I have had an amazing experience at Gracie Barra Novi. The coaches are excellent. I would highly recommend attending the lunch Jiu-Jitsu class. It is coached by Coach Jon. He does an excellent job of teaching the steps to master a technique but also explains the reasons for each step. This really helps to lock the moves into your memory banks. I highly recommend Gracie Barra and this location. I hope to see you at lunch for a fun sparring session!

Great place, great people, great instructors. Very welcoming to newcomers.

My experience here as amazing, the instructors are passionate and experienced.

Truly a great environment for beginners or not. The coaches are thorough, great motivators and really strive to push you to be better!

The team was pretty good and they were best people to learn Muy thai from in USThe training is really good for the beginners and it is of good standards anybody can pick upFaster and get into very good shape

This is a great gym! I would recommend it to anyone.

My son has had such a good experience here! The instructors were knowledgeable and friendly and positive. It was such a great environment for my son to learn a new skill.

This is awesome for the kids. Coach Greg and the staff for Muay Thai kickboxing outstanding with kids; patience, motivation, encouragement and skilled.The willingness to do ZOOM classes from home during heavy COVID time was a blessing. Great group of people and we all loved coach Greg’s video humor and virtual Battleships Tournament! Thanks everyone!Highly recommended from the Aleksa’s

My son has been taking Jiu Jitsu classes here for over a year now and it has been a great experience. Hes now 6 years old and training here has helped him gain confidence, learn respect, patience, and also how to be a good team mate. My son has learned and grown so much in this short year. He also enjoys the summer camps, holiday and beach parties! Being a part of this gym has been an excellent experience for our family.

Great place! Recommend for anyone of all ages!

Awesome experience. Loved the way the instructors teach and help kids understand.

I really like it is a good place I have a lot of fun there

The coaches are the best and very helpful. I have never done any martial arts and barely workout on my own but I always wanted to learn some sort of martial art and I also wanted to get a very good workout in. The work is pretty intense but you will definitely see results. Everyone in the class is great and I never felt like I was falling behind everyone else and just didnt know what to do. 10/10 would recommend. I had looked at a couple other places prior and I just dont think they provide the type of attention that Gracie Barra can provide.

This is a great place for kids to develop martial art, strength, confidence and have fun! Coach Greg and other staff do awesome job motivate kids to come in and bring their best mat. Strongly recommend!!

Great community environment 👍

Never had any martial art training before in my 37 years of life, and I was becoming lazy and finally decided to visit Gracie Barra; it was intimidating at first.2 classes into my journey, I realized how amazing this place is. Our venerable Professor, Coach Greg are the two most patient, encouraging, kind & amazing teacher you would find. The training is very effective, helped me gain focus, confidence and take a huge leap towards being fit.This place is like a big family, I would never hesitate to recommend this place to anyone. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to make a change in their life, I can guarantee it will be worthwhile.

If youre looking for a place to start learning Brazilian Jujitsu or Mixed Martial Arts, I highly recommend training at Gracie Barra. The atmosphere is welcoming and all of the instructors are patient and are very skilled at teaching the material they go over in their training sessions. You will learn a lot and have a good time in the process.

I found Gracie Barra by doing some research online for thai kickboxing and I am so glad I found them. I have been going there for a few months now and love everything about it. The staff are friendly, courteous and always so helpful. Ive never had any experience with martial arts before but they make me feel so comfortable and confident that I can do this. I highly recommend Gracie Barra for those looking to learn some form of martial arts.

I have felt welcome since the moment I set foot through their doors. I was afraid that Id be the only girl, or if there were other girls Id be shunned. Im a little overweight and have been very sedentary for about 3 years (I used to be very active). Thankfully I was proven wrong! The guys are are nice and helpful and help push me when I need the encouragement and girls give it their all and usually go out for bubble tea after our evening class. I couldnt have picked a better place to start my journey getting back into shape and making new friends.I have been going here since about mid April of 2019. I started out with just the intent of wanting to learn a little about self defense so I decided to give this place a try. I was hooked after my first Brazilian Jujitsu class. 3 months later Im now also doing Muay Thai kickboxing and absolutely love both classes. This gym provides more than just classes. It also provides an amazing community and family. I highly recommend Gracie Barra Novi.

This place is the best. Great coaches that make the training fun but real and a real community of students. The kickboxing training is so much fun and challenging. Whether you want to learn self defense or just have fun, both will be found here.

