Gracie Barra Pasadena offers world-class level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction for individuals, families, and Law Enforcement Officials of  Ventura County and the greater Los Angeles County area. Gracie Barra Pasadena Brazilian Jiu jitsu Academy is being developed to become a reference for physical education, character development, self-defense, and world class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training in the communities of Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Westlake, Agoura Hills, Semi Valley,  and Moorpark.

The classes are aligned with the Gracie Barra Program Structure developed by Master Carlos Gracie Jr. to meet specific learning needs from people with different ages, gender and levels. Our clean, friendly and progress oriented environment allows the students to have a challenging, inspirational and warm learning and training experience that always makes them feel like coming back.

Our programs are complemented by an innovative Sustainability and Environmental Leadership project that has the goal of minimizing the school’s environmental impact and build awareness among the students and staff about local and global environmental challenges.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is for anyone who values discipline, wellness, martial art, respect and is looking for a life-style that embraces and constantly improves all this aspects. It doesn’t matter if you are a person with no training background that wants to loose weight or learn self-defense, a busy business person looking for a stress relieving activity, a parent searching for something to complement the education of your kids, or a experienced martial artist aiming for further development of your fighting skills, come to Gracie Barra Pasadena. We are sure you will find an exciting and challenging place that will allow you to achieve your goals while learning Jiu jitsu in a safe and friendly environm ent.

If you are in the Pasadena area contact us for a free of charge or commitment, Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Introductory Program Class.

Contact: (626) 200-5997 or info@gbpasadena.com

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Master Carlos Gracie Jr. believes that making winning the ultimate goal is not a proper way of teaching. The greatest victories at Gracie Barra were always a consequence of the process, and embracing the training as a method through which one could best test their personal limits. Losses, which helped us to evolve into better athletes and competitors, were not perceived as failures. Instead, Master Gracie believed that these lessons should leave our self respect intact, as different facets of the competition are wholly out of our control: the talent and experience of the other athletes, errors by referees, injuries, and bad luck. As a result, he could always accept physical errors but not mental ones: our preparation, planning, attention to detail, and the development of discipline and willpower were always seen as the top priority in the training process.

Inside the school, Master Carlos Gracie Jr. did not limit his teaching to techniques, but also, taught us character. Early on in our training, he instilled us an understanding that the fundamentals for good jiu-jitsu were fundamentals of a good character. Without honesty, integrity, discipline and unselfish acts, one would never become the great athlete he or she envisioned. As Professor Carlos always taught us, if you want to truly know someone, pay attention to them as they fight. When one is engaged in struggle or combat, they cannot hide their true personality.

Gracie Barra’s success throughout the years has meant that any other team has typically sees us as a major rival. While getting to the top is difficult, staying there or near there for many years running is an even bigger challenge. Therefore, it takes a special group of people to handle that pressure. Still, our team has always been ready to deal with those expectations because of the manner in which Master Gracie conducts the training and the philosophy at the school, building not only our techniques but more importantly, the self-confidence giving us a mental edge. He achieves this through positive reinforcement rather than pressure as a tool to influence behavior. The result? Win or lose, he has created a group of athletes who feel a deep sense of loyalty and commitment to him and the Gracie Barra family.

Master Carlos Gracie Jr. was never the type of coach that would put pressure on you at every tournament, screaming from the sidelines. Instead, his lessons are felt each day, slowly growing on you, where you feel it constantly, in every aspect of your being. The true guidance he provides is in realizing that success in Jiu-Jitsu must be an extension of one’s life, and that building confidence and a commitment to excellence must be cultivated over time. Therefore, his method of building champions was not through last minute quotes providing superficial motivation. Rather, the athletes at our school learned that becoming a champion on and off the mat takes time, hard work, and dedication earned and built over the years.

Competition was always a very serious subject, but Master Carlos Gracie Jr. always described it as a test of our mindset and maturity. Therefore, the conversations never revolved around opponents but were seen as a fight against ourselves in our quest for self-mastery. Going into the tournament, our thoughts were always the same: to trust in our abilities and that our technique could take the initiative away from our opponents. inspired us to believe in ourselves and our abilities, and to impose our will upon our opponents, not reacting to them.

