Leopoldo Serao Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts Academy

Leopoldo Serao Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts Academy offers training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and No-Gi Jiu Jitsu. Students train directly with first degree Blackbelt Leopoldo Serao, who works with each student as much as possible. Many students at the academy are already winning and placing in World Championship level tournaments, which the academy attributes to its curriculum, Serao’s dedication to each student, and the programs offered there. Students come from all over the Bay Area to train at this academy.

• Schedule: Opening hours Monday–Thursday 7:00am–8:15pm, Friday 11:00am–7:30pm, Saturday 11:15am–1:30pm, and Sunday 10:15am–12:00pm

First degree Blackbelt Leopoldo Serao, who leads the academy, started coaching in 1995. He is a 5-time Brazilian Luta Livre champion and 5-time state champion, and he has been chosen twice by media and sport competitors as the best grappler in the 175–185 pound weight category in Brazil. Serao has over 350 Luta Livre fights and a professional mixed martial arts record of 17 wins, including a Middleweight Championship belt. He has fought in Brazil’s CVI and MECA, Japan’s SHOOTO, and the American IFL, PFC, and TPF.

One testimonial from Eugene Robinson, an MMA writer and analyst, states that as someone who has visited gyms around the world, he considers the Serao Academy in Mountain View “the place” to learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Last updated June 15, 2026.