Professional Brazillian Jiu Jitsu in the heart of Leeds
Unleash Your Potential
Through BJJ
Improve your confidence, fitness, and mental health all while having fun through the fastest growing martial art in the world at the best BJJ academy in Yorkshire.
Professional Brazillian Jiu Jitsu in the heart of Leeds
Unleash Your Potential
Through BJJ
Improve your confidence, fitness, and mental health all while having fun through the fastest growing martial art in the world at the best BJJ academy in Yorkshire.
not your typical martial arts academy
Our Mission
Our mission is to develop you or your child to reach their full potential through Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.
We do this in an environment that feels like a second home. We’re not a place for ‘fighters’ but support those who wish to compete.
We believe that BJJ is for everyone and offer programs for anyone aged 3-63+
Our Community
Is for those who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with their teammates and believe that they can be better tomorrow than they are today.
We Focus on
People who want to learn in a safe family-friendly environment whilst pushing themselves beyond their perceived limits.
Our Promise
We promise to see you as an individual. You will have goals that challenge you and have the support to achieve them.
AVOID INJURY AND A BAD JIU JITSU FIRST IMPRESSION
Why Try Jiu Jitsu at GBRL?
At GBRL we focus solely on and specialise in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
We are a premium, professional academy, bringing martial arts into the modern era for both adults and children equally.
Beginners Experience at GBRL
- 16 Week Fundamentals Curriculum
- Get Individual Attention From Coaches
- Focus on Families and community
- Same uniform - Same Team
- Lots of video content to help beginners
- Show our prices on our website
Beginners Experience "Random BJJ"
- Learn Whatever the Coach Feels Like Showing
- Hope the Instructor Notices You
- Focus on Fighters and competition
- worried about what on-trend uniform to buy
- Forget What You Learned Right After Class
- Hide their prices until after your trial class
Anti-Bullying Jiu Jitsu Program
the Gift of Martial Arts
Your child will develop many skills through the practice of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Find out everything about our Little Champions & Juniors and Teens program along with our 5 step process to help them become more confident, resilient and disciplined
GBRL IS THE MOST REVIEWED JIU JITSU ACADEMY IN LEEDS
Our Reviews
At GBRL we believe everyone should have a voice and so we consistently give our members an opportunity to give feedback.
We are always looking for ways to improve and re-invest in our academy to give you the best Jiu Jitsu experience possible.
Rated Excellent 5/5 Based on 150+ reviews
What our members have to say?
Meet our Team
Check out this short video of Professor Mike answering the top 5 questions people ask before they start Brazilain Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)
Absolutely! We’re passionate about ‘Jiu JItsu for Everyone’ and can scale or adapt any technique to suit everyone’s needs.
For inspiration and reassurance check out this video
Our adult classes last for 60 minutes with our kids classes reduced in duration depending on age.
All of our classes include a thorough warm up, self-defence technique, sport Jiu Jitsu techniques and specific live training.
Our more experienced team members also gain access to separate live training classes which can vary in duration.
Contact us to find out more about all the programs we offer.
membership@graciebarraroundhay.co.uk
We’re committed and passionate in providing a safe place for you and your family to train and connect with others.
For that reason we have put together the following hygiene & health promise which goes beyond recommended guidelines and aims to inform and protect us all.
Just like everything in life, you get out what you put in.
We understand however that with increasingly busy lives, time is precious.
We believe, through many years of experience, that a minimum commitment of 2 training sessions per week is needed to see consistent results and improvements.
At Gracie Barra Roundhay Leeds our instructors have over 35 years of experience in martial arts.
As part of the Gracie Barra family each instructor must complete an annual Instructor Certification process which includes enhanced DBS and Sports First Aid.
We also love Jiu Jitsu and pride ourselves on providing the best training, facilities and instruction you’ll find in our city!
No. We specialise in Brazilain Jiu Jitsu.
No. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a modern martial art by comparison and therefore has developed techniques and fused disciplines to ensure its effectiveness for self-defense.
We won’t teach you anything that doesn’t work.
You’ll put all of the things you’ve learned into practice in each and every class.