In 2010 Clark Gracie was awarded his black belt under his father Grand Master Carley Gracie. Three years later he finds himself on top of podiums at events such as The World Championships, The Pan Americans, and the U.S Nationals.

Being the grandson of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie, Clark has had a large legacy to live up to. He does it with grace, fluidity and apparent ease. Over the course of his career he has used the skills taught to him by his family to develop a style all his own. This same style is setting the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world on fire. Under the tutelage of his father Carley Gracie, and his coach Rodrigo Medeiros, Clark has become the most active competing member of the Gracie family.

The majority of the year you will find Clark teaching at his La Jolla Academy, but also enjoys to travel abroad, mostly for tournaments and seminars, but also to taste the flavors of jiu-jitsu worldwide. With quite a nomadic childhood, this should not surprise anyone. His love of travel stems from growing up between the San Francisco Bay Area and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As much as Clark enjoys the sights abroad he is always happy to return to his Southern California home in San Diego, California. It is here that Clark teaches and practices the family values passed down to him from preceding generations.

Brandon is a Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Practitioner. Brandon started wrestling in Jr high and wrestled through high school. He grew up very competitive and enjoyed fighting and contact sports. Brandon enlisted in the Marine Corps and did 8 years active service as a Reconnaissance Marine stationed with 1st Recon Co/Bn and 1st Force Recon Co. He began training full time in 2004 with Charlie Kohler at the San Diego Fight Club, and had his first fight about a year later. He knew he would have to continue the combat sports to make up for the loss of combat adrenaline. Brandon has been very active in grappling and BJJ tournaments, placing in major events with NAGA, Grapplers Quest, and IBJJF. He has a 6-2 pro mma record with fights in events such as Total Combat, King of the Cage, M1, and Strikeforce.

He currently trains BJJ with Clark Gracie and Rodrigo Medeiros in Pacific Beach as part of the BJJ Revolution Competition Team. He also trains and teaches at the San Diego Fight Club, and proudly teaches a championship kids BJJ program, with numerous kids and teens repeat world champions, pan-am champions, and multiple local team and individual champions.

Brandon works as a civilian contractor for the US Navy, teaching defensive tactics and combat skills to specialized units. He has logged thousands of instructor hours, and is happy to support the mission of our troops and country by teaching them the fighting arts to increase their combat skill-set.

For the Future he would like to stay healthy and compete as much as he can in jiu jitsu and MMA. He strives to become technically proficient in the individual disciplines of the martial arts in both the psychological and the psychical aspects, then be able to combine them all together in a seamless transition, to become a well-rounded martial artist.

Born in New York and moved to France at a very young age. Francis grew up between both continents. At 4 years old began studying judo.

While in boarding school, He played rugby and trained Judo/Jiu-Jitsu/Self-Defense. Through out his travels, Francis, also, had the opportunity to study other martial arts, such as Combat Sambo, Thai/English Boxing and Weapons defense.

Francis loves and whole-heartedly believes in the martial arts lifestyle because it makes one feel honest, confident, assertive and aware. These traits of character are essential in our every day life.