Gracie Barra Clearwater is now enrolling students in its 16-Week Beginner’s Program. These structured lessons take you from the first day “What am I doing here?” lesson all the way to your blue belt ranking.
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Read the full story »The Gracie family refined their martial arts and self defense system into the most effective in the world. Explore the history and philosophy of BJJ.
MMA combines the best of BJJ, Muay Thai kickboxing and wrestling to create the ultimate arsenal of striking, clinch, takedowns and submissions.
Gracie Barra Clearwater does after-school martial arts unlike the “pajama parties” of other schools. Give your kid skills they can really use.
The Gracie Barra Code of Conduct and Dojo Etiquette still apply.
If you are late and miss warm-ups you have to do 50 burpees before joining class. (What’s a burpee?)
Make sure you have proper training clothes for no-gi per the dress code. You need to supply your own MMA gear. This is for everyoneʼs safety and hygiene.
Let the instructor know if you have to leave before class is over.
Safety / Submissions
Keep your training partnersʼ health and safety in mind at all times.
If you are resting, always sit with your back against …
Kids enrolled at Gracie Barra Clearwater can earn a free private lesson with their instructor by bringing in report card for school that shows straight A’s.
Everyone thinks they have the easy answer to defending themselves. Ask the average person (and even a lot of trained martial artists) how they’d stop an attacker and the standard answer you’ll get is:
Gouge the eyes and kick to the groin.
In a perfect world that’d be all you needed.
But this isn’t a perfect world and here’s the problem: If your four-year-old nephew and your 90-year-old grandma could have come up with that, you can be sure the bad guys have too—and they’re ready for it. Your assailant will put protecting …
Law enforcement officers receive 15% off their membership fees when they join Gracie Barra Clearwater.
Take your life to the next level this year. Joining and training at Gracie Barra Clearwater will help you achieve your goals in 2009.
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Gracie Barra Mission Statement
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 made stronger by all of the great people involved in our community.
Jiu-Jitsu is a beautiful art, and we have a vision of how it should be taught, as well as how our community should work together for common, powerful, and positive goals. To achieve this vision, we must remember to come together as …
Some historians of Jiu-Jitsu say that the origins of “the gentle art” can be traced back to India, and was practiced by Buddhist Monks. Concerned with self-defense, these monks created techniques based upon principles of balance and leverage, and a system of manipulating the body in a manner where one could avoid relying upon strength or weapons. With the expansion of Buddhism, Jiu-Jitsu spread from Southwest Asia to China, finally arriving in Japan where it developed and gained further popularity.
In the last days of the 19th century, some Jiu-Jitsu masters …