Jiu-Jitsu will change your life.
The application of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu transcends the application of chokes, joint locks, immobilization, throws, and strikes. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a way of life. Beyond the mat, members of Gracie Swindon live balanced, healthy lives based on the same philosophy that governs their unique self-defense system. Grandmasters Carlos and Helio Gracie believed that the principles of efficiency, patience and control hold the key to success in all aspects of life, as well as a continuous process of evolution.
Gracie Swindon
As part of the original Gracie Academy founded in 1925, we established ourselves in Swindon in 2016. Currently we are the Wiltshire BJJ Champions. We believe that we can teach Jiu-Jitsu with the highest quality for all of our students. Here, you get more than just classes, you become part of a community united by the ideology of the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle.
We are proud to be a Jiu-Jitsu family. Families are a lot like teams. At their best, families have a unique team spirit which creates a sense of belonging, unity and shared goals.
Everyone is a valued member of the family, and we are proud to represent the Gracie legacy and the values that come with it. We will always support each other.
‘’The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
We are affiliated with the Robin Gracie Team. Robin is the youngest son of Grandmaster Helio Gracie. Every year Robin comes to Swindon to run a seminar and meet the students.
We are the ONLY Martial Art school in the UK that is a direct affiliate of the original Gracie Jiu-Jitsu academy in Brazil. While nearly every Jiu-Jitsu academy can claim at least a distant connection to the Gracie family through their instructors (and their instructor’s instructor), we are proud to be able to represent a direct lineage to the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Our head instructor, Lucas Luz, has been a long-time representative of the family and received his black belt directly from Rolker Gracie in 2015.
The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu triangle – The origin of the triangle as a symbol of Jiu-Jitsu
The triangle represents a firm and stable base that a practitioner of Jiu-Jitsu should have, and its’ three sides represent the Mind, Body and Spirit, the three components of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
Joining a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School is much more than learning a martial art. It’s learning and sharing deep values such as courage, honesty, loyalty, honour, integrity and sincerity.
You develop your sense of personal responsibility with improving personal hygiene and self-care, a positive attitude, eating a healthy diet, exercising sensibly and attaining emotional balance.
You will get benefits such as body coordination and awareness. You will become disciplined and focused. You will gain both psychological and physical confidence, as you socialise with a family of like-minded people living the Jiu-Jitsu life of learning self-defence, goal setting and living a healthy lifestyle.
Curriculum
Here, at Gracie Swindon, we have different programs for everyone. We can teach Jiu-Jitsu with high quality for all our students through our world class program. High quality Jiu-Jitsu training always focuses on the student.
We have different programs for different levels and ages. We split our classes into Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced, Self-Defence, No-Gi and MMA classes. We also never mix adults and children, and allow each student to develop at a level which is comfortable for them.
Facilities
Gracie Jiu Jitsu HQ – UK
- The best BJJ facilities on the South West
- Full time Instructors
- 2 training areas of 100 sq meters each
- Air conditioner in both training areas
- Lounge space, family toilet with baby changing station
- Male and female toilet with shower
- Laundry service
- Gracie Evolution Shop (Official Gracie Products available)
- CCTV
- Private Car Park
