Gracie Jiu Jitsu Monterey — Local services in Monterey

After having practiced at my job (as a military) before, I joined the school because I felt I really needed basics and better understanding of moves' purposes. Best decision taken the last years. What I love most about training is what I call the learning system. You can look at instructional videos and print handouts. Then you execute what you saw on the videos and handouts on at home and in class. In class, being prepared, you notice your own mistakes and take notes after class on the handouts that you printed. Next time you have that lesson, you just make sure you don't make the mistakes that you already noted. Everything is facilitated so that you can create your own feedback loops and demonstrate the best version of yourself. Welcome in one of the most efficient learning system. The extent to which you are a believer in the Gracie philosophy and the extent to which you compete with yourself can drastically impact multiple aspects of your life. Those aspects might differ for each one of us, but in my case, my drive improved significantly. Knowing that I wake up every morning better than the day before, is a feeling that I lost the last years. We shouldn't underestimate the power of such feelings. What stroke me the most is the quality of the instructors. They consistently (with discipline) and coherently play the biggest part in that learning system. The latter system is linked to life values and respect (also for any kind of opponent) that they teach, which are embedded in a complete philosophy. Everything ties together, you just have to...

I used to always recommend Gracie Jiu Jitsu for kids but no longer. I’ve been trying to cancel the membership for my son since January 2021 due to covid and the owner would always talk me out of it, saying it would save me money if he chose to come back once things reopened. Now when I finally put my foot down and said we were definitely canceling, they are insisting on charging me one month at full price plus the cost of the gi because he didn’t advance to the next belt color (apparently that part was in the contract, so fine). Anyway, I’m pretty livid since I feel like I gave them 7 months notice. Not to mention, we paid full price for several months after the pandemic started in an attempt to help the business stay afloat even though my son was not participating in the online Zoom classes they offered because he didn’t enjoy them. We switched to freezing the account and paying $25/month. I understand that businesses are struggling now but to me this is just not the way to build and maintain loyalty. I suggest taking your business elsewhere. Thanks for...

My daughter’s and I started a 10 day free trial. During our first day, I really enjoyed the class. Staff were very nice and the environment felt safe and comfortable. My daughters were a bit nervous and shy but I love how staff made my kids feel welcomed and other kids in their class were able to introduce themselves to my kids which made them feel more comfortable and less nervous.They had such an amazing time during their first class and had nothing but good things to say and that they wanted to continue going even after the class one of my daughters did not want to take off her uniform off. There is a clean changing area and bathroom in case needed. My kids have been asking me everyday when is there next class. They are looking forward...