Gracie Academy Philadelphia

I dropped into Gracie Academy Philadelphia today. I live about 90 minutes north of Philly and was in town for work. I reached out to the academy and was welcomed to drop in, in accordance with their drop in policy. Upon arrival, I was greeted by Kate the class’ instructor. After a quick onboarding and waiver, I was able to start training. The team members were incredibly welcoming. Kate walked us through a back take off and opponents guard pass attempt. Her instruction and examples were thorough and her one on one instruction was very helpful. At the end of class, we got into some live training. The pace was great, everyone I rolled with focused on being good at technical jiu jitsu. Highly recommend, very welcoming spot in downtown Philly. Thanks for being so welcoming!

Welcoming, great technical expertise and excellent range of classes and times to choose from. Been to a lot of schools and rarely do you find this many weekend classes. If I wasn’t just visiting from out of town, I’d be here. Did I mention they have nice showers?!?

I’ve been training here from white belt to brown belt and I plan on getting my black belt from this school. Brian and all of the instructors have so much experience in teaching and competing. Brian in particular is very eloquent and makes doing the moves easy to understand, and the jiu jitsu taught holds up at a world class level. The environment doesn’t involve itself in politics and it is low drama. Everyone is really passionate about learning, sharing techniques, and pushing each other to get better. If students express interest in competition, Brian and the other instructors help push the pace and offer strategic guidance. The facility is very good as there are plenty of showers for both men and women, and it is kept tidy and clean. There are classes at multiple times of day to accommodate different lifestyles.

Great instructors and coaches. Great fellow students who are always looking to help you improve. Brian is one of the best and nicest around. Highly recommend!

Great gym with excellent instruction and friendly people. Gracie Philadelphia is a great place to start training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for competition, self defense or general fitness. The instructors have years of experience and the students are all enthusiastic. If you are on the fence, stop by and check it out.