REAL CONFIDENCE STARTS HERE ·
WELCOME TO THE ACADEMY
WORLD-CLASS JIU-JITSU, RIGHT HERE IN HOUSTON
As a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center®, we're dedicated to providing the highest quality jiu-jitsu education possible. We teach the Gracie University® curriculum, standardized across every certified training center worldwide.
Every student gets access to Gracie University® Online, with detailed videos of every technique, so you can practice at home or review a lesson before class.
25+ Years
Jackson's jiu-jitsu experience
10+ YEARS
Teaching in Houston
4TH-DEGREE
Brazilian Black Belt Head Instructor
MMA TRAINING
Build strength, endurance, and confidence through MMA training that combines striking, grappling, and conditioning.
FOUNDATION TRAINING
Improve the way you move with a private lesson of Foundation Training , a movement practice focused on posture, breathing, strength, and mobility.
OUR PROGRAMS
FIND THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR YOU
From your first lesson to advanced training, each program gives you a clear place to start and a path to keep learning.
LED BY A 4TH-DEGREE
BLACK BELT
ABOUT THE ACADEMY
EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTION A COMMUNITY ROOTED IN HOUSTON
Our academy is led by Jackson Fortunato, a fourth-degree Brazilian black belt with more than 25 years of jiu-jitsu experience and over a decade of teaching in Houston. Jackson and his team bring the Gracie methodology to life through personal instruction, cooperative training, and real relationships with local students and families.
TECHNIQUE OVER STRENGTH
Leverage, positioning, and distance management to defend against a larger opponent.
PARTNERS, NOT OPPONENTS
Cooperative practice gives you room to learn and to support your training partners.
STRUCTURE YOU CAN FOLLOW
Know what you're learning and how each lesson connects to your development.
LEARNING BEYOND THE MAT
24/7 Gracie University® Online access to revisit lessons between classes.
REVIEWS & COMMUNITY
COME FOR THE JIU-JITSU
STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY
Hear from the students and families who train here, and discover what learning together means to them.
After two classes we committed to be a member with GJJ and do not regret it… After seeing my son's progression, I myself became a member. The GJJ staff is very family oriented.
Jermajesty
Parent & Student
They offer excellent, inclusive, and well-structured programs for all ages and skill levels… The instructors are patient, approachable, and dedicated to helping each student reach their full potential.
Carlos Joao
Student
The professionalism, the curriculum, and the quality of teaching from the staff is outstanding… This is 100% real self-defense, no competitions for points.
Cesar Ramos
Student
Both of my sons have been coming to Gracie Jiu Jitsu for close to a year now. The recent move has taken an already fantastic academy to the next level. The new space is bright, spotless, and purpose-built.
Brock Roberts
Parent
Really great school for all levels of experience and walks of life. Professor Jackson promotes a very positive, friendly and safe environment. MBJJ offers something for everyone from street self defense to competition to physical fitness.
Chris Brooks
Student
The instructors? They're not just teachers. They're the gatekeepers between who you are... and who you could become. The teammates? Fellow rebels. Tough, relentless, refusing to let you settle for less than your best.
Brian Porasef
Student
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