Top performing fighters and individuals follow a common set of principles that sustain their success. The practice of Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu allows individuals to understand these principles through an exciting process that combines instruction, observation, practice, appropriate feedback, live training and competition.



At Gracie Barra Boston, our students experience results that go beyond gains in strength, flexibility, fitness or self-defense skills. By remaining truthful to the lessons learned in practice and applying them off the mats, Gracie Barra students experience an overall improvement on their focus, energy and general well-being.

The adult program at Gracie Barra Boston follows the teaching methods that were derived from Master Carlos Gracie Jr’s experience, which not only allowed Gracie Barra to become the strongest team in Rio de Janeiro when it was just one school, but also grow and now be the strongest team in the world composed of a strong network of over 700 schools. At Gracie Barra Boston, whether your looking to get a good workout in and improve your overall fitness and wellbeing, or become the next Black Belt World Champion, we will help you get there.

The Gracie Barra Boston Adult Program is Comprised of 3 Stages

• GB1 Fundamentals
• GB2 Advanced
• GB3 Black Belt

The GB¹ Program focuses on the building blocks and basic principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Its structure condenses an immense diversity of Jiu-Jitsu into core fundamental moves combined intelligently and safely to optimize your learning.

Advance your Jiu-Jitsu game in the GB² Program. GB² is built on high-level techniques and drills that start shaping the students game flow through the development of reflexes, speed and reaction time as well as transitions between one technique and another.

The GB³ program will expose students to cutting edge Jiu-Jitsu techniques and their variations to further develop their Jiu-Jitsu game flow. Featuring dynamic classes and live training sessions, GB³ provides a challenging yet safe environment for students to progress from their blue to black belts. It is in the Black Belt Program that most students truly grasp what they’ve been told since being white belts: Jiu-Jitsu is an endless journey of daily accomplishments that always leads to a new challenge.

Our studio is located at 957 Commonwealth Ave right next to the Boston University Agganis Arena. We have plenty of students who live outside the city, therefore we cater many communities including Cambridge. We are only 15 minutes away by car, so contact us or drop by and see what all the fuss is about.