This is the opportunity you were waiting to start your new year fitness resolution! Join the Gracie Barra Family today to start taking advantage of unlimited Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for Kids & Adults, No Gi, Conditioning, and Special Events for the whole family and start paying your membership ONLY IN 2019! Contact us NOW to know more about this…
Help us spread the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle and get an incredible deal! We all know about the many benefits of Jiu-jitsu and how it can do wonders for our mind, body and soul. Then why not tell all these to people you care about? AND save money at the same time? Take part in our…
How Mindfulness can improve your Jiu-Jitsu experience. When it comes to success in sports, coaches and athletes know that there’s a mental component, but many don’t have an understanding of how to prepare psychologically. That’s where the concept of mindfulness can be beneficial. Meditation is not only great for stress relief and health (even the…
Join our Ambassadors Training Day, on Sep 15th, from 12:00 – 2:00 pm, and help our athletes to achieve their dreams! This day will involve our GB Quebec members of all ages learning from our GB black belts/coaches. An excellent opportunity to improve your skills, learn new techniques, train with different partners and encourage Quebec…
Even though it can be extremely hard to deal with the idea that your child might be the offender – the one using bullying behaviours – it’s very important to pay attention to some warning signs. Professor Marcelo Bonanca talks about them in this video. Knowledge is power, so learn how you can help your kid to…
Unfortunately, for many students, back to school is synonymous with back to bullying. At our school, we deal every day with many parents concerned about this problem. That’s why we have put together a video to help more and more people to spot the issue and take the first steps to address it properly. Please…
Within the Jiu-Jitsu community, people from all backgrounds come together to become better versions of themselves. We can only achieve our highest selves within a community. We need the alternative lenses, the support, and accountability that a community provides to fully actualize ourselves in our unique way. Jiu-Jitsu delivers the specific community that an individual…
According to science, kids who participate in at least two years of an activity are grittier and more successful in life. Practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a great way to stimulate perseverance. When parents research for a constructive activity for their kids, one that will help them evolve physically and mentally, they often end up enrolling them…
Celebrate it with a great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu deal! Only for a limited time. BJJ is all about strength, flexibility, fitness and self-defense skills, but especially community building. And to reaffirm how much we take this seriously, we have put together a FANTASTIC deal to celebrate Friendship Day! During the next week, you are welcome to…
The “Four Stages of Competence” is a learning model of a new skill that can be well applied to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It can be useful to analyze the larger picture of our progress in learning the gentle art. So, let’s get to them! Unconscious incompetence We have all been there! Initially, the students are unaware…