Today we’d like to introduce you to Rafael Ramos and Nelson Monteiro.
Gracie Barra Encinitas (GBE) was founded in Aug 2005. Our school was founded by Master Nelson Monteiro, a 7th Degree Red and Black Belt and Prof. Rafael Ramos, a 4th Degree Black Belt. Both Nelson and Rafael earned their Black Belts under Master Carlos Gracie Jr. Our school was the first-ever Jiu Jitsu School in San Diego. Our founders have extensive tournament experience, including over 40 championship tournament wins between them, including World Masters Championships. Their imprint on the Jiu Jitsu community is well recognized and significant, including establishment of the most prestigious Jiu Jitsu Tournament in the world today, ADCC, Abu Dhabi Combat Club. Today, we are proud to be the largest provider of Self Defense and core-value education in San Diego.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Not at all! LOL. We were great instructors but, we were White Belts on the business side of things. From digital marketing to accounting, we had a lot to learn in those areas, specially being originally from another country, where some things are done differently. So just like learning Jiu Jitsu, we learned a lot from our early mistakes and we try to be better than we were yesterday.
Gracie Barra Encinitas – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
Gracie Barra Encinitas teaches students the Jiu Jitsu lifestyle. Our regular adult schedule includes beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes seven days a week, to help fit everyone’s schedule. Kids’ classes are structured based on age to support the best curriculum given physical and mental development and include the highest coach-to-student ratios in the city! Through these classes, student skills and potential increase. Then, we complement our schedule with special technical seminars, women’s only classes, cross-training seminars, personal training, and many social events and community service activities. We provide a very full Jiu Jitsu calendar for our family members and support whatever level fits their lives!
The benefits of Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are far reaching and will touch every aspect of your life. Adult men and women, young boys and girls alike, learn the art of self-defense from some of the most experienced, passionate, black belt instructors available. But what most people don’t realize is the life lessons learned by training at Gracie Barra Encinitas. Jiu Jitsu principles teach kids and adults about self-confidence, how to deal with relationship issues, how to problem solve, how to manage stress, and all sorts of daily life struggles, more constructively than before. As a school, we embrace our students as members of our family.
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
Yes! We are always looking to add more classes and things like that but the biggest change will be this big remodel that will happen this Summer/Fall. Our facility will look so much nicer and bigger and we will be able to serve our community even better.
Contact Info:
- Address: 613 Westlake ST
Encinitas, CA 92024 - Website: www.gbencinitas.com
- Phone: 760-540-2264
- Email: info@gbencinitas.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbencinitas/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/graciebarraencinitas/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gbencinitas
- Other: www.graciebarra.com
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Anni Dayan
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