Good People , Great Jiu Jitsu

No matter where you’re at in your fitness journey, we are here to help you take it to the next level.

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Step 1 - No-Hassle Trial Class

Ready to see what Gracie Humaita is all about? Get started with a free trial class that fits your schedule. Experience our supportive community and expert coaching firsthand. No commitment, just come and enjoy!

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After your trial class, speak with one of our coaches. They'll discuss your goals, answer any questions, and show you how we can help you achieve your best health here at Gracie Humaita.

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Train on Your Terms. One Day a Week or Unlimited Access—The Choice is Yours. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills once a week or immerse yourself fully, we have a plan that fits your goals. Expert coaching, open mat sessions, and a supportive community—no confusion, no hassle, just Jiu-Jitsu. Join us today!

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About Gracie Humaita STL

Brazilian Jiu jitsu - Self Defense - Fitness

Highly influential in the development of Gracie Jiu Jitsu was Helio Gracie. All the Gracie's were slight of frame, but Helio was particularly small and frail. Because of his small stature, Helio could not use many of the Japanese moves that were based on power and speed, so he developed new leverages and new ways of doing moves. Helio turned out to be a brilliant innovator, and the style he developed proved to be victorious against all others, regardless of size. For the next seventy-five years, the Gracie family dedicated themselves to the preservation and dissemination of this great fighting style - Gracie Jiu Jitsu.

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Our owner and head instructor, Professor JW Wright, has been training with Helio's son, Master Royler Gracie, and Master David Adiv since 1999. He earned his black belt in 2008 and has been teaching the art of Gracie Jiu jitsu in this area since 2002. His passion for teaching good people great jiu jitsu is demonstrated across the nation in his seminars and lessons on self defense, training of law enforcement, and the many Pan American and World Champions who have trained with him through the years.

At our academy, you are welcomed as family and as part of a team that supports and furthers the development of skills in one another. "No one person is greater than the other on the mat. With this ideology, we together as a group are unstoppable."

Gracie Humaita St. Louis is an approved training facility with the We Defy Foundation, helping to provide Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training to veterans. For more information, click the image.

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OUR CLASSES

Jiu Jitsu learned one on one in a private lesson setting gives you the ability to ask questions and fine tune the moves in a manner that is perfect for your learning style. Several of the male and female instructors at our academy offer private lessons to both youth and adults.

Our Schedule

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Instructor

Professor JW Wright

- 4th Degree Black Belt -

Head Instructor

Student of Royler Gracie and David Adiv

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (636) 538-1488

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Testimonials

Great school and the best BJJ instructors. I literally drive 5 hours from Chicago to train with Professor JW. ‘Good people, great jiu jitsu’

George B.

It's "home." If you're interested in jiu jitsu and you're in the St Louis area, this is the place to go!

Krista a.

J.W. Wright is hands down the best Jiu Jitsu instructor I’ve ever had the privilege of learning from.

He is as legit as they come and a phenomenal black belt.

If you get a chance to train under Professor Wright consider yourself lucky as he's one of the last of a dying breed when it comes to old school values in a Jiu-Jitsu Professor, along with very solid MMA skills on top of that.

We are honored to train under this lineage. All respect to this group here.

Joe T.

Other Academies

Below are approved academies under me and my blackbelts. Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Texas, Arizona. You will be treated like family at any of these schools! Please visit them and tell them JW sent you.