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“As a 40+ year old woman I was doing it for the kids… I kept showing up. Two years later I'm a blue belt and training at least 5 times a week. I've gained so much confidence on so many levels (so have my children).”
Milford, Connecticut · Team Renzo Gracie
A black belt is a white belt who never quit.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for kids 3–14 and adults 15+, plus MMA. Taught by Head Professor Mark Cerrone, a 5th-degree black belt under Renzo Gracie. Your first week is FREE.
5th-degree black belt · Renzo Gracie lineage
1996Mark's first year on the mat under Renzo Gracie in NYC
5thDegree black belt. Highest-ranking American-born Renzo Gracie black belt in CT
3–14Kids program, split into three age groups
7 daysClasses six days a week plus Sunday open mat
Three programs
Pick where you start
Ages 3–14
Kid's Jiu Jitsu
Confidence, focus and manners, built on the mat. Three age groups so every kid trains with kids their size.
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Ages 15+
Adult Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Gi and No-Gi, morning, evening and weekends. Beginners welcome, no experience needed.
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Adults
Mixed Martial Arts
Jiu jitsu plus striking fundamentals, for a complete self-defense game. Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights.
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The lineage
One step from the source
Mark was one of Renzo Gracie's first students in the United States. He is the highest-ranking American-born Renzo Gracie black belt in Connecticut.
- Carlos GracieFounder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Renzo GracieGrandson of Carlos Gracie. MMA pioneer. Team Renzo Gracie spans 20 countries and more than 300 academies.
- Professor Mark Cerrone5th-degree black belt under Renzo Gracie, awarded at Team Renzo Gracie's 30th anniversary in NYC. Training since 1996.
“My friend Mark opened up a school in Connecticut. If you want to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, that's the place to be.”
Georges St-Pierre, two-division UFC championThis week
Class schedule
Adults GiAdults No-GiKids 3–14MMAOpen mat
- No-GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- Future Leaders · GiAges 3–5 · 30 min
- Young Cubs · GiAges 6–9 · 45 min
- Young Lions · GiAges 10–14 · 45 min
- GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- MMA FundamentalsAdults · until 8:00 PM
- GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- Future Leaders · No-GiAges 3–5 · 30 min
- Young Lions · No-GiAges 10–14 · 45 min
- Young Cubs · No-GiAges 6–9 · 45 min
- No-Gi FundamentalsAdults 15+ · beginners welcome
- No-GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- No-GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- Future Leaders · GiAges 3–5 · 30 min
- Young Cubs · GiAges 6–9 · 45 min
- Young Lions · GiAges 10–14 · 45 min
- GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- MMA FundamentalsAdults · until 8:00 PM
- GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- Future Leaders · No-GiAges 3–5 · 30 min
- Young Lions · No-GiAges 10–14 · 45 min
- Young Cubs · No-GiAges 6–9 · 45 min
- No-Gi FundamentalsAdults 15+ · beginners welcome
- No-GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- No-GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- Future Leaders · GiAges 3–5 · 30 min
- Young Cubs · GiAges 6–9 · 45 min
- Young Lions · GiAges 10–14 · 45 min
- GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- MMA FundamentalsAdults · until 8:00 PM
- GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- Future Leaders · GiAges 3–5 · 30 min
- Young Cubs · GiAges 6–9 · 45 min
- Young Lions · GiAges 10–14 · 45 min
- No-GiAdults 15+ · all levels
- Open MatAll members · until 1:00 PM
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What members say
★★★★★
“My daughter and I both train. RGA is a place where we are supported, feel safe and train hard… As a woman it was very comforting to find a large group of women who welcomed me with open arms.”
★★★★★
“Clean, spacious facility, helpful staff and impeccable quality of instruction. Mark holds himself to a high standard, and gets the best out of everyone there.”
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Adults and kids welcome. No experience needed.
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