Gracie University
Gracie University Headquarters, 2440 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90501
About
Gracie University offers instruction in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu through specific programs that include Gracie Combatives, Women Empowered, Gracie Bullyproof, and the Master Cycle. The program also offers specialized training options such as Law Enforcement (Gracie Survival Tactics / GST), Instructor Certification, SafeWrap, Gracie Medical Defense, and online seminars. Families can also access free lessons online and a virtual 3D tour of the Gracie Museum as part of the Gracie University experience.
• Schedule: Online seminars and free online lessons are available, and students can follow a complete training path from white to black belt, with some belt tests available through video evaluation and others through live testing at Certified Training Centers.
Gracie University is led by members of the Gracie family and senior instructors, including Ryron Gracie, Rener Gracie, Rickson Gracie, and Pedro Sauer. The program uses an Online Testing Center with a video evaluation process in which multiple senior instructors provide detailed, time-coded feedback. Students can earn a Gracie Combatives belt through the video evaluation process or through live testing at a Certified Training Center, and all official belt promotions from blue to black are earned through live testing at Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Certified Training Centers. Gracie Combatives is the official beginner curriculum and is geared towards violent physical encounters and street self-defense, while the Master Cycle program covers advanced jiu-jitsu from blue to black belt. Gracie University reports an enrollment of 479625 students with students in 196 countries and territories.
The Gracie Museum experience includes a virtual 3D tour with classic pictures and old newspaper clippings documenting early Gracie fighters in Brazil, information on the creation of the MMA revolution in the United States and beyond, and interviews with Rickson and Royce Gracie. One testimonial from a student states that before learning Gracie Combatives, the student was ready to quit BJJ after attending several BJJ schools, and that Gracie Combatives matched what the student imagined jiu-jitsu could be and was organized in a clear linear format.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
• Schedule: Online seminars and free online lessons are available, and students can follow a complete training path from white to black belt, with some belt tests available through video evaluation and others through live testing at Certified Training Centers.
Gracie University is led by members of the Gracie family and senior instructors, including Ryron Gracie, Rener Gracie, Rickson Gracie, and Pedro Sauer. The program uses an Online Testing Center with a video evaluation process in which multiple senior instructors provide detailed, time-coded feedback. Students can earn a Gracie Combatives belt through the video evaluation process or through live testing at a Certified Training Center, and all official belt promotions from blue to black are earned through live testing at Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Certified Training Centers. Gracie Combatives is the official beginner curriculum and is geared towards violent physical encounters and street self-defense, while the Master Cycle program covers advanced jiu-jitsu from blue to black belt. Gracie University reports an enrollment of 479625 students with students in 196 countries and territories.
The Gracie Museum experience includes a virtual 3D tour with classic pictures and old newspaper clippings documenting early Gracie fighters in Brazil, information on the creation of the MMA revolution in the United States and beyond, and interviews with Rickson and Royce Gracie. One testimonial from a student states that before learning Gracie Combatives, the student was ready to quit BJJ after attending several BJJ schools, and that Gracie Combatives matched what the student imagined jiu-jitsu could be and was organized in a clear linear format.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
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