Gracie Barra Stittsville

Junior Santos leads Gracie Barra Stittsville and shapes almost every class from warm-up to drilling. Born and raised in Brazil, he brings more than 12 years of personal BJJ training and over eight years of coaching experience, including time teaching at multiple Gracie Barra schools in both Brazil and Canada. At this academy his role is hands-on: Junior runs the children’s programs, teen and adult GB1 groups, and adapts the Gracie Barra curriculum to day-to-day lessons so technical sequences and self-defence principles repeat through each belt cycle. The academy is at 1476 Stittsville Main St in the Stittsville neighbourhood of Ottawa and lists contact details (phone (343) 545-2620 and info@gbstittsville.com) on its site. Programming is organised by age and curriculum track — Tiny Champions for preschool, kids classes, a teen GB1 stream, adult GB1 classes and a women-only GBF session — with stated emphases on self-defence, fitness, discipline and confidence. Class structure follows Gracie Barra methodology: progressive technique, partner drilling and positional sparring appropriate to each group. Daily life at the gym reflects that structured approach: lessons begin with specific warm-ups and positional work derived from the GB curriculum, then move into focused drilling and controlled live rolling suitable to the class level. The school serves Stittsville and nearby communities including Kanata, Nepean, Ottawa, Richmond and Carleton Place, and maintains a community-oriented teaching style under Junior’s oversight.

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