Gracie Humaita Jiu-jitsu in Brownsville

I was looking for a place I could learn to protect myself and grow and learn as a person. I found that when I joined Gracie Humaita Jiu Jitsu. Master Galvan is patient and understanding and pushes us toward greatness. He takes the time to show us proper technique and doesn’t mind the questions we ask. Martha just as well. She’s kind and doesn’t mind volunteering or stepping in to help correct techniques. The lessons are easy to keep up with and the schedule is flexible. There’s so much to gain!

Great training facility for Jiu Jitsu and other martial arts. Professor’s Martha and Manny as well as the other professors are really good. They take the time to make sure you understand. Gracie Humaita is the spot to train they are like family to me.

My little girls gave been taking classes since they were 3 years old (on and off until permanently going when my oldest turned 5). Martial arts has given them much more than they can appreciate at this moment but once their older they will understand. They have so much fun with the Jujitsu class not knowing that they now know how to defend themselves from a ground attack.Thank you to all the professors that take their time and are always so patient with the student.

We couldn’t be happier with this academy. The professors and coaches are very attentive and consistently teaching the kids new techniques and matching them up accordingly to exercise what they’ve learned. The structure of the classes is all business but not overbearing, the kids respond very well and interact great with each other. The other parents I speak to seem to feel the same. I definitely see the humble confidence and strength our son has gained.

My daughter and I were new to BJJ, and wanted to find a school with a flexible schedule, long track record, a focus on jiujitsu (rather than places that teach a little of everything), and high-level instructors (here, they are all black belts). We found all of this and more here at Gracie Humaita. The last three months of training have been a huge benefit to our entire family.Everyone is welcoming, and the instructors work with you at any level of ability. By this, I mean that you are placed in appropriate classes, and strategically matched with training partners. With regular attendance, this leads to consistent growth, all based on fundamental techniques and principles. Students are genuinely cared about as people beyond a transactional “customer / salesperson” arrangement.Classes have strong supervision and guidance from the instructors, who will observe closely in order to steer you toward mastery of the day’s training. Here, you don’t have to worry about someone with an inflated ego intimidating others, or causing injury. The training area is clean, spacious, and kept at a comfortable temperature.I did my homework in Brownsville and Harlingen before enrolling at this school. If there is a better quality place to train around here, I’m not aware of it. If you are interested in the lineage of the black belt instructors here, look no further than Royler Gracie and Paulo Brandao.

I've had the pleasure of training at Galvan Martial Arts in class and at seminars for many years and I must say they really know their stuff. I've recently started training in BJJ and I'm glad I know a school that takes the time to help you learn by having lessens of the week instead of just random no related things to teach that day like other schools. If you want to get in shape, learn great self defense or to expand on your martial arts skills this is the place to be.

I’ve trained BJJ for more than five years, and after a long time away I came down to train at Gracie Humaita Brownsville. Everyone from the white belts to the black belts was very welcoming and hard-working, the classes were structured logically around a fantastic curriculum. The strong leadership and sense of community was readily apparent, and anyone would be lucky and proud to call themselves a student of this school!

Both my daughters have come to this school since they were 5 yrs old and it is amazing how confident and strong they’ve grown to be. Master Emmanuel Galvan is very professional and knowledgeable. He and Ms Martha Galvan always emphasize on the importance of discipline, practice and hard work, and our kiddos love them both. Jiu-jitsu coaches (Luis & Chris) are also doing a great job with the children always motivating them to perform well by giving each one of them a little individual coaching during class. I give them 10⭐️

I started at Galvan’s Martial Arts/Gracie Humaita Brownsville back in 2006 when it was located on Southmost. The school has changed in location and size, but what hasn’t changed is the quality and instruction; crazy thing is, as amazing as it used to be, it’s actually gotten better.Not once have I attended a class where things seemed unorganized or unplanned, Professor Galvan has a very methodical approach to his teaching as he even writes out a lesson plan for the month. His classes have a systematic well thought out organization about them, yet are taught so clear that anyone can follow along regardless of skill level.Apart from the amazing teaching, which is that good, both Professor Manny & Martha have created a family feel to this school. So much so that you see students go from kids to adults in this school. You see entire families train together and grow together here. As many black belts as we have, they have all been homegrown and have stayed here from day 1, which comes to show the great learning and growing environment they have created. I constantly recommend this school to everyone & would never consider any other school apart from this one.Without a doubt 5/5 stars would recommend 👍🏻

No better place in the RGV to learn BJJ! Some people drive more than an hour to go to class here.