Congrats to the latest batch of students to have earned their way to a new stripe! Kids: Josh Hood – the Junior Hood got his 3rd stripe white Isaac Alvarez… (Continue Reading)

New Kids’ Classes Wednesday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: All Ages kids’ class Saturday: No more 9:00 AM kids class. 10:00-10:50 am Saturdays for Juniors’ only – ages 8-13… (Continue Reading)

Our blue belt heroine Michella Almeida has returned from Abu Dhabi with a third place medal around her neck. Once again se has shown her drive to succeed and been… (Continue Reading)

Pan Ams 2012 has come and gone and it left behind some incredible memories. Extremely high level jiu-jitsu was seen every day of the four-day tournament. For Gracie San Diego’s… (Continue Reading)

Pam Ams is this weekend! The largest collection of Jiu-Jitsu competitors all year will be happening in Irvine, CA this Thursday – Sunday with many of our students taking part.… (Continue Reading)

Check out an assortment of collected photos from the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials this past weekend.  Special thanks to students Brendan Brown, Jamie Broberg, sdpropho.com, and budovideos.com’s Budo Dave for… (Continue Reading)

Tournament season is in full swing after the Trials this weekend and Pan Ams is the next stop on the horizon.  Information and registration are on ibjjf.org’s Pan Ams page. DATE:… (Continue Reading)

Congratulations to all the team competitors for a stellar performance this weekend at the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials for 2012!  Ben Price, Phillip Palalay, Austin Sosnowski, Cyric Woodell, Michella Almeida,… (Continue Reading)

As you all may already know we are going to have The Abu-Dahbi Pro Trials this Saturday and Sunday  (3/10/12) & (3/11/12) so we will be closed, But you still… (Continue Reading)

  We would like to show our appreciation for everyone who came to the instructor’s meeting in Las Vegas this past weekend.  Some great jiu-jitsu minds gathered to refresh and… (Continue Reading)

One of the students who is the defending Abu Dhabi Trials champion from last year is Cyric.  We’re always proud of this technical young man.  He is just coming off… (Continue Reading)

OK all you competitors You only have a short time left to register for the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials. Registration is only available online—no registration will be available at the… (Continue Reading)

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)

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)

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)

OK all you competitors Kids Pan Ams is right around the corner it will take place on Feb. 19th 2012 so come an get in as much mat time as… (Continue Reading)

It is my honor to report that Master Royler Gracie was promoted to red and black belt last night by Rolker and Rickson Gracie.  Royler is a constant beam of… (Continue Reading)

Check out our awesome new additions to the women’s class photo album, courtesy of Pete Ulatan, Nakama brand photography.

Our friend and fellow under Gracie Humaita, Ricardo Guimaraes, was recently diagnosed with cancer.  While initial treatments are going well, expenses are piling up.  Regis Lebre and Joao Faria will… (Continue Reading)

Holiday break!  Gracie San Diego will be closed from this Saturday, December 24, to the following Monday, January 2, 2012.  Gracie Del Mar will also be closed, but Gracie La… (Continue Reading)

There is an issue with the calendar application that I have been unable to fix right away, and so our schedule is not showing up properly.  My apologies! If you… (Continue Reading)

Our good friend Pete Ulatan from Nakama Brand posted an album of his professional pictures from the Gracie Humaita Annual.  We pulled some of the best of our competitors and… (Continue Reading)

Our excellent yoga class with Jen Peters is postponed until further notice, with a possibility of moving to a new time (5:00) in the next year.  Jen has helped several… (Continue Reading)

Gracie San Diego will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 24 – 26.  Normal classes will resume Monday, November 28 with the noon class. … (Continue Reading)

Check out the start of our Humaita Annual Tournament in photos!  They are currently loosely organized into kids, white belts, blue belts, and advanced belts/misc.

I have received a few great pics from some of our parents and students already, but if you have some good ones you would like to share for us to… (Continue Reading)

We have a handful of the awesome tournament shirts at the academy!  Get yours now.  Only XL, $20 cash.