Thank you to Gracie Barra for helping our 7 year old son build his physical strength and CONFIDENCE! Our son is on the shy and quiet side so finding a “perfect” sport for him was difficult. The coaches provide clear instruction and motivation with their cool, direct and calm style that is perfect for our son! It is so much fun to watch him learn the sport in class and carry his new found confidence outside of class. Thank you, Gracie Barra Novi!

Training here has been nothing short of excellent! Each class I am faced with new challenges and I always leave feeling accomplished. Coach Greg is really helpful. Definitely a 5 star

Really awesome Gym. Greg is a great coach. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Great coaches, a lot of fun, and such a great skill and art to learn!! (Not to mention the added bonus of a good workout too :D) As a female specifically, its empowering to learn the skill, and such a wonderful environment to be in!

The coaches foster an environment of great sportsmanship and hard work for the kids. There’s wonderful camaraderie among the students. I’m amazed seeing the progress among all the students week after week.

This dojo is a really great place! All of the instructors/staff are friendly and quite knowledgeable on what they teach. I was signed up for the Muay Thai courses and I am having a blast with them. I would highly recommend giving it a try, especially since they have a free trial class.

Great experience. The instructors are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this studio for anyone martial arts or BJJ.

I just started Muay Thai at Gracie Barra in August and everyone has been very welcoming and encouraging. Its a lot of fun to learn new skills while getting a good workout!

I joined Muai Thai(kickboxing). Coach Greg and the others are great with training. Definitely recommend joining.

Our son joined Gracie Barra’s almost 2 years ago. He has learned how to set goals, be disciplined, recover from disappointments and a sense of great confidence that he can achieve his goals with hard work. This gym has made him feel like he is not only part of a team, but a family. They work hard together and have fun celebrating holidays and other fun events outside of class as well.

Excellent instructors and programming! Very respectful students

After months of driving by Gracie Barra, I finally pulled the trigger and walked in (Going to the gym repeatedly had slowly become stagnant). Instantly, everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming, with no egos whatsoever. I had absolutely zero experience with martial arts, but now admit Im addicted! Another bonus: the workout is amazing, as Ive noticed my body getting much more lean after only one month. I highly recommend stopping in for a no-pressure intro, especially if you want to optimize yourself both physically and mentally.

Wonderful martial arts gym. Instructors are terrific and have travelled all over the world to train with the best in their field. Atmosphere is fun and accepting of all ages and skill levels. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning martial arts.

I visited Gracie Barra Novi 9/7/19 with my son. Owner/instructor Greg Fernandes could not have been more welcoming. He fully involved my son in the BJJ experience. We look forward to returning soon.

Stopped in while visiting Detroit. Great team, super welcoming. Great level of detail with technique. Definitely worth a stop. Can’t say enough good things about this academy. Oss

My 5 year old started attending classes here about 2 weeks ago and he likes it more and more each time. As a parent, I appreciate that couch Greg instills respect in his students and encourages them to strive to do and be their best!

Clean and friendly environment. Everyone is willing to help and make you feel comfortable.

Amazing experience and great coaching staff. I recommend anyone that has an interest in BJJ and martial arts in general give this gym a try.

Great Place for my son. Coach Greg is great with the kids. It is awesome to see how much and how fast my son has learned. Gracie Barra also help my son with his attention span, Respect of others, and Sportsmanship.

As every other review of every jiu-jitsu school says – It is all about people. Who are people of GB Novi?Head coach Prof. Burchfield is second degree black belt. He started practicing martial arts early 80-s and embarked on his BJJ journey back in 1994. Just let it sink – he’s been practicing martial arts for more than 30 years and Brazilian jiu-jitsu for 25 years. We have plenty of students who were not even born when he started. This guy is easily a founding grandfather of jiu-jitsu in Michigan. While growing through ranks he has been training with Xande and Saulo Ribeiro later forming association with Gracie Barra and getting his black belt from Flavio Almeida. His long experience in BJJ lead to productive connections with plenty of high-level practitioners. This allows him to host seminars with guys like Romulo Barral, Ottavio Souza, Bernardo Faria twice a year. To put this into prospective for those who are new to BJJ – this is like having your amateur hockey team play with Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and likes during weekend training camp. While all of jiu-jitsu schools host similar seminars in one fashion or another, only few (and probably none in Michigan) can invite guys of this caliber.Coach Greg. Plenty of BJJ gyms have coaches who were accomplished competitors IN THE PAST. What is different at Gracie Barra? Coach Greg is ACTIVE competitor who continues challenging himself. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 he placed 2-nd, 3-rd and 2-nd respectively at IBJJF World Masters tournament and does not miss any of local tournaments. He literally leads his students by example and if you decide to compete there will be plenty of coaching, support and experience.Coach Dan. Extremely nice and humble guy with un-paralleled grappling skills who is very enthusiastic about teaching jiu-jitsu. His skillset is pretty much guaranteed given that he used to train with UFC monsters like Daniel Cormier and Khabib Nurmagomedov just to name a few. His other specialty is weight management – if you need general advice on diet or doing weight loss before tournament – Dan will give it to you in a heartbeat.Other guys. We, yes, I say “we” as I am training at GB Novi and I will be part of your experience here as well. We have people whose athletic abilities vary from out of shape beginners to Division 1 college football players, from white collar office-dwellers to marines and firefighters. There is always someone who will be able to challenge you, yet they can go as easy as needed to provide you with safe practice without risk of injury. Goal is to push each other to get better, not to break each other. One huge differentiator of GB Novi from other schools – there is growing group of female practitioners which provides welcoming environment for women that want to join the club.At the end – joining jiu-jitsu club is like joining a family. Stop by to see if we are the family that you’ve been missing.

Great class with Coach’s Greg/Dan and partner Will. Visiting from GB Albuquerque...

I have been training with Professor Burchfield for nearly five years now. Jim is an excellent teacher. He is very patient and detailed in his instruction. I have had the opportunity through work to visit a couple of other Jujitsu gyms around the country. I am happy to report that my level of training under Professor Burchfield was recognized by the gyms that I have visited. Visiting students have also commented on the level of training and the welcoming and friendly nature of the students. I am excited to see Jims instruction become available to a new group of students in the Novi area!

Joining was the best decision Ive made in a long time. Ive learned a lot and feel stronger every day. I would highly recommend checking out Gracie Barra Novi

Excellent instruction that includes standup and takedown techniques -- something not nearly as common as it should be -- as well as the usual great ground techniques. Members are very respectful and theres no ego present, something thats very important to me. Everyone is interested in learning - even the instructors. Real self-defense techniques are covered as well as sport. Good camaraderie. This is a newer school location in Novi so most folks are lower belts / newbies. Very flexible and very down to earth.

My kids have been attending classes for almost two years. Great gym and excellent teaching!

Phenomenal! My son has been enrolled for over a year and has gained confidence, focus, and discipline. What I had not realized was the amount of endurance and strength he has gained until recently. He participates in another sport and works out at a training facility. After his first visit it was clear that his dexterity and physical confidence set him apart. Upon completing his 1 hour workout, without a bead of sweat on his brow, he exclaimed this was nothing compared to jiu jitsu! Thank you coach Greg and team for sharing with your students the many benefits of jiu jitsu!

I visited here from Gracie Barra Bloomington, IL. Awesome atmosphere, great group of bjj guys and gals. Super welcoming and professional.

My kids love the structure and the opportunity to try new things. The coaches at Gracie Barra Novi work with each child and help them realize that they can truly do Jiu Jitsu. They listen to the coaches and prepare for the belt tests and tournaments. It is a great school!

Positive atmosphere. Great staff. Teaches students skills, respect and self-confidence

Honored to be learning and training under Professor Jim Burchfield and Coach Greg Fernandes. I have been with this gym since end of April and everyone here is helpful and friendly with their words and smiles and the technique is some of the best around. I gladly recommend this gym to anyone from experienced practitioners, the new and curious and especially to parents with children of all ages.

Ive been training at Gracie Barra Novi for many months now and everything has been A+ quality. I would highly recommend GBN to anyone looking to continue or start there BJJ training. Very clean facility and awesome instructors!

My son started this class last December and he cant get enough of it! Hell ask almost daily if today is jiu-jitsu class, which I think says a lot about his experience. Great people, great couch and great things to learn here!

My 8-year old son likes the training. They are really good with kids.

I have been with Gracie Barra for over one year. I did not regret at all going here and not to another BJJ gym. Everybody is friendly and helpful and the professor and the coaches are great. It is a pleasure to go train every time!Besides improving your Jiu Jitsu, fitness, mindset or almost everything about yourself, you will get some good friends along the way!

