About Us – Gracie Jiu-Jitsu® Richboro

Our Purpose

We exist to EMPOWER the members of our community to have complete agency over their lives through the martial arts – regardless of their experiences, age or athleticism.

Our goal is to build our student’s self-confidence & self-esteem, arm them with street-tested self-defense programs, and help them with their personal and character development goals.

We don’t just teach people how to fight, we give people the confidence so they never need to!

Our History

Gracie® Jiu-Jitsu Richboro is owned & operated by the same team that runs East West Karate in Richboro. East West Karate has been helping students achieve their fitness, martial arts, and life goals for over 30 years. We have 6 locations serving communities across Bucks & Montgomery Counties.

Our caring & talented professional instructors have been avid martial artists for decades, and we strive to bring the very best of the martial arts to our students. We are pleased to now be able to bring the very best Brazilan Jiu-Jitsu programs in the world to our community as a Gracie®Certified Training Center.

Why Train With Us?

We believe Gracie® Jiu-Jitsu is for EVERYONE, regardless of age, gender, orientation, athleticism, or ability.

As an official Gracie® Certified Training Center, we are proud to continue the legacy of Grandmaster Helio Gracie, who believed jiu-jitsu should empower the weak to be able to defend against the strong. This is why we offer structured martial arts curriculums specific to the self-defense needs of any demographic or skill level, with programs created for beginner adults, women, and children.

We take pride in creating a safe, comfortable, and welcoming learning environment for all students and family members. We are passionate about what we do because we believe that confident humans are kinder humans.

A final, but important difference!

There are thousands of Jiu-Jitsu techniques (and growing) that take many years to master. Our beginner programs are designed to establish a solid Jiu-Jitsu foundation based in SELF-DEFENSE before we move to the more sport-oriented aspects of Jiu-Jitsu – which we cover later on our Master Cycle program.

To assure you are mastering techniques and to avoid injury, we do not allow any of our beginner students to “free spar” (a/k/a “roll”) until you have established solid fundamentals and can work together intelligently, cooperatively, and safely under direct instructor supervision.

Instead, we use carefully developed reflex development and fight simulation drills to help our beginner students master their techniques in every possible combination and scenario.