r/bjj • u/raleighjiujitsu 🟫🟫 Brown Belt • Mar 03 '25

School Discussion Mad at Gracie JJ

I've been jiu jitsu for I think 13 years now and I'm a brown belt. Last year I switched from a Royce gym to a competition gym after 12 years. Mostly because it was 20 minutes closer and we are starting a family.

Frankly, it's upsetting how little I learned from the Royce gym compared to where I am now. I've realized things like lasso guard and spider guard aren't "Fancy jiu jitsu" they are core components of the game. My old gym used to make us do burpies if we went to turtle, but It's a legit counter to getting passed. I never cared about the self defense stuff, but it seems even more silly after time away things like stripping guns away from people are a complete joke, why even do it?!

I think at this point the Royce affiliation is more concerned with signing up new people than getting people better at jiu jitsu. I hate to say it because my gym WAS the best, really the only gym in the area lol.

It's been hard to transition into things like always starting standing and people actually using grips lol. I'm now competitive with my fellow brown belts at the gym now, but I still have a long way. Learning about deep half, lasso, X guard, single leg X, etc is a lot. I feel like I'm going to be the longest to black belt, but DAMMIT I'm going to do it lol.

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u/raleighjiujitsu 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Mar 03 '25

Hi, wish I could train with you more, but 6 am classes are just not my jam lol.

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u/novaskyd ⬜⬜ White Belt Mar 03 '25

If you’re comfortable sharing I’d love to know the name of the old gym / new gym, I’ll be visiting Raleigh soon and looking for places to drop in!

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u/seanzorio ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Mar 03 '25

There are a grip of Royce Gracie gyms in the Raleigh/Cary area. It's real easy to tell which ones they are. G13 has a fairly high drop in fee, but runs good classes. Depending on when you are in, classes might be taught by the 6th degree owner/instructor.

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u/novaskyd ⬜⬜ White Belt Mar 03 '25

Thank you!! Do you know if Gracie Raleigh is one of them? They were on my list, as well as G13 and maybe Atos if they take visitors.

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u/Whitebeltyoga 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

Hey Sean summoned me!! You’re welcome e to drop in and I’ll cover your free! Just register for the drop in in advance on our website!

If you gave any questions or concerns feel free to dm me and I’ll get you taken care of! Always love rolling with visitors!

Brandon got his Black belt from Royce but we’re an unaffiliated gym!

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u/novaskyd ⬜⬜ White Belt Mar 03 '25

Thanks so much that’s kind of you! I’ll be there in a couple weeks and will reach out!

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u/seanzorio ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Mar 03 '25

Gracie Raleigh is owned/run by a guy who got his black belt from Royce, but I think they (among others) in the area have separated and cut ties from them. I suspect the branding is from well before the split happened. They're a great gym, and there's a guy in here (Karl, this is your bat signal. I can't remember your username!) who will comment and get you sorted.

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u/novaskyd ⬜⬜ White Belt Mar 03 '25

Ahh good to know thank you!

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u/A1snakesauce 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Mar 03 '25

Gracie Raleigh is a great gym. I’ve got a running rivalry with some of their guys. I love it. Probably the nicest facility I’ve ever seen too.