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Violence Happens. Be Ready.
The World's #1 Beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program Just...Got...Better!
From the U.S. Army to the UFC, master the 36 techniques that put Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the map.
Time-Tested In    Military    Street Fights    MMA    Law Enforcement
Time-Tested In
Military Street Fights
MMA Law Enforcement
The Legends Have Spoken
The Legends Have Spoken
Most people don’t know what to do when
violent altercations happen.
Most people don’t know what to do when violent altercations happen.
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CAPABILITY
Capability to defend yourself & loved ones in a violent encounter
CONFIDENCE
Confidence that is rooted in a skillset that no one can take away
COMPASSION
Compassion to protect your opponent while also protecting yourself
Capability
Capability to defend yourself & loved ones in a violent encounter
Confidence
Confidence that is rooted in a skillset that no one can take away
Compassion
Compassion to protect your opponent while also protecting yourself
Beginners: The Fastest Way to Street Readiness
  • 36 Techniques: Have an answer to the most common street-assault scenarios with 36 techniques proven effective over nearly 100 years.
  • De-Escalation: Learn how to verbally and physically de-escalate violent physical encounters.
  • Learn from Home: Training at a school can be injurious and/or embarrassing, so learning from home is a great option for beginners.
  • Street Tips: Critical discussions on eye gouges, groin strikes, legal concerns, terrain considerations, and multiple attackers.
Advanced Practitioners: The Foundation You Never Knew You Were Missing
  • Solid Foundation: Build a self-defense foundation that is often overlooked in BJJ, so you can be confident that your grappling skills will transfer to a street altercation.
  • 32 Principles: Discover the core principles that make every Gracie Combatives move work, so that you can improvise and adapt in any situation.
  • Gi & No-Gi Applicable: Every technique can be applied gi and no-gi, so you’ll never feel limited by what you (or your opponent) are wearing.
  • Teach Friends & Family: Use Gracie Combatives 2.0 to introduce friends and family to BJJ in a way that makes it fun, encouraging and very applicable to everyday life.
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Beginners: The Fastest Way to Street Readiness
  • 36 Techniques: Have an answer to the most common street-assault scenarios with 36 techniques proven effective over nearly 100 years.
  • De-Escalation: Learn how to verbally and physically de-escalate violent physical encounters.
  • Learn from Home: Training at a school can be injurious and/or embarrassing, so learning from home is a great option for beginners.
  • Street Tips: Critical discussions on eye gouges, groin strikes, legal concerns, terrain considerations, and multiple attackers.
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Advanced Practitioners: The Foundation You Never Knew You Were Missing
  • Solid Foundation: Build a self-defense foundation that is often overlooked in BJJ, so you can be confident that your grappling skills will transfer to a street altercation.
  • 32 Principles: Discover the core principles that make every Gracie Combatives move work, so that you can improvise and adapt in any situation.
  • Gi & No-Gi Applicable: Every technique can be applied gi and no-gi, so you’ll never feel limited by what you (or your opponent) are wearing.
  • Teach Friends & Family: Use Gracie Combatives 2.0 to introduce friends and family to BJJ in a way that makes it fun, encouraging and very applicable to everyday life.
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Instructors: Rener Gracie and Ryron Gracie
Class Length: 36 Hours 18 Minutes
Videos: 43

The Trap & Roll Escape is a simple, reliable way to remove your opponent from atop of you.

The Americana Armlock is a highly effective submission that can be used with minimal effort to defeat a larger opponent.

The mount is the most dominant position in a fight because it enables you to win the fight in a variety of ways while depleting your opponent’s energy.

