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Students training no-gi jiu jitsu in pairs on the mat at Renzo Gracie Portland

Renzo Gracie Portland is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy in Northeast Portland, welcoming beginners and experienced practitioners, adults and children, into a community shaped by thoughtful instruction and the work of learning together.

Two students in gis gripping collars during a standing jiu jitsu exchange

Different people. Different reasons. A shared practice.
Some of us come to test ourselves, some for the technical detail, some for the satisfaction of getting better at something slowly. The work is the same.

Learn how we practice.

Coach Aaron Milam talking to a student on the mat between rounds, one wearing headgear

The people are the practice. Our instructors are lifelong learners, and everyone in the room shapes how we train.

Meet our instructors.

A student controls his partner’s arm during drilling while others train behind them

Every practitioner inherits a tradition. Practice teaches us how to make it our own.

Read our story.

Two students tangled in a no-gi scramble, one laughing up at the camera

Some things are difficult to explain. Practice is one of them. Come spend an evening with us.

Plan a visit.

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