Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Specialties

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instruction and self defence for kids, women and men. As part of your membership you will also have access to yoga classes and a variety of other fitness activities.

History

Established in 2013.

The Gracie-​Barra academy is one of the most widely recognized teams in Brazilian Jiu-​jitsu, who has by far the most affiliated academies throughout the world and over 500 registered black belts, having set the standards for organization in the BJJ fight game. The team’s creator, Carlos Gracie Junior built the team in the 1980’s making the most of a fantastic generation of students which he transformed into talented competitors who went on to dominate many of the world’s most important tournaments.

Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-​jitsu St Peters was inaugurated in 2013 and is leaded by Fabio Bertolli, a former student of Ryan Gracie and Marcelo Rezende.

Meet the Business Owner

Fabio B.

Business Owner

At the forefront of Gracie Barra Brazilian jiu-​jitsu St Peters, is Fabio Bertolli.

Fabio began his Brazilian jiu-​jitsu journey at Ryan Gracie’s academy in São Paulo, Brazil. As frail kid that used to be bullied at school, he had experimented all sorts of martial arts available, until he was introduced to Brazilian jiu-​jitsu.

Back in the day, everyone in Brazil knew that there was a family of fighters in Rio who developed a very efficient form of martial art, and when Fabio heard that a member of this family (Ryan Gracie), had opened up a school in São Paulo, he decided to give it a go.

While training jiu-​jitsu, Fabio developed a passion for sports and fitness and acquired a degree in Physical Education at one of the country’s most prestigious educational institutions, the University of São Paulo (USP).

Fabio has worked with several Brazilian jiu-​jitsu and MMA fighters in Brazil and was the personal trainer of one of the first female Brazilian jiu-​jitsu black belt.