Welcome to Gracie Barra Hemet

Gracie Barra Hemet is for everyone and anyone who is looking to get in shape, learn self defense, and improve the overall quality of their lives. In addition our family-oriented environment is a perfect place to teach your children to feel safe everyday not only when they are at school or outside playing, but also in developing their self-confidence and discipline.

Ricardo Guimaraes is a former student of Nelson Monteiro, a Gracie Barra black belt, and was the first student to receive his black belt under Marcelo Pereira.

Message from Master Carlos Gracie Jr.

“At the heart of the Gracie Barra Family’s extraordinary success over the years is our strong philosophy and mission as a group, a foundation which our masters laid many years ago, but is constantly being reinforced by the great people that make our community. Jiu-Jitsu is a beautiful art, and we have a vision of how it should be taught as a means for individual development going beyond the competitive realm. To achieve this vision, we must remember to come together as a family, always putting the team in front of individual. For that, we will fight to the end for what we believe is right”.

~ Master Carlos Gracie Jr. (Founder)