International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association

The IBJJA was founded in 2005. After Professor Renato had traveled to the USA, he began his journey in Europe, competing in the European BJJ championship in Portugal. After the tournament, lots of seminars were performed in Europe, beginning in Portugal, then England, and Germany, where Professor Renato met his first non-Brazilian-born Black Belt, Michael Hockenjos. After that trip, Professor Renato came back several times to Europe, and every time, more people joined the Association. Now, Professor Renato has over 50 black belts in his lineage.

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Carlos Gracie Junior > Ryan Gracie > Renato Migliaccio

With the world’s interest in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Prof. Renato started traveling the world to share his BJJ knowledge and also experience other grappling styles such as MMA and Greco-Roman wrestling, throughout training and competition. Many people met and trained together, and many of them became students and close friends. Later was decided to create an International Association to integrate all the students from the different countries. With the creation of the INTERNATIONAL BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU ASSOCIATION, we would be able to guide students through the techniques, methodology, and philosophy needed to build a powerful and well-structured program to unify the quality of traditional concepts, techniques, members, practitioners, and friends in a healthy environment. INTERNATIONAL BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU ASSOCIATION is committed to serving and assisting in the development of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu student, organization, or academy by providing quality training through our Official representatives worldwide. The Association offers belt testing, seminars, tournaments, and certificates for its members, as well as providing a structured atmosphere with guidelines and training records for students who take Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seriously and wish to track their progress. Our classes are available to all members. Members also have the opportunity to meet and train with other members in different states and countries, having access to the various representative training facilities throughout these areas. The IBJJA welcomes students of all ages. From beginners and advanced students to those who are currently involved in different styles of martial arts, the Association provides the opportunity to add new techniques to their current martial arts skills. Our vision is, through the Association, to spread the benefits of learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Our Mission

Through high-quality (world-class) BJJ and grappling instruction, we empower people of all ages to achieve their full potential. We recognize that each person has goals specific to his or her needs and lifestyles. We strive to be a key partner in surpassing those goals and setting new ones in a friendly, safe, clean, and positive environment. We inspire our students to get better self-esteem, better grades, become more confident, successful in all aspects of life, and active contributing members of our world through the highest level of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and self-defense. We will prepare you!!!! With the right group and the right teacher, we will take you to the next level.  You’ll see for yourself how we help people of all ages develop physically, technically, and mentally.

Be part of the team, reach your goals, develop your school,  BJJ / grappling, and life skills.

The path to achieving the black belt status in BJJ all begins with finding a highly skilled instructor or team to train under that can offer a structured curriculum. Finding the right program isn’t enough, as a student must push his or herself to apply the knowledge that is being transferred down to them. To continue to push yourself and achieve consistency in your training, the major battle you must win is to stay motivated in your pursuit of progress.

Professor: Renato Migliaccio