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+1 805-730-1927
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617 N Salsipuedes St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93103 |
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
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0.3 miMilpas & Ortega
0.3 miMilpas & Cota
0.3 miMilpas & Haley
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Today |
9:00 am – 11:00 am 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Closed now
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Local time (Santa Barbara) | 07:37 Sunday, 1 June 2025 |
Monday | 6:30 am – 8:30 pm |
Tuesday | 6:30 am – 8:30 pm |
Wednesday | 6:30 am – 8:30 pm |
Thursday | 6:30 am – 8:30 pm |
Friday | 6:30 am – 8:30 pm |
Saturday | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Sunday | 9:00 am – 11:00 am 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Specialties
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA classes. Our world class Jiu JItsu and Kicboxing instructors will give you an outstanding introduction to these great sports. Our training gym and competition size boxing ring provide all the tools necessary to train anytime throughout the day. Please feel free to pop into a free class and check out our amazing training programs.
History
Established in 1998.
Paragon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was established by Ricardo «Franjinha» Miller in 1998 in Santa Barbara CA. The team quickly became a powerhouse in International Jiu Jitsu competition as Franjinha produced several World Champion students. In 2008 Franjinha joined forces with partner Sean Apperson and they created the new Paragon Academy in Santa Barbara. The new gym is 6000 sq/ft and offers exceptional Thai Kickboxing and MMA classes as well. The gym is known as the «Champion Factory» as they have now produced many world champion students. There are now several Paragons located around the state of CA and also in the state of Texas.
Meet the Business Owner
Sean A.
Business Owner
Sean Apperson is the head Jiu Jitsu instructor at Paragon Santa Barbara and has been involved with the grappling arts most of his life. Starting out in club wrestling in Northern California Sean found an early love for the grappling arts. In 2001 Sean began his training at the famous Paragon Jiu Jitsu club in Santa Barbara under Ricardo «Franjinha» Miller. Sean spent several years in LA training with Renzo Gracie Black belt Shawn Williams and 1987 NCAA Champ Rico Chiapparelli. In 2004 Sean finished his studies at UCLA and moved back to Santa Barbara to complete his training where it all started. In the winter of 2009 Sean received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Sean is currently working on his Black belt in Judo and training under Steve Hoyt at the Santa Barbara Judo club. Sean founded the company Jiu-JitsuPedia in late 2010 and the company offers online instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, and MMA.