Congratulations and thank you to the volunteers and competitors who participated in our tournament this weekend!  We had a stellar turnout and couldn’t be more pleased with how everybody performed. … (Continue Reading)

Attention, if you missed the most recent updates about the tournament, here is a reminder! The start time is 9:00 am for kids, 11:30 for the advanced (brown/black) adult divisions.… (Continue Reading)

Here is the approximate schedule for the Humaita Annual this Saturday! Kids weigh ins – 7:00 am – 8:30 am Adult weigh ins – 9:00 am – 10:30 am You… (Continue Reading)

January 08th to 15th,2012: Royler will be teaching the Training Camp in Brazil at the Gracie Humaita Academy.  For more info contact: contact@jiujitsucamp.com or rodrigo@usa.net Get your spot early, these… (Continue Reading)

Check out our newly created Kids Competition photo album for a glimpse at some of our smaller-statured champs in action!  Roena is still featured in the women’s album only.

Just wanted to make sure a few good deeds didn’t go unnoticed!  Kayla Santos and Ron Santos both competed in their first competition two weeks ago at the Jiu Jitsu… (Continue Reading)

Some fantastic shots are up on Royler’s blog of the fun and festivities we had in Tuesday’s kids’ class! Check out the awesomeness!

Gracie San Diego will be closed this Saturday, November 5th, to attend the No Gi World Championships in Long Beach, CA at California State University.  We apologize for any inconvenience. … (Continue Reading)

We are throwing a Halloween party for the kids on Tuesday, November 1!  It’s like having TWO Halloweens!  Students have to wear a costume and parents are asked to bring… (Continue Reading)

Attn parents: The kids (5-7 year olds) class will be held in our downstairs room 99% of the time due to noise.  This is the 4:10 pm class.  The 5:00… (Continue Reading)

Monday’s schedule is shifting slightly, effective next week on Halloween, October 31.  The minor change will be that the 7:00 – 8:00 Fundamentals will be replaced with 7:00 – 8:30… (Continue Reading)

Judo will continue on Fridays with Assistant Instructor Neville at the helm while Iizumi Sensei is out taking care of his health.  It will stay at its current time of… (Continue Reading)

Online registration is now up!  Register quickly to get your place at the first ever Humaita Annual on November 12th.  Local students should pay at the academy in cash.

This Saturday!!! The gym will be closed Saturday for this tournament.  Kids may weigh in at Gracie San Diego from 5:00 – 7:00 pm on Friday night, or from 7:00… (Continue Reading)

Happy Birthday to Master Royler’s father, and the reason we are all here today, Master Helio Gracie.  There are no words for our gratitude. Check out his last interview as… (Continue Reading)

Royler has just returned from his fight in Brazil and came in right away to see everyone at the academy.  Check out his commentary about the fight here. We would… (Continue Reading)

Schedules for all the academies including this Headquarters in San Diego are located in front of the office.  As of now the only Kids’ Program is here, but there will… (Continue Reading)

Put on your bowties and maryjanes, folks, because I’d like to catch up on the student photos I haven’t done pretty much ever.  If you can’t remember me saying, “Look… (Continue Reading)

Congratulations to Johnny on his new sponsorship with Prana Kimonos!  Check out the page here.  More pics to come!

We want to congratulate Royler on completing what will likely be his last fight of his beyond illustrious career in Manaus, Brazil last night.  The decision went in favor of… (Continue Reading)

Joao and Regis have been busy lately.  We are pleased to announce the soft openings of two new locations, Gracie La Mesa (with longtime friend and black belt Mauricio Rizzada),… (Continue Reading)

If you haven’t seen it yet, we’ve added the video of the demonstration Royler did with our own Niko Launais for the grand opening of Gracie Eastlake by our friends… (Continue Reading)

Just added:  a bunch of photos from this Saturday’s promotions in the kids’ class!  Check them out!

