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

Brazilian Jiu-JitsuMMA
Recreational & Competitive
Group & privateIndoorOngoing enrollmentFree trialYear-round
(817) 913-1201
info@gbsouthlake.com
2225 W Southlake Blvd Suite 435, Southlake, TX 76092
Thu · 6AM – 8PM
Monday11AM – 8PM
Tuesday6AM – 8PM
Wednesday6AM – 8PM
Thursday6AM – 8PM
Friday6AM – 8PM
Saturday9AM – 1PM
SundayClosed
Pricing not published — contact the studio for current rates.
Class days & times

What's offered

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu most days, Monday–Saturday, with no Sunday classes. Kids run in four age tiers — Baby Champions (6 mo–2.5 yr), Tiny Champions (2.5–4), Little Champions 1 (5–8) and 2 (9–12) — plus a Kids Advanced group, a daytime Homeschool class (ages 5–12), and an All-Kids MMA class. Adults train GB1 Fundamentals and GB2 Advanced in Gi and No-Gi, alongside a women's BJJ program (GBF) and weekly Live Training. Boxing & Thai and the Brave Hearts adaptive program are advertised as coming soon. The studio notes that times may change — confirm when you book the free trial.

Weekly classes

Toddler1
  • GBK Tiny Champions (Gi)Wed · 4:40pm · ages 2–4
Preschool1
  • GBK All Ages Kids (Gi)Sat · 10am · ages 3–12
Elementary8
  • GBK Kids Advanced (No-Gi)Sat · 9am · ages 5–12
  • GBK Homeschool (Gi)Tue, Thu · 11am · ages 5–12
  • GBK Little Champions 1 (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 4:40pm · ages 5–8
  • GBK Little Champions 1 (No-Gi / Wrestling)Fri · 4:40pm · ages 5–8
  • GBK Kids Advanced (Gi)Tue, Thu · 4:40pm · ages 5–12
  • GBK Little Champions 2 (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 5:30pm · ages 9–12
  • GBK Little Champions 2 (No-Gi / Wrestling)Fri · 5:30pm · ages 9–12
  • GBK All Kids MMAWed · 5:30pm · ages 5–12
Teen9
  • GB1 Adults (Gi)Tue, Wed, Fri · 6am · ages 14+
  • GB1 Adults (No-Gi)Thu · 6am · ages 14+
  • GB1 Adults (Gi)Sat · 11am · ages 14+
  • GB1 Adults (Gi)Tue, Thu · 12pm · ages 14+
  • GB1 Adults (No-Gi)Mon, Wed · 12pm · ages 14+
  • Live Training (Gi/No-Gi)Fri · 12pm · ages 14+
  • GB2 Adults (Gi)Sat · 12pm · ages 14+ · Advanced
  • GB2 Adults (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 7:30pm · ages 14+ · Advanced
  • GB2 Adults (No-Gi)Wed · 7:30pm · ages 14+ · Advanced
Other ages6
  • GBF Women's BJJ (Gi)Mon, Wed · 12pm
  • GBK Baby Champions (Gi)Mon, Wed · 4:10pm
  • GB1 Adults & Teens (Gi)Mon, Tue, Thu · 6:30pm
  • GB1 Adults & Teens (No-Gi)Wed · 6:30pm
  • GB1 Adults & Teens (No-Gi / Wrestling)Fri · 6:30pm
  • 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.
  • One caveat: Boxing & Thai and the Brave Hearts adaptive program are advertised as "coming soon," so confirm those are running before you count on them.
Credentials

Gracie Barra Southlake is led by head instructor Professor Matheus Costa, 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. The instructor bench is unusually deep for a single academy: Professor Galego, a 4th-degree BJJ black belt (2009) and Judo black belt out of Brasília; Professor Michael, a 1st-degree black belt (2023) known for his leg-lock game; and Professor Gabriela, a black belt (2024) who leads the kids' classes and the women's program. 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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