In this lesson you will learn how to Take the Back as well as what to do if the opponent begins to slip away from your back mount control.
Of all the techniques in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, the Rear Naked Choke has been responsible for more fight victories than all the rest combined.
The safest place to be in a fight, while standing, is in a clinch. From the clinch, your opponent’s striking power is almost entirely eliminated. In this lesson, we will teach you how to take the opponent down once you get there.
The key to establishing a clinch on an aggressive opponent is to understand that there are two safe distances in a fight: all the way out, or all the way in.
The Punch Block Series will enable you to neutralize all punches and exhaust your opponent until the opportunity arises to execute a sweep or submission.
The Armbar is one of the most dynamic submissions in jiu-jitsu since it can be applied from virtually any position, and it can be used to incapacitate even the largest opponent.
In this lesson, we will discuss the Triangle Choke which is one of the most amazing techniques of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, since it gives any individual the ability to render their opponent unconscious from the bottom of the fight.
Any time a larger opponent is driving all their weight forward from within your guard, there is a good chance that they are actually creating an opportunity for the Elevator Sweep.
If your opponent is too big, or the Trap & Roll is not possible, the Elbow Escape will serve as your emergency escape.
This position gives you unparalleled control of your opponent with the lowest energy expenditure due to the inherently strong base it provides the top person and the rate at which it depletes the bottom person.
Once you establish the clinch, there is a good chance that they will get desperate and try to hit you in the face. In doing so, they will lean back and unknowingly create the perfect opportunity for the Body Fold Takedown.
In the event that your opponent approaches you conservatively during the fight, and you would like to close the distance, you can use the “surprise entry” method to establish the clinch.
The Headlock Counters from the mount will keep you from getting rolled off of a larger opponent and prepare you to take advantage of the submission opportunities that will inevitably arise.
If you anticipate difficulty in establishing the clinch, however, the Double Leg Takedown is a great alternative.
The Frame Escape is the first of two headlock escape strategies that we recommend you perfect for use against larger adversaries in a ground fight.
Whenever someone attacks your neck or face from within your guard, they are giving you the opportunity to catch them in an Armbar.
The Double Ankle sweep is a premium example of how leverage and timing can overcome size and strength.
If you pull the opponent in your guard, you can neutralize the punches, exhaust their energy, and eventually win the fight in a variety of ways.
If you are caught by surprise, and don’t have enough time to use the first option, you can resort to option number two - the Leg Hook Escape.
You have already learned how to establish the clinch if they attempt to knock you out while standing. If instead, they try to tackle you, you should resort immediately to the Guillotine Choke.
If your opponent is able to get past your guard, you will need to use the Shrimp Escape to put them back where they belong.
Although this technique can be applied from several different positions, we have chosen to teach it to you from the bottom of the guard, since that is where you are most likely to end up against a larger opponent.
Without the proper escape strategy, the Standing Headlock can be a very painful and demoralizing experience, but with the proper technique you can turn the tables and use their hold to your advantage.
In this lesson you will learn how to defend from Stage 5 as well as what to do if the opponent tries to throw your legs aside in their quest for a knockout punch.
If your opponent is leaning forward from Stage 4 but has one leg forward for base, you may have difficulty dropping them back into Stage 1, and this is precisely when you would use the Hook Sweep to reverse the position.
Any time your head ends up under your opponent’s arm, you can use it to transition into the Rear Clinch control position, from there you can set up the Rear Takedown.
The Haymaker Punch Defense is used when a determined attacker comes at you from a distance with the objective of putting all of their bodyweight behind one fight-ending punch. Because of this punch’s power and predictability, the best option is to slip underneath it and get behind your opponent.
When a person drives all their weight forward from within your guard, they unknowingly create a perfect opportunity for you to take their back especially when they are attacking your neck or face with one of their hands.
Although the proper clinch position should prevent the Guillotine Choke, your opponent may surprise you if your head is too low, and in this lesson, you will learn the most important Guillotine Defense principles.
If your opponent is able to prevent the Shrimp Escape, the best thing to do is conserve energy and wait until the opponent transitions from side mount to full mount so that you can use the Elbow Escape to recompose the guard.
Many confrontations begin with an opponent pushing your chest with one or both hands unknowingly creating the perfect opportunity for you to apply the Standing Armbar.
The beauty of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is that it enables you to defeat virtually anyone while controlling the amount of damage you inflict. The Twisting Arm Control is a premium example of this because you can use it to set up a choke, armbar, or simply control your opponent until they surrender.
In the unlikely event that you find yourself in your opponent’s closed guard during a street fight, you can use the Double Underhook Guard Pass to break their guard and get to a more powerful position of control.

