Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, the leading and preferred Jiu-Jitsu Academy within the Middle East, offers the best Self-Defense training available and promotes the practice through quality instruction. We extend world-class facilities, the latest innovations, internationally accredited experts, and the warmest customer experience while upholding the tenets of Self-discipline, Integrity, Perseverance, and Self-Control.
In the UAE His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the spiritual father of the sport and deserves credit for the sport’s rapid rise. In 1995, HH Sheikh Tahnoon joined the Gracie Barra Academy to gain insight into and understand the basics of the sport and its guiding principles. HH Sheikh Tahnoon also became the first person from the UAE and the greater Arab world to earn a black belt in the sport. On Oct 29, 2019, Renzo Gracie played an important role in the meeting of Brazilian President Bolsonaro and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.