Normal schedule for Labor Day.  Take advantage of the day off to have a great day training at noon or in the evening!

This past Sunday we had a group of students go to compete at the 7th Annual NABJJ Tournament in Long Beach at the storied Cal-State Pyramid.  Congratulations to all the… (Continue Reading)

As all of you should know by now, the new schedule starts next week (9/5)  for the kids.  (See the new schedule here.)  Even though we are dividing the age… (Continue Reading)

The IBJJF Nationals tournament registration page is up.  Find it here.  Info includes: DATE: September 24th and 25th 2011. ADDRESS: California State University Dominguez Hills 1000 E. Victoria Street Carson,… (Continue Reading)

The IBJJF website now has the tournament listed as at Cal-State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA.  No new updates besides that and registration is not available yet.  The IBJJF… (Continue Reading)

Check out Royler’s blog for some great photos from the big seminar last weekend!

Check out our new schedule beginning September 5, 2011.  Most changes are for kids’ classes, but a few others are effected as well, so make sure you look closely and… (Continue Reading)

Yoga with Jen Peters will now be at 4:00 pm on Wednesdays starting this week, 8/17.  Yoga is still free to all members and highly encouraged to help with your… (Continue Reading)

The next big tournament we are aiming for is the IBJJF American National Jiu-Jitsu Gi and No-Gi Championship.  ibjjf.org does not have any details yet except that it is in… (Continue Reading)

Gracie San Diego will be closed this Saturday due to all instructors attending the Rickson Gracie Seminar in Temecula, CA.  Pre-registration is officially closed.  You may try and come to… (Continue Reading)

Professor Regis Lebre will be back this weekend, definitely by Saturday if not Friday.  He has been in Brazil for several weeks now and we are happy to welcome him… (Continue Reading)

Gracie San Diego T-shirts arrived today.  Get your team shirt in new green or black colors with the San Diego academy logo on the chest and back!  

Classes have been really full for a while now with a lot of great matches and training on the mat.  Thank you to all of the students for their time… (Continue Reading)

Today is a big Saturday for our instructors.  Professor Regis Lebre will be fighting in Brazil in the Master/Senior World Championships along with his black belt student from Philadelphia, Brian… (Continue Reading)

Several of our kids participated in a tournament in Riverside, CA this past weekend called the 4th World Championships for Kids and Teens!  Congratulations to the little spitfire herself, Chloe… (Continue Reading)

Gracie San Diego had two competitors in the South Bay Open Tournament this past weekend and I’m happy to say that they both won their divisions! Jennifer Recinos takes gold… (Continue Reading)

If you haven’t noticed already, there is a new box below our news block for the Gracie San Diego Blog.  It separates some of the more advice-based publications we put… (Continue Reading)

We’re just curious – We know that all of our students are getting in better and better shape all the time.  One of the great benefits of Jiu-Jitsu is losing… (Continue Reading)

For a Limited Time – $197 for 2 Months of Kids BJJ and Free Uniform Check out details here!

Gracie San Diego will be hosting an Open Mat on Monday from 12-2:00 pm.  All other classes will be cancelled.  Happy 4th of July, everybody!

For the month of July Yoga will be held on Wednesdays at 9:00 AM. We would like feedback on this time so please talk to us at the academy or… (Continue Reading)

Congratulations to our kids who competed at Grappling X at La Jolla High School this past weekend.  Not only did Niko Launais, Cyric Woodell, and Austin Sasnowski endure 6+ hours… (Continue Reading)

Class was presented by Iizumi sensei (red  belt) along with FIVE of his black belt students.  We were stunned and enjoyed a ton of details about proper posture, gripping, and… (Continue Reading)

If you or your friends have been thinking about trying out Jiu-Jitsu but are skittish about committing for 6 months – 1 year, you have one more week to take… (Continue Reading)