The childrens Jiu Jitsu class has been a great confidence builder for my daughter. She enjoys participating in the class and helping with the new students. Most of all she gets to beat up on the boys!!!! That makes daddy proud

I am a new Gracie Barra Novi student and have been delighted with the facility, school atmosphere, student comradery and especially the instructors. I have been impressed with the teaching style and appreciate the structured curriculum; something many other schools fail to establish. As a result of business travel, Ive had the fortune to train at many other Jiu Jitsu schools in several states over the past 11 years and can say from that experience, the Gracie Barra Novi school is outstanding.

Ive been training at Gracie Barra for about a year. I walked in with absolutely zero grappling knowledge or wrestling experience. Last month I won a gold medal competing in a Jiu Jistu tournament. The instruction and curriculum are top notch, and so is the atmosphere at the gym. Many of the people Ive trained with over the past year have become my good friends. Its been a wonderful journey so far and Im looking forward to many more years of training with my Gracie Barra fam.

I was nervous about being the new guy starting out and all that was quickly forgotten when I came in for my intro class. When I showed up everybody including Professor Burchfield and Coach Greg made a point of coming over and introducing themselves and were extremely friendly. Then Coach Greg ran me through a few drills on technique that I could use to build on and then it was right into a class. The classes are all run extremely well and we never move onto another drill until everybody has had a chance to ask any questions and is comfortable with what we are currently working on. I have played sports all of my life and this has been the best workout I have found now that competitive team sports are a thing of the past.If youve ever thought about getting into Jiu Jitsu I highly recommend coming in for an intro class and to get a feel for the training environment.

My boy loves this place, wants to go there everyday.

I have been training Jiu Jitsu at GB Novi for three years now.- Coach Greg and Prof. Jim are genuinely interested in your development as a martial artist.- You dont join a class you join a family- Prof. Jim and Coach Greg regularly bring in world champions and accomplished wrestlers to teach us in addition to normal classes.- Fellow students are all friendly, talented, dedicated and most importantly..wash their Gis everyday. :)If you are thinking about joining, I suggest you should use the complimentary classes and private sessions immediately.This is a really good way to get a feel for it and see how much fun Jiu Jitsu is.

I come from a background of 2 years of high school wrestling. I have searched for several months for the right BJJ gym. Ive explored those hardcore MMA gyms that have a tendency to rip your head off when you first walk in. The Gracie Barra Novi is a new and welcoming facility to anyone who is looking to learn BJJ. Plans for new activities and classes are being added. Both Coach Greg and Professor Jim are excellent teachers that take the time to help students. Ive worked closely with Coach Greg after class to practice different techniques and learn new ways to attack and defend. The members that participate at this particular Gracie Barra are very welcoming with open arms. Thanks to Coach Greg and Professor Jim for teaching me what I have learned so far and I look forward to learning much more.

Gracie Barra Novi is a great new jiu jitsu academy in southeast michigan. I have learned a lot from Professor Jim and Coach Greg during my short time at GB Novi. The facility is always very clean, and provide a lot of options for fundamental classes. GB Novi has fundamental class on the 5 days they are open. This is very accommodating, and provides a lot of flexibility. I would suggest if you are interested in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, come in and give the guys a chance. Come watch a class!!! You wont regret it!

I am an adult and have been training at Gracie Barra (pronounced ba-ha) in the Brazillian Jiu Jitsu classes for just under a year now. I have trained in other martial arts before but was still new to Jiu Jitsu when I signed up.My first day I had a one on one session to go over some of the fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu and then I was offered a trial to see if this was right for me so there wasnt much to lose. I joined right after the school had opened however the instructors also teach at a second school in Burton, Mi that has been open for a number of years and are not new to running a martial arts studio.I found that Jiu Jitsu was a great fun workout. You dont necessarily need to be in great shape to start off but your conditioning will improve as you progress over time. I get bored at the gym running on a treadmill and doing Jiu Jitsu helps keep me in shape just the same and I learn a new skill and have lots of fun at the same time.If you are a beginner starting off in Jiu Jitsu this is a great school for you. The gym is full of people who are mostly white belts and just starting out as well. There arent any egos at this gym and everyone is friendly and fun on the mat. The classes are still relatively small so you get a lot of personal attention from the instructors for every class. The higher ranks are also more than willing to help out the new guys and make sure you dont feel intimidated out there.There are Muay Thai/Kickboxing courses as well as a childrens Jiu Jitsu class for all ranges but I have only participated in the adult Jiu Jitsu courses. Overall I have enjoyed my time here and as long as I continue living in my current location I will continue going here.

Awesome place with awesome people!

Awesome coaches!