud to call our students here at Gracie San Diego.  Time and time again, I… (Continue Reading)

Cleanliness

We take cleanliness very seriously here at Gracie San Diego.  Every once in a while we like to remind everyone to check out the Dojo Etiquette on the wall near… (Continue Reading)

“Universal Student”

Check out the newest issue of GracieMag at the gym.  There is a beautiful article entitled “universal student” on page 22 of issue #175 that details some of the things… (Continue Reading)

Royler off to Brazil

Make sure to follow Royler’s blog for updates on his training in Brazil and the fight he is about to have!  He has been training hard for this and we… (Continue Reading)