Women Empowered® is the official Gracie self-defence program for women — based on the techniques of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.  In this 15-lesson program we will teach you how to neutralize the 20 most common attacks women encounter based on information gathered from law enforcement officials and survivors of sexual assault — ranging from having your hair grabbed to being pinned to the ground by a weapon-bearing assailant.

If you’re unsure about learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for fear of injury, embarrassment, or any other reason, then the Women Empowered® program is a perfect point of entry for you into the world of Gracie Jiu Jitsu!

By learning to employ leverage, technique and timing, anyone, regardless of age or athletic ability, can make the techniques in the Women Empowered® program work against a much larger opponent.  

Each one-hour Women Empowered® lesson will address two techniques taught in an environment that is exclusively women only.  You can start the program at any time and participate in any class without any previous experience.  Come and try Women Empowered® at Gracie Garage – Cloverdale TODAY — the mats are waiting!

The Gracie Bullyproof® program is one of the only youth jiu-jitsu programs that separates kids by age AND experience level, so that every child gets the perfect balance of fun and challenge.  Preschool age kids (3-5) begin in a super-playful class where we ask parents to join us on the mats as we lead the little ones through a series of fun games to better develop "comfort with closeness". 

Once the Mat Munchkin has developed confidence and has a grasp on the basic techniques they will progress to the Little Champs program (approximately 5-7).  Here the Little Champ is taught basic self-defence techniques using the Gracie Games® program — a series of 10 games which instills the foundational principles of leverage and control essential to the art of Gracie Jiu Jitsu.

From the Gracie Games® the Little Champ will perform a "Bully Battle" — a demonstration of their mastery of the techniques imparted through the Gracie Games® program to earn their Jr. Combatives Belt (approximately 7 – 12).  Here the Jr. Grappler will focus on 33 non-violent self-defence techniques that teach children to “neutralize and negotiate” with the bullies. Verbal assertiveness strategies are a major portion of this curriculum.  Along the Bullyproof® path your child will learn a variety of critical self-defence skills from bully identification and verbal assertiveness to peer pressure resistance and non-violent physical self-defence techniques.

Come into Gracie Garage — Cloverdale TODAY and let us teach your child how to fight fire with water.

Gracie Combatives® is the beginner program for adults. In this program, you will learn the 36 core techniques of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in a fun, safe, and cooperative environment.  Each one-hour lesson addresses one standing and one ground self-defence technique, which are further broken down into simplified drills or “slices” to facilitate the learning process.  You can start the program at any time and participate in any class without previous experience and since safety is our number one concern, there is no competitive sparring in this program.  Upon successful completion of the Gracie Combatives® program you will earn your Gracie Combatives® Belt which will qualify you for advancement into the Master Cycle program.