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Classes
Gracie Barra offers progressive Jiu-Jitsu training for students of all ages and skill levels. Whether you're just beginning your journey or already an experienced practitioner, our structured classes are designed to support your development every step of the way.
Gracie Barra Kids
Our GBK Program introduces children to Jiu-Jitsu in a fun, safe, and age-appropriate classes - building confidence, discipline, and respect through structured curriculum. It focuses on self-defence, takedowns, and ground techniques.
Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals
The GB1 Program is the foundation of Jiu-Jitsu at Gracie Barra. Originally called the "Fundamental Program," it offers structured training in self-defence, core techniques, and the philosophy of Gracie Barra. Designed for beginners, GB1 builds strong technical skills and prepares students for progression to advanced levels.
Advanced Jiu-Jitsu
The GB2 Program builds on fundamentals with advanced techniques, complex drills, No-Gi training and live sessions - preparing students for GB3. Eligibility requires at least 3 stripes on a white belt, which requires a minimum of 4 months of training.
Expert Jiu-Jitsu
The GB3 Program is the ultimate level of training at a GB school and challenges students, increasing the complexity of the drills, and the intensity of the training session. It is open to blue belts and above.
Jiu-Jitsu for Women
The GBF Program offers a supportive and inclusive introduction to Jiu-Jitsu for women, focusing on core techniques while building confidence and preparing students to progress into more advanced classes like GB1, GB2 and GB3.
Private Classes
Private classes offer one-on-one training tailored to your goals - whether it's refining techniques, preparing for competition, or accelerating progress. With personalized training schedules and focused feedback, students of all levels gain deeper insight into their Jiu-Jitsu journey.
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At Gracie Barra, our instructors are more than coaches — they are mentors, role models, and passionate leaders committed to the personal growth of every student. Each certified instructor upholds the highest standards of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction, following a proven teaching methodology rooted in safety, discipline, and respect. With years of experience on the mats and a deep connection to the Gracie Barra values of brotherhood, integrity, and development, our team is dedicated to helping students of all ages and skill levels achieve their goals in a supportive and inspiring environment.
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Nathan Wilcox
Nathan Wilcox
3rd Degree Black Belt
Gracie Barra Certified Instructor | Black Belt under Philipe Della Monica
Professor Nathan found Jiu-Jitsu in 2002, early in what would become a more than twenty-year career in law enforcement in the California prison system. From the beginning, the mats gave him something the job couldn't — a place to decompress, reset, and return to work sharper and more grounded. Training didn't just survive alongside that career. It made that career survivable.
Over two decades as a peace officer and senior leader, Nathan saw firsthand what discipline, structure, and genuine self-work could do for a person — even in the most difficult circumstances. He witnessed transformation happen in places most people would never expect it. He calls it mat therapy: the idea that the mat has a way of stripping away everything that doesn't matter and forcing real growth. That philosophy sits at the center of everything he teaches.
When his law enforcement career reached the twenty-year mark, Nathan made a decision that surprised no one who really knew him. He walked away — not because the career was finished, but because the calling to teach full-time was louder. GB West Lancaster is the result of that choice.
Nathan trains under Professor Philipe Della Monica, 5th Degree Black Belt and Head Instructor of Gracie Barra's world headquarters in Irvine, California. When the time came for Nathan's black belt promotion, Professor Philipe arranged something rare: Nathan received his black belt directly from the hands of Master Carlos Gracie Jr., the founder of Gracie Barra himself.
He has competed at every belt level in both Gi and No-Gi — from local tournaments and CompNet to the Pan Americans and World Championships — and puts everything learned on the competition floor in service of his students.
He is most proud of his family, and of the family-team he and his wife Evelyn have built together at GB West Lancaster.
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