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Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Elk Grove offers a range of classes including Gracie Bullyproof Youth Jiu-Jitsu, Gracie Combatives Beginner Jiu-Jitsu, Women Empowered Women Only Jiu-Jitsu, and Master Cycle Advanced Jiu-Jitsu. The program also includes FITjitsu Jiu-Jitsu focused fitness training, Yoga for Jiu-Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do mixed martial arts focused striking training, Filipino Martial Arts weapons focused training, and Krav Maga military based fight training.
• Price: We offer new students a 10-day free trial that includes unlimited access to all of our beginner group classes for 10 consecutive days.
The leadership team includes Jacob Barber (Owner/Program Director), Jason Mills (Head Instructor/Manager), Manuel Bernard Mejia (Instructor), and Hailey L (Instructor). Jacob Barber is a Gracie University Black Belt Instructor. Jason Mills has been practicing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu since 2009 while serving in the Army and has studied multiple martial arts for almost 30 years, and he graduated the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu University Instructor Certification Program in 2021. Manuel Bernard Mejia is a fully certified Gracie University instructor. Hailey is a certified NASM personal trainer with seven years of experience in the fitness industry, holds multiple certifications in corrective exercise and functional training, and is a Gracie Women Empowered Certified Instructor.
The program states that all group classes are conducted with the utmost concern for safety, and that all students are required to treat each other respectfully regardless of skill level, gender, race, nationality, or creed. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Elk Grove is a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center and follows a formalized curriculum organized in a sequence based on simplicity and usefulness in combat. The curriculum is structured so students can learn all techniques in a group class setting with results comparable to private classes, and the teaching methodology used at all Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Centers allows students to learn at their own pace without feeling overwhelmed or left behind. The program offers a 10-day free trial that includes unlimited access to all beginner group classes for 10 consecutive days.
Testimonials associated with the program include statements such as focusing on competing only against oneself and being better than yesterday, describing advanced training as perfect execution of basics under stress, and emphasizing advancing daily and taking small consistent actions that compound over time. Another testimonial states that success is peace of mind that comes from doing one’s best to become the best one is capable of becoming.
Last updated July 7, 2026.
• Price: We offer new students a 10-day free trial that includes unlimited access to all of our beginner group classes for 10 consecutive days.
The leadership team includes Jacob Barber (Owner/Program Director), Jason Mills (Head Instructor/Manager), Manuel Bernard Mejia (Instructor), and Hailey L (Instructor). Jacob Barber is a Gracie University Black Belt Instructor. Jason Mills has been practicing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu since 2009 while serving in the Army and has studied multiple martial arts for almost 30 years, and he graduated the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu University Instructor Certification Program in 2021. Manuel Bernard Mejia is a fully certified Gracie University instructor. Hailey is a certified NASM personal trainer with seven years of experience in the fitness industry, holds multiple certifications in corrective exercise and functional training, and is a Gracie Women Empowered Certified Instructor.
The program states that all group classes are conducted with the utmost concern for safety, and that all students are required to treat each other respectfully regardless of skill level, gender, race, nationality, or creed. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Elk Grove is a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center and follows a formalized curriculum organized in a sequence based on simplicity and usefulness in combat. The curriculum is structured so students can learn all techniques in a group class setting with results comparable to private classes, and the teaching methodology used at all Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Centers allows students to learn at their own pace without feeling overwhelmed or left behind. The program offers a 10-day free trial that includes unlimited access to all beginner group classes for 10 consecutive days.
Testimonials associated with the program include statements such as focusing on competing only against oneself and being better than yesterday, describing advanced training as perfect execution of basics under stress, and emphasizing advancing daily and taking small consistent actions that compound over time. Another testimonial states that success is peace of mind that comes from doing one’s best to become the best one is capable of becoming.
Last updated July 7, 2026.
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