Maneuver safely on unforgiving concrete, focusing on body protection, weight distribution, and preventing dangerous knockout slams.

Develop defenses against common face and groin attacks through the effective use of overhooks and underhooks.

Adopt the true essence of self-defense by avoiding unnecessary fights regardless of your Jiu-Jitsu proficiency and learn the inherent risks of street confrontations.

Learn to adapt in confined spaces, understand how to establish a clinch, redirect opponents away from walls, and opt for peaceful de-escalation solutions.
Explore the dynamics of the punch power scale, learning to operate within safer zones to minimize the impact of strikes and when to maximize the power of submissions.
Grasp the realities of multiple attacker scenarios, focusing on avoiding ground fights and using jiu-jitsu to escape swiftly when there’s no other option.
Make informed decisions when intervening during fights, learning the importance of safe involvement, tactical empathy, and non-physical support strategies.
Understand how to respond to situations when weapons come into play by prioritizing personal safety and learning control techniques to neutralize threats while maintaining balance.
Adapt your footwork to different terrains, from grass to dirt, and understand how surface types affect traction and your ability to change direction during a street fight.
Spot pre-assault indicators, focusing on important cues in feet, hands, eyes, and distance to predict violence before it happens.
Be mindful of varying elevations and obstacles in a street fight, learning to evade trips while maintaining optimal distance with fights standing up.
Adapt to your opponent’s clothing, exploring grips for minimal clothing and exploiting loose outfits for superior control and "Street Chokes".
Learn the importance of emotional restraint, the dangers of ego-driven fights fueled by ego and alcohol, and understand the only real reason for a fight: defending life.
Address fighting on sandy terrain by countering sand-blinding attempts, hand control, face protection, and seeking submissions even when blinded.
Ward off biting attempts in a fight, focusing on tracking your opponent's mouth, adjusting positions, and using submissions to discourage the bite.
Defend against eye gouges in street fights, focusing on getting over-arm positioning and using techniques that make your face unreachable.
Fight effectively on sloped terrain, focusing on how to use gravity to your advantage in clinch, takedown, and ground scenarios.
Embrace the art of energy conservation in street fights, focusing on identifying "check points" for control, damage avoidance, and stamina preservation.
Understand the concept of Pain Defiance, learning how excessive joint lock pressure can trigger survival mode in your adversary, making control more challenging.
Understand the legal risks of using jiu-jitsu in real situations, focusing on the justified use of force against imminent threats and maintaining a proportional response.

Instructors: Rener Gracie and Ryron Gracie
Class Length: 36 Hours 18 Minutes
Videos: 43
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Course Information
100 Years in the Making
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has thousands of techniques, but studies of Gracie family challenge matches show 36 techniques were used most successfully in the last 100 years.
Gracie Combatives is a course focused solely on these 36 essential techniques.
Originally, it was developed for U.S. Army Rangers and later became accessible worldwide with its 2008 DVD release.
In 2009, Ryron and Rener Gracie began certifying instructors globally to teach the program.
Today it's the beginner program at over 200 Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Centers.
Gracie Combatives’ success is due to its simple techniques and safe, structured, linear curriculum.
What is Gracie Combatives 2.0?
In the program:
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You’ll build a street-defense skill set in the least amount of time and earn your Gracie Combatives Belt.
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You'll learn techniques that will help keep you and your family safe.
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You will improve your mobility, mental sharpness and overall self-confidence with every lesson you complete!
Gracie Combatives 2.0 Road Map
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Learn 36 Essential & Timeless Street Defense Lessons: Each lesson covers a new technique through simplified drill "slices". Once each variation is mastered, it's integrated into a Reflex Development Drill. We then show you how to mix this with 4-6 previously learned techniques via a Fight Simulation Drill before the next lesson.
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Build a Street-Defense Skill Set in Minimal Time: To optimize retention, you’ll follow the linear curriculum through each lesson before moving to the next.
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Take the Belt Test: Master all techniques and their combinations to qualify for the Gracie Combatives Belt Test, either in person at a Certified Training Center or online via our Video Evaluation Process. Scoring 90+ earns you the belt and you'll get personalized feedback on what improvements you can make.
36 Bonus Techniques: Gracie Combatives 2.0 expands on the core 36 with a bonus technique per lesson, enhancing your skills further.
20 "Street Tip" Videos: GC 2.0 covers often overlooked aspects of street fights, such as legal issues, multiple attackers, and more.
32 Principles: Beyond teaching jiu-jitsu techniques, GC 2.0 highlights the 32 key principles underpinning jiu-jitsu in each lesson, helping you think jiu-jitsu.
Solo Drills: Each lesson includes solo drills, letting you progress even without a partner.
3-D Animation and HD Video: Lessons are enriched with 3-D graphics for clarity and shot in 4K ultra-high definition to ensure no detail is missed.
Multiple Languages: Select your subtitles from 8 different languages: English, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, French, German and Mandarin Chinese.
100% Linear Curriculum: Gracie Combatives' progressive lessons make learning seamless, even for absolute beginners.
Technique Slicing: Complex moves are broken into simple drills, making the learning process easy and engaging regardless of past experience.
Fight Simulation Drills: Lessons culminate in drills that integrate new and previous techniques, bolstering your reflexes.
Brotherly Love: The dynamic teaching duo, Ryron and Rener, make each lesson enjoyable with their unique on-screen chemistry.
Video Testing: After mastering all core techniques, test your skills via our Video Evaluation Process to earn your Gracie Combatives belt, with feedback provided if needed.
Ryron and Rener Gracie

