Gracie Humaita Kansas City

Gracie Humaita Kansas City Kansas City's Official Representative of the World's First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy founded by Helio Gracie. Contact us today to get started!

Gracie Humaita (pronounced “oo-mai-TAH”) is the name of the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in the world. Founded by Helio Gracie and his brothers in the 1920s, our team represents the purest and most direct connection to the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Today, the name also represents the network of schools around the world that serve as direct representatives of that lineage and of Helio’s son

, Royler Gracie. Our schools provide an essential place to train for the professional, wrestler, mixed martial arts enthusiast, or competitive Gi and No-Gi athletes. We also offer women’s self-defense classes and kids anti-bullying classes.

09/09/2026

The first few times you try a technique, it might feel awkward and forced. That’s normal. Keep working at it, clean up the little things, and eventually you’ll find yourself hitting it without even having to think about it. 🥋

At Gracie Humaita, you find teammates who start as strangers, then somehow become the people you look forward to seeing ...
09/06/2026

At Gracie Humaita, you find teammates who start as strangers, then somehow become the people you look forward to seeing every week. Every roll builds a little more trust, every class brings you a little closer, and every setback becomes something you learn from together.

That’s the kind of community we’re proud to build. ❤️

Come find your people. Join the Gracie Humaita community today.
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09/06/2026

A lot of the people you meet on the mats start out as complete strangers.

Then you train together every week, help each other get better, share a few laughs, and suddenly you’ve got people you genuinely look forward to seeing at training.🥋

One day, you’ll be older and look back at the things your body was capable of doing.Train while you can, get stronger wh...
09/03/2026

One day, you’ll be older and look back at the things your body was capable of doing.

Train while you can, get stronger while you can and keep testing yourself. 💪

09/02/2026

Motivation comes and goes. Your routine can’t depend on it.

Some days you train because you’re excited. Other days, you train because you said you would and that’s discipline. 🥋

Join our community of disciplined fighters. 💪
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09/01/2026

You don’t need to be dramatically better every week. Just try to leave the mat knowing one thing a little better than you did before, and having a mistake you won’t make twice. That’s progress too. 💪

09/01/2026

Confidence hits different when you know you can handle yourself. 🥋 It’s not about looking tough or trying to prove anything. It’s that quiet feeling of knowing you’ve put in the work and you can trust yourself when it matters.

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1323 Atlantic Avenue
North Kansas City, MO
64116

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 1pm
5pm - 7pm
Wednesday 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 11am - 1pm
5pm - 9pm
Saturday 12pm - 2pm

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