Gracie Humaita Ashburn

Our School

Our mission at Gracie Humaita Ashburn is to build a place for everyone to feel safe and comfortable training Jiu-Jitsu. Every class has the opportunity to serve as the best part of your day! It is not always about expanding the trophy case. We want students to find the best version of themselves through the martial art. This is accomplished through two factors—our culture and our highly experienced instructors. With multiple world champions on staff, we’ve seen it all! We can meet you where you’re at and help build your game to wherever you want. It is all available to you at Gracie Humaita Ashburn!

History

The Hipolito family has committed themselves to serving the Ashburn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community. They moved from Brazil to spread the wisdom Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has to offer. Their work began in February 2025 with the opening of Gracie Humaita Ashburn. Since then, they have helped everyone they could through training.

Before opening the school, the Hipolito family had worked and competed with the best. Professor Rafa Hipolito trained multiple world champions and highly decorated rollers. Two of those are his children—Professor Heloysa Hipolito and Coach Rafa Hipolito Jr. Heloysa is a five-time World Champion and is using her knowledge to bring Jiu-Jitsu to more women. Meanwhile, Rafa Jr. is a two-time National Champion. The entire family has brought together all their knowledge and experience to make Gracie Humaita Ashburn a special place for all!

Kids Jiu-Jitsu 1

(ages 3–4)

This program is designed to teach all the basics of movement. We work through teaching motor skills, coordination, balance, and body control. The small wins they earn and their growth are incredibly beneficial toward their development on the mat and off it. They’ll build up the skills to handle themselves in self-defense and anti-bullying situations as well!

Kids Jiu-Jitsu 2 & 3

(ages 5–6 & 7–10)

Our kids Jiu-Jitsu program continues with two more programs – Kids 2 (ages 5–6) and Kids 3 (ages 7–10). In each class, we focus on self-defense and anti-bullying techniques for your child to defend themselves. As children enter school, it is important for them to understand how to deter bullies and stand up for themselves and others. On top of that, they learn teamwork and how to interact with others toward a common goal.

Teen Jiu-Jitsu

(ages 11–15)

Many of the lessons from our kids program carry into our teen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes. We continue to teach self-defense and anti-bullying techniques as we help students build their self-confidence and help them work with others. These values will help them on and off the mats.

Adult Jiu-Jitsu

(ages 16+)

This program has many different benefits. Students train while improving their cardio, flexibility, and strength. The training is very technical based, presenting new techniques so students can use these tactics in real-world self-defense situations.

Women’s Jiu-Jitsu

Our women’s Jiu-Jitsu program is all about self-empowerment. We want to help build the Ashburn women’s Jiu-Jitsu community and show the benefits Jiu-Jitsu has to offer. You can walk into a welcoming environment where you can get in shape, improve your self-defense skills, and gain an invaluable sense of self-confidence.