Because Master Carlos Gracie Jr. believes in us, he is always able to make us feel like we are unstoppable. Even in defeat, he looks upon us not with scorn, but always shows how proud he is for your efforts “on the battlefield.” He makes you understand how much respect he has for the way you fight. This is why whenever you see an athlete competing, carrying the Gracie Barra flag on his “armor,” you will see one who is filled with an overwhelming sense of pride for the legacy and heritage we share.

Today, I am very grateful to Professor Carlos, not only for being a teacher, but also for having been a great Master, father and best friend. Therefore, it is not medals or trophies which inspire me – it is the lessons I have learned from Professor Carlos which give me strength and courage. I will never let him down.

~ GB Disciple

GB Family – is a global organization formed by more than 100 BJJ schools. The mission of each of our schools is to train the body, mind and spirit through the highest level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction as a means for individual development and the strengthening of the family spirit – going beyond the competitive realm. Inside the GB Family, the famous martial arts principle of maximum efficiency minimum is not restricted to a general principle behind the practice of self defense techniques, but serves as a moral beacon that guides the behavior of each and every Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner – instructors and their students.

Since inception, the GB Family has been in constant growth. Under the leadership of Master Carlos Gracie Jr., Gracie Barra has evolved from one small school at the suburb of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, to more then one hundred schools all around the globe, forming a community of thousands of individuals in the five continents.

This growth and change, however, has not undermined our core values that lay at the foundation of our success:

If you identify with the values that we live by and have plans to start a BJJ School or Program, or are already part of the BJJ community, Be Part of the GB Family (link to the second item of the menu).

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1. Brotherhood: GB Instructors shall reinforce the family spirit among students, parents, and other instructors. Their attitude must always be positive and cooperative in order to channel their creative energy towards the strengthen and the growth our family, always putting the team in front of individual selfish needs.
2. Cooperation: GB Instructors shall nurture and reinforce a cooperative environment inside and outside the dojo. They must ensure that the competitive realm is restricted to tournaments as well as the competitor attitude. They must make the students understand that progress is not reflected on their ability to overcome a training partner or an competitive opponent, but rather reflected on their capacity to engage on a cooperative training experience were the winner is whoever learns more.
3. Discipline: GB Instructors shall constantly discipline the students and never punish them. They must make students understand that without discipline there is no mastery, neither in jiu-jitsu nor in life, and that without the willingness to sacrifice, excellence is just not possible.
4. Respect: GB Instructors shall reinforce that students must act with warmth and equally toward one another, regardless of their differences in race, creed, gender, nationality, etc. The belt ranks hierarchy must be respected and the authority of the black belt sincerely recognized.
5. Continuous Improvement and Growth: GB Instructors shall reinforce that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a life long journey with no ending point. Students must perceive the Black Belt as their minimum goal and that their progress represents an increasing commitment to their growth as BJJ practitioners and human beings.
6. Leadership: GB Instructors shall lead by example, kindness and care. The formal authority shall always and ever be supported by their moral authority built upon a positive, cooperative, and constructive attitude towards the students and other instructors.
7. Inspiration: GB Instructors shall understand their importance on students lives as role models, as well as their responsibility in bringing out the best each person has within.
8. Enjoyment: GB Instructors shall teach a class as a privilege and never take it as a burden. Each class is the realization of a dream, the instructor life’s work. They must enjoy every minute of it and teach like it was going to be their last opportunity to change students lives for better.

Gracie Barra Pasadena is committed to promoting sustainability and Environmental Leadership among its students and other stakeholders. Concern for the environment and promoting a broader sustainability agenda are integrated in the school’s decision making and we promote sustainability awareness in the community of Pasadena by adopting several initiatives aimed to reduce the schools environmental impact and raise awareness among the students so they can do the same.

We believe that environmental awareness is not about being preachy nor is it fanatical. What we are really talking about is balance, logic and a reconnection with the world in which we live. There is so much unnecessary waste that we generate in this world, there are so many unhealthy ingredients that we digest. There are so many things that we do not need or want, that get in our way! We want to empower our staff and students by creating awareness and by demonstrating best practice to the extent possible.

Principles

Our Sustainability and Environmental Leadership Policy is based upon the following principles:

Action Plan

In order to put these principles into practice we will: