Gracie Barra Yorba Linda - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

The Gracie Barra Yorba Linda School is a consequence of a successful project we started in March 2005 in the city of Lake Forest, CA: the Gracie Barra America School, the first Head Quarters of the Legendary Gracie Barra School outside Brazil. Today GB America has achieved worldwide recognition in excellence of teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and consists of hundreds of dedicated students at all ages and backgrounds.

By saying "we" started the project in Lake Forest, I mean many people: Our great and always supportive Students, Master Carlos Gracie Jr., Professors Andre Fernandes, Marco Joca, Flavio Almeida and so many people that I have to thank that I will invariably miss some names, but I will never forget each of their contributions.

I will split my time between the two Schools; our challenge here will be to replicate the same level of excellence achieved at the Lake Forest school. We will follow the strict teaching methods of Master Carlos Gracie Jr. to provide the most effective Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction to our students on a family-friendly and progress-oriented learning environment.

Today Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is recognized as the most complete and practical real world self-defense system. Its has been proven its efficiency through an amazing success of its representatives into the Mixed Martial Arts events and trough the introduction of ground grappling into the training regimen of nearly every major martial art worldwide.

Gracie Barra Yorba Linda welcomes everyone and anyone who is looking to get in shape, learn self defense, and improve the overall quality of their lives. You too can benefit from the BJJ lifestyle contact us to schedule your intro class and start learning the most in demand martial arts in the united states.

~ Professor Marcio Feitosa

Message from Master Carlos Gracie Jr

"At the heart of the Gracie Barra Family's extraordinary success over the years is our strong philosophy and mission as a group, a foundation which our masters laid many years ago, but is constantly being reinforced by the great people that make our community. Jiu-Jitsu is a beautiful art, and we have a vision of how it should be taught as a means for individual development going beyond the competitive realm. To achieve this vision, we must remember to come together as a family, always putting the team in front of individual. For that, we will fight to the end for what we believe is right".

~ Master Carlos Gracie Jr.