Seattle Gracie Barra

Seattle Gracie Barra is the premier Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in the Seattle metropolitan area. We currently have two locations, academies in Seattle & Bellevue, so we are conveniently located to wherever you live. Our academy is headed by Professor Rodrigo Lopes. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Marcio "Mamazinho" Laudier and a Certified Black Belt instructor of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr. and Gracie Barra. Rodrigo has many years as a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitor and instructor. Our academy trains very hard and we focus on developing basic through advanced skills in all of our students. We regularly host tournaments and are avid participants in local and regional tournaments. We encourage everyone who is interested to check out our academy. We are one big family and we are always open to new members. Contact Rodrigo for any more information

Group Photo from 12/1/07 @ The New Seattle Academy

Message from Master Carlos Gracie Jr

Carlos Gracie Jr "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 being reinforced by the great people that make our community. Jiu-Jitsu is a beautiful art, and we have a vision of how it should be taught as a means for individual development going beyond the competitive realm. To achieve this vision, we must remember to come together as a family, always putting the team in front of individual. For that, we will fight to the end for what we believe is right".