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Gustavo Machado Brazilian Jiu
4.7 ★★★★★ 43 Google reviews · BJJ gym in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Plan your first class
- Kids & youth classes kids and youth BJJ classes — built around discipline, focus, and confidence
- No-gi no-gi grappling classes — training in a rashguard and shorts, with faster scrambles and a natural bridge to MMA
- Open mat open-mat rolling sessions for members to practice live — always optional and at your own pace
- Competition team a competition team for members who want to test themselves at tournaments
- Website & schedule gustavomachado.com — book classes and see the live schedule
- Phone +1 757-422-6550
The classes they run
“I have trained both gi and nogi Jiujitsu for years and Gustavo's Jiujitsu knowledge is top notch.”
“I have trained both gi and nogi Jiujitsu for years and Gustavo's Jiujitsu knowledge is top notch.”
“Definitely a great place to learn, train, and compete.”
“I was in town for a visit they were gracious enough to allow my self and my nephew to participate in their open mat class.”
What members say
“Thank you Gustavo Machado for welcoming me into your academy while I was in Virginia Beach.”
“You will feel that This place be coming your new home and instructors and students be coming your new family.”
“He is a master instructor both in technique and his insane ability to break instruction down so anyone can get it.”
“Definitely a great place to learn, train, and compete.”
“The level of bjj instruction and the students are very high in the room with a bunch of really good men and women, you will get better at bjj quick.”
“The older facilities might carry years on their walls, but they stand well-maintained, echoing the discipline and care that is central to the art of jujitsu.”
From the reviews
If you come and practice couple days in this place. You will feel that This place be coming your new home and instructors and students be coming your new family. 99th level of jiu jitsu. Highly recommended
Gustavo is the man! I live up in Hampton and I make the drive down to Virginia Beach to go to his academy. I’ve met people who act like you are below them if you are new to Jiu Jitsu and this is not the case here. Gustavo treats everyone with family and takes every effort to make everyone feel welcome.
My kids have been coming here for a couple of years now. Welcoming staff and plenty of classes available for different schedules and all ages.
I’ve been training with Guga since ‘99 and have travelled the country extensively visiting other excellent academies. None are as good as his! He is a master instructor both in technique and his insane ability to break instruction down so anyone can get it. Friendly, honorable and exceptionally talented.
Your first BJJ class at Gustavo Machado Brazilian Jiu
Nervous about walking into a BJJ gym for the first time? Almost everyone is, and good coaches expect beginners to come through the door. Here's what to know. What to expect: a typical first class is a warm-up, then drilling basic positions and escapes with a partner — not hard sparring. Rest whenever you need to; no one will bat an eye. What to wear: athletic wear you can move in (or a gi if you have one); you'll train barefoot on the mats. What to bring: water and a mouthguard if you have one — many gyms lend a loaner gi for a first class, so it's worth asking when you call. As you keep training you'll add your own gi (or a rashguard and shorts for no-gi) and a mouthguard. Live rolling eases in gradually, once your fundamentals are solid. Arrive 10–15 minutes early to sign a waiver and meet the coach. It gets easier fast — most people feel far more at home by their third class.
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