Work your stand-up!  We are excited to announce the beginning of a Judo program here at Gracie San Diego.  NOW NEW TIME: available every Friday from 7:00-8:30pm at no extra… (Continue Reading)

Royler just brought back some sweet kid-sized patches!  We only have a few so get them while you can for your child’s next gi!  They are $15, and pictured here… (Continue Reading)

Just to catch everybody up on the most recent stripes… Congratulations to a great group of people, big and small, for their progress as marked by their behavior, attitude, and… (Continue Reading)

Great training tonight.  We also saw Eldwin Dollente and Patrick Johnson receive their fourth stripes on their white belts, moving them ever closer to a color change to blue, and… (Continue Reading)

Just put some new pics up in the Mundials 2011 gallery…more to come!

Everyone is home from Long Beach now.  Johnny served as an IBJJF referee, jumping off the mat to coach our competitors whenever they were coming up.   Regis spent some long… (Continue Reading)

We have a few great new pics up in our Worlds Camp 2011 picture gallery.  Check them out here!

Gracie Humaita had a fantastic group tonight.  The training was unbelievable!  Thank you to everyone who came out.  We can’t wait for Worlds!

Oh wait the rest are kids.  And some might be bigger than she is.  They all got striped today!  Roena Cabrera is dangerously close to a blue belt with her… (Continue Reading)

Our yoga teacher, Jen Peters, will be in Las Vegas helping a client who is fighting in the UFC next weekend.  Yoga for Fighters and the Musculotherapy sessions will resume… (Continue Reading)

Congratulations to all the white belts who received stripes tonight: Julianna Canepa (2nd), Ben Price (2nd), Patrick Tsushima (2nd), and Gabe Vendihi (4th).  All are well on their way to… (Continue Reading)

Take advantage of your day off and come train!  We will be here to welcome all comers with great training and instruction as always on Memorial Day, which falls on… (Continue Reading)

…just got their first stripes today!  Two of our tough kids, getting recognized!  These two have really shown what a difference paying attention means and Johnny and Regis were proud… (Continue Reading)

We have a new promotion going on.  If you have any friends that you’ve been trying to get into the gym forever and they keep putting it off for whatever… (Continue Reading)

The World Championships in Long Beach, California will take place the first weekend in June.  We have a lot of people going and our coaches will thankfully all be in… (Continue Reading)

Getting promoted at Gracie San Diego is never according to any set formula.  It is not the time on the mat, or how much you like it, or how long… (Continue Reading)

We are proud to announce that Patrick Johnson received the third stripe on his white belt last night!  Patrick has started coming regularly to the evening classes and the hard… (Continue Reading)

Royler led a fantastic camp tonight.  We had another full mat with seven girls and at least twenty guys.  After the fundamentals and self defense classes, we started the competition… (Continue Reading)

News: This weekend two of our fighters went to Long Beach to compete in the Samurai Pro Tournament.  Troy Merrell finished his first fight quickly with a submission and had… (Continue Reading)

Gracie Humaita shirts are back in stock! These sizes always go fast so hurry and get yours for Worlds ASAP! We now have white in sizes Youth XS, Youth S,… (Continue Reading)

Johnny and Regis both taught the kids’ class today with Sam on the mat to help wrangle.  Everyone paid attention very well and it was great to see.  When the… (Continue Reading)

Roena Cabrera received her third stripe on her white belt tonight!  Roena is tough as nails and everyone that trains with her talks about how technical she is, in spite… (Continue Reading)

If you are competing at this year’s IBJJF World (Mundial) Championship you need to know how to register properly.  You must tell your instructors of your intention to compete so… (Continue Reading)

Congratulations to several of our students who received promotions tonight. Julianna Canepa got her first stripe on her white belt!  She’s tough and listens to the instructors and it shows. … (Continue Reading)

Tonight marked the first day of the Mundial training camp.  We had a great turnout and Johnny really put us through our paces.  The warmup included a lot of fast… (Continue Reading)