Our motto is Jiu-Jitsu for everyone. Gracie Barra is the largest and most successful Jiu-Jitsu affiliate in the world — and this is its home on Fleming Island.
Organized Like A Team. Fighting Like A Family.
Brotherhood · Integrity · Development — the Gracie Barra way since 1986In a lifetime dedicated to the growth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Master Carlos Gracie Jr. has guided his efforts by three values. They shape every class we teach.
Kids, parents, and grandparents share one mat. The team makes the school what it is — and when you walk in, you become part of it.
We teach the authentic Gracie Barra method, in a true lineage, honoring the traditions and efforts of those who came before us.
We train body, mind, and spirit. Jiu-Jitsu here is a vehicle for individual growth, not just a contest to win or lose.
My life is dedicated to Jiu-Jitsu. My goal was simply to build a brotherhood to lead the expansion of Jiu-Jitsu while respecting the essence of our art. My students are an extension of my family. I want each one of them to achieve their personal best while helping spread Jiu-Jitsu. We must do that honoring the traditions and efforts of those who came before us.
— Master Carlos Gracie Jr., Founder of Gracie BarraJiu-Jitsu is often likened to human chess. If you get bored at the gym, you're not alone — our students found a workout that demands focus proportional to the calories burned. And you learn to defend yourself.
The people at GB make our school what it is. Instructors, staff, and students create an environment that's friendly yet demanding, which pushes all of us to achieve our best.
You don't come just to learn to fight. You master the underlying principles — and applied off the mats, those principles bring balance and help you reach your potential.
A clean, safe, family-friendly academy on Highway 17 with easy parking — and a team that will make you feel at home from your first class.
Gracie Barra has passed Jiu-Jitsu from master to student since 1986. Your free first class isn't a trial — it's your first day inside a lineage built on brotherhood, integrity, and the discipline that changes lives on and off the mats.
No experience needed. A loaner uniform is waiting for you. Walk in nervous, leave part of the family — and if it's not for you, you've lost nothing but an hour on the mat.
Fleming Island's home for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu — family, camaraderie, self-defense, and fitness. People from every walk of life have a place here.
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