For ICP candidates:
You can join us at any time if you’re ready and want to be fully involved. Please keep in mind that we’d like to meet you in person at our first meeting.
This can happen in various ways—either you come to us, or we’ll come to you! Online (FaceTime) interviews are also available today by appointment.
Click here for the online form / registration as a partner school >>
We provide you with online and written materials, including unlimited access to our Gracie Concepts® Online University. Start learning and implement our Gracie Jiu-Jitsu curriculum (23 lessons—known as Gracie Fundamentals) at your school right away.
For GC Partner Schools:
Every official dojo/gym must have at least 10+ students in its first year ; therefore, you will initially be accepted as a “Team / Garage.” If you have just started with a group of selected individuals, this entry fee for the first calendar year must be covered by the study group until the minimum number of 20+ people is reached.
Current BJJ Belt Evaluation:
If you hold a blue belt (or higher) from another BJJ organization, you may retain your current belt rank, but we will not certify your current belt rank.
If you complete our ICP course with us and meet our colored belt standards, we will certify your next belt rank.
General BJJ Belt Certifications:
All belt certifications for members are included in the student license. Belt exams are generally held during seminars and training camps, as well as when Professor Franco Vacirca visits a school in your region.
Current ICP-Certified Instructors:
Our ICP-certified trainers and instructors are our best ambassadors and have been representing us in their regions and countries for many years. The Gracie Concepts® Network in Europe was founded in 1996, one year after the Vacirca Brothers opened Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Zurich. As a result, some of our black belt representatives have more than 30 years of BJJ experience and a long-standing bond with us.
Current GC Partner Schools:
Some of the certified ICP instructors have now become our “ICP Ambassadors” and support us by offering official ICP training and ICP refresher courses in their regions. They have agreed to work with the support of Gracie Concepts® HQ and have been under the personal supervision of Professor Franco for many years.
We’re here to help you grow the right way and in the right direction!
Don’t waste your time with so-called BJJ organizations that are only interested in making money dishonestly. Beware of fraudulent instructors from Brazil and the U.S.! No, not every Brazilian or black belt is a certified instructor. Most are professional belt sellers. In recent years, many Europeans have spent thousands of euros on seminars and belt certifications—without receiving any real BJJ training.
If you have any further questions, please contact us:
info@graciejiujitsu.eu | WhatsApp +41794150808
– The HQ team in Zurich
