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2019 New Year’s Resolution: train now, pay next year!

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 offer! [contact-form-7 id=”4431″ title=”Train Now, Pay Next Year”]

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Fall Referral Program 2018 – The best way to start the season!

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 FALL REFERRAL PROGRAM and help us build a great and strong BJJ community. Invite a

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Are you mentally prepared? Meditation and BJJ

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 American Heart Association recommends adopting a regular practice!), but it can also give you a

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GB Ambassadors: improve your skills & support GB Athletes!

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 athletes. All funds raised from this event will go directly to the GB Quebec Ambassador

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My Child Is a Bully? What Do I Do? Learn how to help

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 get to the root of the real issues and make positive decisions. To watch the

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Bullying: a practical guide to spot the issue & take the 1st steps

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 share if you think this might help someone you know! If you want to know

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Why Summer is a great season to train Jiu-Jitsu

Summer season is typically a time when people train less and take it easy. Why does this happen? The weather is nice, people go on vacation, or do outside activities… Of course everybody should enjoy a break and relax, but keep in mind: JIU-JITSU IS NOT SEASONAL! A few (GOOD) reasons why you should NOT QUIT JIU-JITSU during SUMMER: Good BJJ fighters are made when the opponents are resting. That’s

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Mother’s Day celebration at GB Sainte Anne!

Come celebrate with us! We all know Moms are true fighters!!! So, what better way to celebrate their day then having some fun on the mats? WITH their kids! Thinking of that, we would like to invite all GB mothers (members or not) to our Special Mothers & Kids class, on Saturday, May 12th. After that, they will be our special guests at the Women’s Self-Defense class (totally free!). We

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Women’s Self-Defense Program: enroll TODAY and get a special GB Gift

Learn how to defend yourself, become more confident, increase your focus and your energy. Do it for yourself and start changing your life. All it takes is a simple first step: contact us to try it! Don’t miss this deal! The Gracie Barra Women’s Program combines a comprehensive self-defense curriculum with emphasis on techniques that can be realistically used against a stronger opponent. Those techniques are complemented by a fitness component, so

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