are the eldest grandsons of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu creator, Helio Gracie and sons of Rorion Gracie, one of the world's foremost experts in self-defense.

Rorion launched the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 1993, showcasing the family's system superiority in "no holds barred" confrontations.

Their uncle Royce won 3 of the first 4 UFC tournaments, proving Gracie Jiu-Jitsu's leverage-based techniques are a reliable way to defeat a larger, more athletic opponent.

Ryron and Rener remain committed to spreading Gracie Jiu-Jitsu globally through mass media, partnerships with government, education, business, and their personal dedication to the family's art and lifestyle.

Like their grandfather, they strive for improvement in all aspects of life, on and off the mat.

Course Information
Frequently Asked Questions

Gracie Combatives 2.0 is the complete revamp of the world’s leading Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program for beginners. You will learn the 36 most important jiu-jitsu based self-defense techniques from anywhere in the world, and when you’re done, you can submit videos for feedback from our team of certified instructors so that you know you’re learning the material correctly!

36 core lessons (with new details added), 36 bonus techniques (one per lesson), 20 street tips (covering everything from terrain considerations, legal concerns and multiple attackers), 32 principles (called out in every lesson), video testing requirements (so you can earn your Gracie Combatives belt from anywhere in the world).

Once purchased, you can watch the complete course in your own personalized lesson library (aka “Dashboard”) at GracieUniversity.com.

Whether this program is the very first step you're taking in your BJJ journey, or you are an experienced practitioner, Gracie Combatives 2.0 will provide unique value that you can’t get in any other jiu-jitsu program…

Benefits for Beginners

  • 36 Techniques: Have an answer to the most common street-assault scenarios with 36 techniques proven effective over nearly 100 years.
  • De-Escalation: Learn how to verbally and physically de-escalate violent physical encounters.
  • Learn from Home: Training at a school can be injurious and/or embarrassing, so learning from home is a great option for beginners.
  • Street Tips: Critical discussions on eye gouges, groin strikes, legal concerns, terrain considerations, and multiple attackers.

Benefits for BJJ Practitioners & Fighters

  • Solid Foundation: Build a self-defense foundation that is often overlooked in BJJ, so you can be confident that your grappling skills will transfer to a street altercation.
  • 32 Principles: Discover the core principles that make every Gracie Combatives move work, so that you can improvise and adapt in any situation.
  • Gi & No-Gi Applicable: Every technique can be applied gi and no-gi, so you’ll never feel limited by what you (or your opponent) are wearing.
  • Teach Friends & Family: Use Gracie Combatives 2.0 to introduce friends and family to BJJ in a way that makes it fun, encouraging and very applicable to everyday life.

No. You are perfect just the way you are. Our grandfather practiced jiu-jitsu well into his 90s!

