Gracie Barra South College has a published path for a three-year-old taking a first class, an adult beginning from zero, and an experienced student ready for advanced or competition training.
Book a free classYou do not need to understand belt levels or class names before reaching out. Start with age and experience. The school can confirm the precise class before you travel.
Little Champions 1 begins at ages 3–5. Little Champions 2 serves ages 6–9, and Juniors continues the path for ages 10–14. The current schedule also includes a weekday homeschool option and Friday wrestling for ages six and up.
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GB1 is the all-levels starting point for a new adult or teen. GB2 begins at three stripes on a white belt, while GB3 is the published blue-belt-and-above competition class. Experienced students can begin with GB1 and ask Professor Machado about placement.
Explore adult programs →These are the school’s current age and experience bands. Class availability comes from the published weekly schedule and should be confirmed before a first visit.
All levels, including people who have never trained. This is the class you'd walk into.
Once you've earned three stripes on your white belt.
Blue belt and above. Competition-focused training.
First contact with the mat. Coordination, listening, falling safely.
Real technique, still built around play and confidence.
Where kids who want to take it seriously start doing so.
Takedowns and top control. Fridays.
Tell us who the class is for. We will confirm the right starting point and a class time before you travel.
Would rather talk first? (979) 200-4549 · info@gbsouthcollege.com
