Best for families wanting structured Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu for kids from six months through adults.

Brazilian Jiu-JitsuMMA
Recreational & Competitive
Group & privateIndoorOngoing enrollmentMembershipFree trialYear-round
(817) 913-1201
info@gbsouthlake.com
2225 W Southlake Blvd Suite 435, Southlake, TX 76092
Mon · 11AM – 8PM
Monday11AM – 8PM
Tuesday6AM – 8PM
Wednesday6AM – 8PM
Thursday6AM – 8PM
Friday6AM – 8PM
Saturday9AM – 1PM
SundayClosed
Membership pricing depends on the program and training frequency and is given after a free class; call the academy. Parents Night Out (a kids' evening drop-off) is $25 per child, with the date to be announced.

Membership pricing depends on the program and training frequency and is given after a free class; call the academy. Parents Night Out (a kids' evening drop-off) is $25 per child, with the date to be announced.

Class days & times

What's offered

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Monday through Saturday, from a 6 a.m. adult slot through the evening classes, with one 2 p.m. GB1 Fundamentals slot arranged directly with the professor. Kids train in age tiers — Baby Champions & Parents (6 months–2.5 years), Tiny Champions (2.5–4), Little Champions 1 (4–7) and Little Champions 2 (8–12) — plus a combined Baby & Tiny with parents class, an invite-only Kids Advanced group, a daytime All Kids Ages class (Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.), an All Kids MMA class and an All Kids class for ages 3–12. Teens (13–17) and adults train GB1 Fundamentals and GB2 Advanced in Gi and No-Gi, alongside a women's BJJ program (GBF), evening Sparring and Open Mat. The studio notes that times may change — confirm when you book the free trial.

Weekly classes

Infant2
  • GBK Baby & Tiny with parents (Gi)Sat · 9am · ages 0–4
  • GBK Baby & Tiny with parents (Gi)Mon–Fri · 4:10pm · ages 0–4
Toddler2
  • GBK Tiny Champions (Gi)Mon, Wed · 4:40pm · ages 2–4
  • GBK Tiny Champions (No-Gi / Wrestling)Fri · 4:40pm · ages 2–4
Preschool3
  • GBK All kids (Gi)Sat · 10am · ages 3–12
  • GBK Little Champions 1 (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 4:40pm · ages 4–7
  • GBK Little Champions 1 (No-Gi / Wrestling)Fri · 4:40pm · ages 4–7
Elementary3
  • GBK All Kids MMAWed · 5:30pm · ages 5–12
  • GBK Little Champions 2 (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 5:30pm · ages 8–12
  • GBK Little Champions 2 (No-Gi / Wrestling)Fri · 5:30pm · ages 8–12
Tween10
  • GB1 Adults Fundamentals (Gi)Tue, Wed, Fri · 6am · ages 13+
  • GB1 Adults Fundamentals (No-Gi)Thu · 6am · ages 13+
  • GB1 Adults Fundamentals (Gi)Sat · 11am · ages 13+
  • GB1 Adults Fundamentals (No-Gi)Mon, Wed · 12pm · ages 13+
  • GB1 Adults Fundamentals (Gi)Tue, Thu · 12pm · ages 13+
  • GB1 Adults & Teens (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 6:30pm · ages 13+
  • GB1 Adults & Teens (No-Gi)Wed, Fri · 6:30pm · ages 13+
  • GB2 Adults (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 7:30pm · ages 13+ · Advanced
  • Sparring (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 7:30pm · ages 13+
  • Sparring (No-Gi)Wed · 7:30pm · ages 13+
Other ages6
  • GBK All Kids Ages (Gi)Tue, Thu · 11am
  • GBF Women's BJJ (Gi)Mon, Wed · 12pm
  • Open Mat (Gi / No-Gi)Fri, Sat · 12pm
  • GBK Little Champions 1 Advanced (Gi, invite only)Tue, Thu · 4:40pm · Advanced
  • GBK Little Champions 2 Advanced (Gi, invite only)Tue, Thu · 5:30pm · Advanced
  • GBF Women's BJJ (Gi)Mon · 6:30pm
Our take

Gracie Barra Southlake is the local outpost of one of the world's largest Jiu-Jitsu organizations — more than 1,000 schools across six continents, all teaching the same structured Carlos Gracie Jr. curriculum. That's the tradeoff in a sentence: you get a proven, standardized system and a deep bench of black belts rather than one charismatic coach's personal style.

It's built to be a whole-family academy. Four kids' tiers run from Baby Champions at six months up through the pre-teens, there's a dedicated women's program, and adults train Fundamentals through Advanced in both Gi and No-Gi. The structure is the case for it over a smaller gym: every class is led by a certified, background-checked Gracie Barra black belt, and the kids' classes are staffed by multiple black belts. It runs a competition team for those who want one, but the Fundamentals track and the women's program are built as beginner-friendly on-ramps, so it isn't only for competitors. The academy is well-reviewed across a large Google following. If you want a tight single-coach room, this isn't that; if you want a safe, organized, family-friendly path into legitimate Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu, the first class is free, so the cost of finding out is zero.

Local Tips

Gracie Barra is on West Southlake Blvd in Suite 435 — go by the suite number rather than looking for a standalone building. A couple of things worth knowing:

  • Every kids' class is staffed by multiple black belts, and there's a dedicated sideline where parents can watch the whole session.
  • The way in is the free first class — they'll lend you a gi (no purchase), pair a new kid with a buddy, and slot them into the right age tier, which start at six months.
  • Classes run most days from a 6 a.m. adult slot through the evening kids' tiers, with none on Sunday.
Credentials

Gracie Barra Southlake is led by head instructor Professor Matheus, a 3rd-degree BJJ black belt (2015) and IBJJF Master champion — Carioca-born, and a former engineering student who left the degree for the mat. He was IBJJF No-Gi World Champion at medium-heavy in 2023 and took double gold at the 2026 Dallas Summer Open. Professor Gabriela, a black belt (2024), is a mainstay of the academy's women's group, and the academy's own posts also name Professor Galego as part of its instructor team. Every class is taught by a certified, background-checked Gracie Barra black belt, following the structured curriculum developed by Master Carlos Gracie Jr.

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