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Our Mission is to enhance the lives of each of our students, by helping them to achieve their individual goals & optimize their physical, mental, & emotional well-being, by providing the highest quality martial arts training, focusing on the development of realistic self-defense skills, in a safe, clean, welcoming, professional, family-friendly environment.

We offer training for students of all skill and experience levels! Even if you’ve never stepped foot in a martial arts class before, our instructors will guide you step by step through our structured program format, to help you get started with your training. We offer classes specifically geared towards beginners, and we have new students joining our program all the time. Everyone trains at their own pace and ability level, so you never have to worry about trying to keep up with anyone else! 

Everyone trains at their own pace and to their own capacity. While it is always recommended to consult your physician before beginning any physical training regimen, training in our programs does not require any extraordinary amount of athleticism, flexibility, or endurance. The reality is that most students who want to “wait to get in shape” to start training, usually do neither.  The fact is, whatever your level of fitness when you start, you will increase your capacity and get in better shape through training. Many of our students see significant weight loss and improvements in their overall fitness levels after just a few weeks of consistent training.    

Most people find that the classes at Royce Gracie Academy of Lake Norman are so fun and mentally engaging, they don’t even realize how hard they are working! 

Serious injuries are very, very rare occurance! Of course, as with any physical activity, it is impossible to totally eliminate the potential for injury.  While we practice in very practical, hands on manner, safety is always one of our top priorities. We make every effort to reduce the potential risks of injuries for our students and provide careful supervision, particularly for our younger students. 

We typically find that more injuries to our students happen in everyday life outside of the academy than on our mats at Royce Gracie Academy of Lake Norman!

We find that most of our youth students focus better when they’re not focused on watching their parents.  To best maximize our space and to reduce distractions to our students & staff, we don’t typically allow parents inside the training area during youth classes, except during special occasions, such as belt promotions.  However, we want you to be able to see your child’s progress, so we do provide live streaming for parents through a secure link for all of our youth classes, so you can feel confident in keeping up with everything going on remotely.   If you need to catch up on some much needed ‘me-time’,  simply drop them off, and go grab a coffee.  They will greet you with a huge smile when you return, because they had SO much fun!

We love for our parents to be involved!  And so do their kids.  Even better… join into some of our Jiu-jitsu classes for adults. Your kids will love that you have something in common, and it’s a great way to build a strong family bond!  We even have a special “Family Class” where parents and their kids can train together!

Don’t worry, equipment for Jiu-jitsu training is minimal, and we will take care of everything you need! A white Official Royce Gracie Jiu-jitsu Network gi (uniform) and team rash guard is all that is required.  Ask how you can take advantage of our limited time signup bonus offer, to save on your complete training uniform! We even provide rental uniforms for the convenience of our students, in case you forget yours, or didn’t have time to launder it between classes.

Yes! Private and semi-private (up to 4 people) Jiu-Jitsu classes are available at Royce Gracie Academy of Lake Norman in Denver.  You can book an individual 30 or 60 minute class, or we also offer discounted multiple private class packages. Private classes are setup on an individual basis, so we can best accommodate your schedule. Contact us to schedule a class! 

We do not believe in using belt promotions as a marketing or retention tool. Everyone progresses at their own pace, based upon the amount of time that they dedicate to training.

Our youth & adult Jiu-jitsu programs have their own separate ranking structure. Jiu-Jitsu does not have “youth black belts”, as there is a certain level of maturity and demonstrated skill required to hold this prestigious rank. Once youth students reach age 16, they are graduated into the adult belt system. While we generally promote our youth students at a more accelerated rate than our adult students, we believe that training for self-improvement is its own reward, and promotions are just a side effect of hard work & marker of progress. We have minimum time and attendance requirements, however, every student is promoted on an individual basis, based upon actual demonstrated ability, as well as consistent attendance, personal character, and dedication to the program. Promotions are earned, not given.

A black belt is just a white belt that didn’t quit!