You don’t get in shape to learn jiu-jitsu, you learn jiu-jitsu to get in shape. Once you start training, not only will the fat start melting off, but you will start making the lifestyle changes that you always should have made a long time ago, but never had the motivation to take action on.

Any dedicated student will tell you: jiu-jitsu is the healthiest addiction on the planet, and the sooner you get hooked, the sooner you reap the benefits!

No problem. Every single lesson provides solo drills, so you can make a LOT of progress on your own. Some of our most successful students watched and practiced all 36 Gracie Combatives lessons on their own before they recruited a training partner, and that’s 100% okay.

When you are ready to practice with another person, we have an awesome search feature that enables you to connect with other at-home students in your community who are also interested in finding a training partner. Once you guys link up, a jiu-jitsu friendship is born and there is no limit to how far you guys can make it!

Not initially. If you’re going through the basic techniques, you could get away with drilling on soft carpet.

When the time comes that you begin putting in real training time with a partner, however, you’d want to invest in some home grappling mats, or find a training partner in our database that has their own.

There are several providers, and the prices vary based on the quality of the mats. On the low end you have multi-use foam interlocking puzzle mats, and at the higher end you have custom foldable grappling mats.

One thing that sets Gracie University Online apart from every other program is that students learning from home can test for Gracie Combatives Belt promotion online via our Video Evaluation Process, or in person at Certified Training Center (CTC).

Since the online curriculum is so comprehensive and mirrors exactly what is taught at Gracie University Headquarters, once you master the techniques and become fluid in your reflexes through extensive training with dedicated partners, you can request to take the Gracie Combatives test with an instructor at a Certified Training Center, and if your performance meets the quality standard, you will earn your Gracie Combatives Belt.

Alternatively, if you don’t live anywhere near a Certified Training Center, but would like to have your skills evaluated for promotion consideration, you may take the same test by digitally recording yourself performing the Gracie Combatives test and then uploading the videos to Gracie University Online for evaluation by one of our certified instructors.

If you’re asking if it’s possible to earn a black belt from watching videos, the answer is, absolutely not.

But if you’re asking if it’s possible for someone who uses Gracie University Online as their primary source of instruction, along with countless training hours with dedicated partners over roughly 10 years of study, drilling and sparring, to one day be invited to test for black belt at Gracie University Headquarters, the answer is YES!

Jiu-jitsu practitioners are some of the most loving people on the planet.
Jiu-jitsu practitioners develop profound confidence which enables us to defuse altercations much more effectively than an untrained individual.
In the highly unlikely event that we have to get physical in self-defense, we can gently tie the perpetrator into the knot without throwing a single punch...how much more loving can one be?

No problem! We provide subtitles in 8 different languages for you to choose from: English, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, French, German and Mandarin Chinese.

Gracie Combatives 2.0 is completely redone from top to bottom with tons of new techniques and features, and as such it will need to be purchased separately from the original Gracie Combatives program. If you decide to purchase Gracie Combatives 2.0 to get access to all the new techniques and features, we think you'll be very happy with the program. If we're wrong, just let us know within 30 days, and we'll be happy to issue a full refund.

Anyone who is on a monthly subscription plan will have the updated Gracie Combatives program automatically added to their lesson library.

There are slight differences in the testing format for Gracie Combatives 2.0 due to modifications to the techniques.

If you previously purchased the original Gracie Combatives collection, you will have 12 months (ending February 8, 2025) to test for your Gracie Combatives belt using the original program format and techniques. After this grace period expires, all Gracie Combatives belt testing will require students to know and demonstrate the new material in Gracie Combatives 2.0.

Gracie Combatives 2.0 is completely redone from top to bottom. The complete course costs $279.

Gracie Combatives 2.0 stems from a 100-year legacy and the most important beginner curriculum we’ve ever produced. If the content of this program doesn't meet or exceed your expectations, just tell us how we fell short within 30 days, and we'll gladly refund your money.

Yes, absolutely. When you make the purchase you'll receive a unique Access Code that is redeemable for the course. You can use the code yourself or give it to a friend to redeem for themselves.
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