Locations
A family of academies across the South Island
It started on one mat in Queenstown. Today there’s a family of Carlson Gracie academies across the South Island, each grown by people who trained here and wanted to carry it home.
Locations
It started on one mat in Queenstown. Today there’s a family of Carlson Gracie academies across the South Island, each grown by people who trained here and wanted to carry it home.
One standard, wherever you roll
These clips are from Queenstown, the original academy. Every branch grew from people who trained here and wanted to carry that standard home. Five towns now share the same family line.
Find your mat
Choose your nearest academy for local class information, timetables and the best way to start.
Image 01Queenstown academy
The original academy and the home of Carlson Gracie New Zealand, at Remarkables Park.
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Image 02Wānaka academy
Over the Crown Range, the same jiu-jitsu. Grown from the Queenstown mats and true to the source.
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Image 03Cromwell academy
1B McNulty Road. Call the academy for current class times and coach details.
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Image 04Invercargill academy
Carlson Gracie jiu-jitsu for the deep south, carried home by people who trained in Queenstown.
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Image 05South Canterbury academy
A South Canterbury academy carrying the same lineage, standard and welcome.
Visit the academy ↗The family line
“They all come from people who trained with me in Queenstown and wanted to carry on under the lineage. That means a lot to me.”
Jose GomesHead professor
Your first step
