Queenstown headquarters
Carlson Gracie
Queenstown
The original dojo.
Good people. Serious jiu-jitsu. Find your place on the mats at our home in Remarkables Park.
Queenstown headquarters
The original dojo.
Good people. Serious jiu-jitsu. Find your place on the mats at our home in Remarkables Park.
Queenstown headquarters
A proper dojo at Remarkables Park, with classes for first-timers, experienced grapplers and kids. If you are unsure which class fits you or your child, call the academy and we will point you in the right direction.
Queenstown timetable
The local academy maintains this weekly timetable. Check with the team before your first visit.
Adults & open classes
Kids & teens
Invitation-only training
* Fundamentals Course runs in blocks of 6 weeks. Classes only run while a block is active. Check with the academy for current block dates. Times may change for holidays, events and gradings. Check with the academy before your first visit.
Your coaches
A deep coaching bench led by Jose Gomes, with experienced black belts on the mats through the week.
Head professor · 4th degree black belt
Built the Queenstown academy from its first room and leads the Carlson Gracie New Zealand family.
Coach · Black belt
An experienced instructor and a familiar face in Queenstown’s adult classes.
Coach · Black belt
Kadu started Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil in 2013 and has been hooked ever since. He earned his blue and purple belts at Barreto Academy before moving to Queenstown in 2018 to join Carlson Gracie under Professor José Gomes, who awarded him his black belt in 2025. Today he trains, studies and teaches, passing on Jiu-Jitsu as a martial art while offering a professional, competition-focused path for students who want to compete.
Women’s & kids’ · Brown belt
Gillian Boyd is a second-degree brown belt with experience coaching adult fundamentals, women’s classes and kids’ classes. A Queenstown local for over 40 years, she has competed internationally across several belt levels and brings that experience to her coaching.
“I love our space. I think it’s magical. It’s a dojo. It’s beautiful.”
Jose Gomes, head professorFind the room
At Remarkables Park, close to Queenstown Airport.
6A/15 Red Oaks DriveFrankton, Queenstown 9300
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