GBSV Shows the Strength of Its Community at the AGF Competition

On Saturday, March 18th, Gracie Barra Simi Valley competed in the AGF tournament at Moorpark High School. The tournament was a huge success, with about 60 students from the school competing in both the adult and kids divisions. The team’s hard work and dedication paid off and we took the trophy of Overall Champion in …

Gracie Barra Wins The 2021 IBJJF Kids Pan Americans Tournament For The Third Year In A Row.

If you are competitive there is no team better than Gracie Barra. For the last 3 years GB has dominated the IBJJF (biggest Jiu-Jitsu organizer in the world) Pan Americans tournament known to be the biggest and most competitive kids Jiu-Jitsu tournament in the world. Our proven methods and systems have allowed Gracie Barra students …

Is now a safe time to train at Gracie Barra Simi Valley? Why you should start today!

Gracie Barra Simi Valley is respecting Federal and State level guidelines. We have a staff mandatory use of face mask, 6ft distancing in training (white squares on the mat determine the training areas), super elevated sanitation protocol (the whole school is cleaned after every single class), maximum number of participants per class and more, all …

Five ways Brazilian jiu-jitsu is helping soldiers on the war front

08/06/2018    |    Written by: Graciemag newsroom By Andre Almeida of Gracie Barra Simi Valley Jiu-jitsu is becoming increasingly used as a training tool by the Armed Forces. Its characteristics of control and manipulation of the body make jiu-jitsu not only a necessary skill for self-defense and mixed martial arts, but also a must-know technique …

André Almeida follows his brother’s steps to continue his family tradition in Jiu-Jitsu

05/26/2016    |    Written by: Graciemag Newsroom Purple belt André Almeida definitely has some serious Jiu-Jitsu genes in his body. The younger brother of black belts Ricardo and Flavio Almeida took a while to start in the gentle art, but when he did he knew that was what he wanted for his life. At …

7 Reasons Why Martial Arts is Better For Kids Than Team Sports

Today, children are more likely to sit at home, in front of the television or a video game, than to get outside and learn or do something new. Unfortunately, this leads to more children suffering from socializing problems, isolation, health issues, lack of confidence, weigh problems, and many more. A great remedy to all these …