West Island Martial Arts

Gracie Barra West Island is the premiere destination for Martial Arts in the West Island and is located at 4800 Rue Rene Emard in Pierrefonds. With Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Weekend classes there’s something to fit even the busiest schedules. Our mens and womens programs are broken down into Three Levels, Fundamentals, Advanced and Black Belt. We have the most structured and effective Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Curriculum in the world with over 600 academies across the globe practicing the same techniques world wide! These programs are available to all ages(15+) and skill levels. At Gracie Barra West Island we also offer the Masters Program, these Classes are for 30 years old and up! For those who want to push themselves to compete we have the best Competition team in Montreal! Our competition classes are also for all levels! At Gracie Barra West Island there’s truly something for everyone!

childrens jiu jitsu classes in Pierrefonds

Fundamentals Program

What are the principal qualities of a great fighter? What does it take for an ordinary person to realize to his or her own potential?

Fundamentals Program: What are the principal qualities of a great fighter? What does it take for an ordinary person to realize to his or her own potential?

Top performing fighters and individuals follow a common set of principles that sustain their success. The practice of Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu allows individuals to understand these principles through an exciting process that combines instruction, observation, practice, appropriate feedback, live training and competition.

Students experience results that go beyond gains in strength, flexibility, fitness or self-defense skills. By remaining truthful to the lessons learned in practice and applying them off the mats, Gracie Barra students experience an overall improvement on their focus, energy and general well-being.

The Gracie Barra Fundamentals Program teaches these basic principles of effective fighting to individuals like you. Its structure condenses an immense diversity of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu into core fundamental moves combined intelligently and safely to optimize your learning.

Benefit of Joining our Fundamentals Program:

Learn the fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Increase focus, energy and concentration
Enjoy significant gains in your overall fitness level
Learn the GB Self-Defense System
Become part of the GB Family
Increase self-confidence
Train at over 5 locations in Montreal and 600 worldwide
Free access to the school’s events and special classes

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Advanced Program

Advanced Program: What comes after mastering the fundamentals? What is next on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey?

The Gracie Barra Program Structure defines three main stages of development for students: the Fundamentals Program, the Advanced Program and the Black Belt Program. These stages indicate different maturity levels and students upgrade from one to the other in their own natural progression.

While the Fundamentals Program focuses on the building blocks and basic principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the Advanced Program is built on high-level techniques and drills that start shaping the students game flow through the development of reflexes, speed and reaction time as well as transitions between one technique and another.

After a few months in the GB Advanced Program students typically experience a deeper involvement in GB’s philosophy, a stronger bond with training partners as well as more discipline and commitment to healthy habits that keep them in good shape.

Advanced Program classes are based on a defined class structure and curriculum that take a broad and open-minded approach, incorporating techniques from different grappling styles like wrestling, judo, sambo, and, of course, Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

"It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen."

- John Wooden

Benefit of Joining our Advanced Program

Learn the most effective take down techniques adapted to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Develop transitions between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques
Experience further improvements in overall fitness level
Gain a better understanding of different aspects of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Start shaping your Jiu-Jitsu game flow by working with the instructor on your favorite techniques
Step up to participate in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions

Black Belt Program

Black Belt Program: Can someone master Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Is there an end to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey?

The Gracie Barra Black Belt Program is the last stage in GB’s adult program structure. While it does represent the student’s arrival at the ultimate level of training in our school, it also represents a new beginning.

The goal of this program is to further develop the student’s BJJ game flow by exposing him or her to cutting edge Jiu-Jitsu techniques and their variations. The program’s dynamic curriculum and classes, followed by hour-long live training sessions, build a challenging yet safe environment for students to progress from their blue to black belts.

It is in the Black Belt Program that most students truly grasp what they’ve been told since being white belts: Jiu-Jitsu is an endless journey of daily accomplishments that always leads to a new challenge. The same old arm-bars, triangle chokes, fireman carries, Kimuras, sweeps, guard passes and single leg take downs gain new meaning as their BJJ game flow is defined.

Gracie Barra students enrolled in the Black Belt Program are role models at our schools. The responsibility of sharing GB techniques and training philosophy with newer students is taken seriously. They play a key role in maintaining a safe, friendly and progress-oriented environment at our school.

"There is no losing in Jiu-Jitsu. You either win or you learn."

- Carlos Gracie Jr.

Benefits of Joining our Black Belt Program

Define your BJJ game flow
Learn cutting-edge BJJ techniques
Achieve greater physical fitness
Train with the best training partners in our school
Train for two hours straight
Start developing your teaching skills

"When the journey is more important then the destination, you have become a GB Black Belt"

When you come to the black belt classes you can be sure of one thing: you will train a lot! Practice typically lasts two hours and although you are welcome to rest or leave early if you feel like it, the instructors will always encourage you to stay until the end of the class. The No Gi class adds an extra element of challenge and helps students improve balance and control, enhancing their overall skills.