Welcome to Gracie Barra Costa Mesa located in Orange County, California

Gracie Barra Costa Mesa is an official Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school in the Gracie Barra family. Gracie Barra is the life works of extraordinary individuals like Mitsuyo Maeda (Count Koma), Carlos Gracie Sr., Rolls Gracie, and Carlos Gracie Jr. The legacy of Gracie Barra is now being passed to a new generation of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners that share the vision of Master Carlos Gracie.

Gracie Barra Costa Mesa (GBCM) opened in 2005 and has steadily grown to encompass a student base that consists of members as young as 4 years of age and as old as 75 years of age. Located in the heart of Orange County California, GBCM is easily accessed from Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach.

Our program structure allows anyone to learn Jiu-Jitsu. Whether your goal is physical fitness, self defense or to become a high-level competitor you will find that you will be able to accomplish these life goals at GBCM.

I invite you to learn more about our school and the Gracie Barra family. You will find all of the information you need about us, our Programs and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in general. If you are not yet a Gracie Barra member, contact us to schedule your intro class. I look forward to seeing you on the mat.

~ Mike Buckels (Head Instructor)

 

Message from Master 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".

~ Master Carlos Gracie Jr. (Founder)