Gustavo Dantas Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy

Specialties

We have been building champions ON and OFF in Arizona for fifteen years. BJJ is a martial art that focuses on grappling and ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position from which to force an attacker to submit. It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self-​defense, sport competitions, and fitness.

We offer classes for kids and adults who average from 4 to 50 years old. We also offer a women’s only class twice a week.

History

Established in 2000.

Gustavo Dantas, is a fourth degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-​Jitsu from Andre Pederneiras. With nearly 20 years of coaching experience and being a World Class competitor, Gustavo is a Public Speaker as well as Certified Mental & Life Coach with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). Gustavo left Brazil in 1999 with a couple thousand dollars, two bags, and one teenage dream: to have his own 100% Jiu-​Jitsu Academy and make his living through the passion of his life, Jiu-​Jitsu. The Gustavo Dantas Jiu-​Jitsu Academy was established in Tempe, Arizona on March 6^th, 2012, re-​enforcing the statement, «Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams. Hard work pays off».

Meet the Business Owner

Gustavo D.

Business Owner

Well respected in the Jiu-​Jitsu community as well as a great competitor, coach, and human being, Gustavo, who is also the Co-​founder of the non-​profit organization Live Jiu-​Jitsu, continues to build champions on and off the mat in Arizona, and he hopes to spread out his coaching philosophy to more Jiu-​Jitsu practitioners around the World for years to come through his program «Inner Discovery for Outer Success». «I want to help people to perform to the best of their abilities and reach their full potential on and off the mat. I struggled with performance anxiety before, and I was able to overcome it using the techniques that I share at my program. These concepts, fundamentals and techniques helped me, and I believe this program can help others too.» stated The BJJ Mental Coach, Gustavo Dantas.