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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for kids & adults

- Friendly & inclusive environment
- Structured learning plan from white to black belt
- Fundamentals, Advanced & Expert programs
- Building confidence, discipline & character
- start your Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle today!

🔺More Than Jiu-Jitsu.🔺At Gracie Barra Tauriko, we help children build confidence, discipline, focus, respect and resilie...
28/09/2026

🔺More Than Jiu-Jitsu.🔺

At Gracie Barra Tauriko, we help children build confidence, discipline, focus, respect and resilience through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Gracie Barra is a worldwide organisation with more than 1,300 schools, supported by experienced professionals, structured curriculums and proven teaching methodologies.

Your child is not just learning Jiu-Jitsu. They are developing skills that can help them on the mats, at school and in everyday life.

Come experience a class with us and become part of the Gracie Barra Tauriko family.

GRACIE BARRA TAURIKO FAMILY CHALLENGE ❤️🥋To all the parents and families in our Gracie Barra Tauriko community, this cha...
25/09/2026

GRACIE BARRA TAURIKO FAMILY CHALLENGE ❤️🥋

To all the parents and families in our Gracie Barra Tauriko community, this challenge is for you!

We’re inviting you to take just 5 to 8 minutes, three times a week, and do this simple workout together with your children.

Monday. Wednesday. Friday.
Just a few minutes. One family. One healthy habit.

The challenge is to keep it going for 30 days.

Because a healthy and happy community starts at home. When parents exercise with their children, we are not only building stronger bodies, we are building discipline, confidence, connection, and lifelong healthy habits.

Regular movement is one of the simplest ways to support our physical and mental wellbeing, reduce health risks, and show our kids that taking care of ourselves can be part of everyday life.

So mums, dads, kids, brothers and sisters, let’s do this together!

30 days. 3 times a week. 5–8 minutes.
Small commitment. Big impact.

Let’s build healthier families and a stronger community, one workout at a time.

Let’s go, GB Tauriko Family! ❤️💪🥋

🔺True self-defence is more than being strong. It’s about confidence, awareness, and knowing how to stay calm when it mat...
23/09/2026

🔺True self-defence is more than being strong. It’s about confidence, awareness, and knowing how to stay calm when it matters.

At Gracie Barra Tauriko, Jiu-Jitsu gives you the opportunity to learn real skills, challenge yourself, improve your fitness, and build confidence in a safe and supportive environment.

Whether you’re completely new to Jiu-Jitsu or looking for a new challenge, everyone starts somewhere.

Learn Jiu-Jitsu. Build confidence. Be ready.

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This is Gracie Barra Tauriko.More than a place to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, this is a school, a community, and a family...
23/09/2026

This is Gracie Barra Tauriko.

More than a place to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, this is a school, a community, and a family.

It’s where we learn technique and discipline, but also respect, confidence, friendship, and how to support one another.

From our kids to our adults, every person who steps onto the mats becomes part of something bigger than just training.

We train together. We learn together. We grow together.

This is our school. This is our family. This is Gracie Barra Tauriko. 🔺🥋

20/09/2026

This is what leadership by example looks like. 🔺🥋

At 70 years old, Grandmaster Carlos Gracie Jr., founder of Gracie Barra and one of the great pillars of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as we know it today, is still on the mats, training, rolling, learning and living the art he has dedicated his life to.

This moment at Gracie Barra HQ in Irvine, California, represents so much more than a roll.

It represents a lifetime of discipline.
A lifetime of purpose.
A lifetime committed to Jiu-Jitsu and to building a legacy that today reaches communities all around the world.

And that legacy reaches us here in New Zealand.

From the mats of Gracie Barra HQ in California to the mats of Gracie Barra Tauriko, the first Gracie Barra school in New Zealand, we are connected by the same values, the same philosophy and the same belief that Jiu-Jitsu is for everyone.

When you see the Grandmaster still putting on his gi at 70 years old, there is a powerful lesson for all of us:

Never stop training. Never stop learning. Never stop setting the example.

The red belt represents a lifetime dedicated to Jiu-Jitsu.

The legacy continues. 🔺

It’s not about being the best in the room. It’s about becoming better every time you step on the mats.Jiu-Jitsu is diffe...
17/09/2026

It’s not about being the best in the room. It’s about becoming better every time you step on the mats.

Jiu-Jitsu is different for everyone. For some, it’s confidence. For others, fitness, discipline, friendship, stress relief, or simply having something positive to look forward to each week.

Your level doesn’t matter. Your age doesn’t matter. You don’t need to be fit before you start.

What matters is what Jiu-Jitsu can bring into your life.

Come train with us at Gracie Barra Tauriko and discover what Jiu-Jitsu can do for you. 🥋

Jiu-Jitsu for Everyone.

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What if Jiu-Jitsu could help your child handle frustration, emotions and challenges better?Jiu-Jitsu is about much more ...
16/09/2026

What if Jiu-Jitsu could help your child handle frustration, emotions and challenges better?

Jiu-Jitsu is about much more than learning techniques on the mat. It gives children opportunities to practise patience, discipline, resilience, emotional control and confidence in a structured environment.

Research highlighted in this post followed children over 12 weeks and found greater improvements in areas such as emotional symptoms, hyperactivity, inattention and behavioural difficulties among the Jiu-Jitsu group compared with traditional physical education.

But for us, the most important part is how these lessons carry into everyday life.

Every time a child learns to wait their turn, stay calm under pressure, handle losing without giving up, or try again after making a mistake, they are developing skills that can help them at home, at school and throughout life.

At Gracie Barra Tauriko, our goal is not simply to teach children how to fight.

We want to help them become more confident, disciplined and resilient young people.

🥋 Give your child the opportunity to experience Jiu-Jitsu.

Book an intro class with Gracie Barra Tauriko today.

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Carlos Gracie Sr. | One of the great names in the history of Jiu-Jitsu.Carlos Gracie Sr. was one of the key figures resp...
15/09/2026

Carlos Gracie Sr. | One of the great names in the history of Jiu-Jitsu.

Carlos Gracie Sr. was one of the key figures responsible for the development and expansion of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the first member of the Gracie family to learn the art and, together with his brothers, helped transform Jiu-Jitsu into a family tradition that would eventually reach people all around the world.

More than technique, Carlos Gracie Sr. believed in values such as discipline, respect, dedication, self-improvement, and balance between body and mind. His legacy has crossed generations and continues to live on every day on mats around the world.

On Jiu-Jitsu Day, we honour his history, his vision, and everything he helped build. His contribution opened a path that allows millions of people today to experience the positive impact of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. ❤️🥋

Gracie Barra Tauriko
Honouring the legacy. Building the future.

13/09/2026

What is your child learning outside of school?

​At Gracie Barra, our kids' program is designed to help them build:

​Unshakable Confidence to stand tall against daily challenges.

​Focus & Discipline through structured martial arts training.

​Physical Agility & Coordination in a supportive, team-oriented space.

​Give your child the tools to thrive on and off the mats. 🔴⚪️⚫️

​📍 Click the link in our bio to book their free trial class today!

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2/195 Matakokiri Drive
Tauranga
3110

Opening Hours

Monday 3:30pm - 9pm
Tuesday 3:30pm - 9pm
Wednesday 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursday 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Friday 3pm - 6:45pm
Saturday 8:45am - 1pm

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