Gracie Gym

My daughter absolutely loves class here. She is more confident, she is learning foundational skills to protect herself and she is having a blast.

This place is the real deal! Professor Alex and Coach Ighor are awesome human beings. They are personable, kind and always put your best interest first. Whether you are a beginner trying it for the first time or an advanced martial artist, Gracie Gym is sure to challenge you and allow you to have fun too. I’m very thankful to have found this place and hope more people find this gem.

Let me start off by saying that before enrolling my son at Gracie Gym, we had ZERO ties to the gym. We knew none of the instructors, staff, students and had no personal business motives.
I started off enrolling my seven year old son at some other area gyms and was far from impressed with the quality or structure of their programs. We did more research on local businesses and ran into Gracie Gym. What a breath of fresh air!!!
Not only was the staff friendly, helpful and encouraging, but the students and parents were friendly as well. They were very clear and forward when discussing their prices, programs and credentials. I opted to go with a contract which was ONE page and it couldn’t have been The various classes, programs and payment options were a welcomed surprise. I feel as if there are programs that would fit any age, experience, and schedule.
I’m involved in the medical field and being the germaphobe that I am, I was highly impressed with the cleanliness of their facilities. I later found out that Gracie Gym Plano has their mats professional cleaned and treated to ensure their students and staff are kept healthy and safe. (They clearly display all of their sanitation and disinfection information.) After over a year of my son training there, he has yet to contract any sort of infection, disorder, or even a rash, nor have I heard of anybody else. In my opinion, I would rather my son attend a gym that has a track record of cleanliness than a gym where staff members (whom are not professionally trained in sanitation) say they sanitize the facilities on a regular basis. *stepping off my medical soap box*
After allowing my son to join a trial class, I was pleased to see how encouraging, supportive, motivating, and patient the instructors and professor were. I noticed it was disciplined yet still nurturing and fun at the same time. It became abundantly clear that the staff cared about their students. I was also taken aback by the level of attentiveness of the students. BIG CHANGE from where we’d been before. The professor actively engaged the students using hands on instruction. I was impressed to say the least and was easy to see why the Gracie Family has had such success with their students and teachings.
I’ve never experienced problems with payment either. I’ve had the same amount of dues charged to my card on a reoccurring basis since we’ve started on the date that was stated in the beginning. I’ve never had any payment issues and if anything, they’ve been helpful when I needed to make arrangements out of the norm.
I’d read a comment where somebody said that Kyvia Gracie has «ran off» a couple of high level professors. (Marcus and Pedro) I’m not really clear on this part as Marcus is still part of the business and is returning to Plano to teach a seminar early 2015 and from what I could see, Pedro was not the right fit for Gracie Gym Plano. We’re used to professors that teach all levels and ages, not just adults. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.
All in all, I’ve never had a problem with Gracie Gym Plano and couldn’t be happier. This is a great place to call our «Gym Home.» In regards to any negative posts, go look at other businesses. You’ll always have those people that you just can’t make happy. I would suggest to anybody wondering about the gym and enrolling in a Gracie program, stop by the gym and see it for yourself and I highly suggest trying a trial class. You’ll see why they consistently come out on top.

My card (also a good deal of my training partners) were charged for dues at times when I did not authorize it… The state of the gym is always in constant flux as Kyvia Gracie has ran off a couple of high level professors in Marcus and Pedro… A high number of their students have left for other gyms… The business side of this gym is very shady and is a complete mess… Look elsewhere

Decent Gym in a good area.

I don’t always pack a gi when I am traveling for work but decided that I needed to train since I would be stuck in Plano, TX for an entire week. I contacted the gym the Saturday before my travel and spoke to Kyvia about visiting the gym; she was extremely polite and helpful.
When I arrived to train on Monday, I was informed that Professor Marcus was out of town for the week. but classes were being taught by, the amazing, Jason Hunt. Being a visiting «upper belt», it is always intimidating visiting other gyms because you have a target on your back. This gym was totally different. Just walking to the locker room, I was greeted by lots of other students for introductions.
Spending the week training, everyone was extremely welcoming and were also super tough guys. Professor Jason taught some great techniques including some awesome Judo. It was a great balance which seems like Professor Marcus and Kyvia Gracie have built an amazing atmosphere/​environment for this gym. I would recommend anyone in the area to train there or visit during their travels.
Thanks Gracie Gym Plano and look forward to visiting again soon! Osss!!!

I came to Plano for a week and wanted a gym to train at while I was here. This school didn’t disappoint!
COST: There is a free trial class for those who aren’t sure. Their prices are also fair, and they’ll work with you to find an appropriate plan.
TEACHING: The instructor definitely knows what he’s doing. During drills, he will also pair the higher belts with the new folks so you get quality assistance.
ATTITUDE: Everyone is very nice and helpful. There is no ego. Everyone is there to help everyone get better.
TRAINING FACILITY: Dojo is very clean and spacious. There’s even a water fountain!
SCHEDULE: They have very flexible schedules for all kinds of students. Their schedule supports kids or adults, casual or hardcore, beginner or veteran.
If I ever get to come back to Plano, I’m coming back to this gym. The only flaw I could find with the school is that there’s little focus put into conditioning (cardio and strength). This isn’t that big of a deal though. You can always run and work out on your own time.

Gracie Gym in Plano is a fantastic place to train. I can’t stand going to a boring ordinary gym and running on a treadmill or pushing around weights.
Why not get in great shape and learn some self-​defense?
The biggest benefit to me is that when I’m on the mat, I can completely focus on learning and working out and all the stress of the day just disappears. The other members are great and everyone is just enjoying the training. It is not one of those testosterone filled gyms where everyone is just muscling their way through techniques and trying to kill each other.
This gym is lifestyle choice.
The program is primarily Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. However, there are No-​gi classes, Muay Thai and Judo as supplemental training opportunities. In addition, they have seminars from BJJ greats like: Royce Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Kyra Gracie, Rillion Gracie to name a few. These seminars are held about once every quarter.
There are women, kids and older people like myself at the gym, so all feel welcome at this gym.

I have trained BJJ all over the US, Europe and Asia for many years. I have experienced the entire range of BJJ masters and students. Without question, Gracie Gym operates in the great tradition of Brazilian Ju Jitsu. The training is out of this world; the seminars are the best in Texas; but, more importantly, you learn how to live your life both on the mat and off the map — with respect and honor.