Empower Your Team.

Transform Your Culture.

Team-Building & Self-Defense Seminars for Corporations, Organizations, and Groups.

Seminars

Private Seminars at Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Phoenix

Empower Your Team. Strengthen Your Culture. Transform Lives.

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Phoenix offers a unique opportunity for organizations to engage in fun, safe, and highly impactful team-building seminars. For over a decade, our experienced instructors have led thousands of participants through interactive and empowering sessions tailored to a wide range of groups—from corporate teams and small businesses to schools, nonprofits, and first responders.

These aren’t just self-defense classes. Our seminars are shared experiences that spark connection, build trust, enhance confidence, and equip participants with critical thinking tools that last far beyond the mat. Whether you’re focused on safety, leadership, wellness, just doing something awesome, or team cohesion. Every seminar is designed to align with your organization’s values and current initiatives.

Who It’s For

Our seminars are fully customizable and ideal for:

  • Corporate teams & HR wellness programs
  • Nonprofits
  • Community organizations & schools
  • Men’s & Women’s groups
  • Schools & educators
  • Youth clubs and programs
  • Medical staff and first responders
  • Security teams
  • Veterans Groups
  • Sports teams,
  • Law firms
  • Social groups

Each session is led by Gracie University Certified Instructors and can be tailored to your goals—whether you’re seeking a team-building experience, empowerment training, real-world self-defense strategies, or a combination of targets, our seminars are always on point!

Why Private Seminars

  • Team bonding through shared physical and mental challenges
  • Practical self-defense techniques for real-life scenarios
  • Improved communication, trust, and conflict resolution
  • Stress relief, confidence building, and personal empowerment
  • Custom integration with company initiatives or leadership goals

Our Signature Seminars for Diverse Needs

Our seminars are crafted from three core proprietary programs and two specialty programs:

  • Women Empowered®: A powerful experience focused on boundary setting, verbal de-escalation, and physical self-defense tactics every woman should know. Empower your team with awareness, assertiveness, and connection. Ideal for beginners—no experience necessary.
  • Gracie Combatives®: is a beginner-friendly co-ed course that focuses on essential self-defense techniques, equipping students with the skills needed to effectively handle real-world confrontations.
  • Gracie Bullyproof®: empowers children with unshakable confidence through non-violent self-defense techniques and verbal assertiveness, enabling them to handle bullying situations effectively without resorting to aggression.
  • SafeWrap®: Developed for professionals in healthcare, education, and public service and safety. This seminar teaches non-violent control tactics, de-escalation under pressure, and the safe management of physical conflict. To learn more about SafeWrap™ click here.
  • Gracie Survival Tactics®: GST is specifically designed for law enforcement and emergency responders, providing them with practical defensive and survival strategies. To learn more about GST® click here.

A Seminar for Everyone: Unparalleled Learning for All Experience Levels

At Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Phoenix, we have mastered the art of creating dynamic learning experiences that cater to all skill levels. Perfect for the first-time novice and an experienced martial artist, our seminars are meticulously designed to engage and empower every participant.

Our unique approach ensures that:

  • Beginners receive comprehensive, accessible instruction
  • Experienced practitioners discover advanced techniques and perspectives
  • Everyone learns in a supportive, high-energy environment

While self-defense scenarios can seem intimidating or daunting to some, every participant has always left feeling more confident and empowered than they walked in. Our instructors leverage decades of experience to create a learning atmosphere that is simultaneously serious and enjoyable, practical and inspiring, and ultimately safe and fun!

The result? Transformative seminars that deliver real-world skills, boost confidence, and create meaningful connections—regardless of your starting point.

Flexible Formats

  • Typical Durations: 1-3 hours. Fully customizable. Half-day, full-day, and multi-day options available.
  • Format Options: Intro seminar, Team-building series, Private or Hybrid
  • Location: At either of our Phoenix academies — or we bring the seminar to your location (with modifications).
  • Group Size: 10 to 80 participants onsite. Participant size is unlimited off-site. If you have the space, we have the team!
  • Customization: We work with your team to align the content with your mission, values, or current initiatives.
  • All Equipment Provided On-Site: Mats, gear, liability waivers, and top-level, professional instruction included.

 

Comprehensive, Adaptive Training

We don’t just teach self-defense; we create a safe, fun, and educational experience that adapts to each participant’s unique background and learning style. The energy, insights, and personal growth generated in our seminars are truly extraordinary.

Plan Your Seminar

We are excited to help you to discover the transformative impact of our seminars. In addition to imparting practical physical skills and boosting mental and emotional confidence, choosing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Phoenix offers your team an empowering experience that seamlessly blends education with positive energy and exceptional team building.

For more information or to schedule a seminar tailored to your group’s needs, please contact us. We look forward to partnering with you in delivering an exceptional team-building experience. To learn more about our seminars, click here.

Questions?

Phone: 480-339-9019

Email: info@gjjphx.com

Locations:

Tatum – 13637 N. Tatum Blvd. Suite 18, Phoenix, AZ 85032

Bell – 3607 E. Bell Rd. Suite 8, Phoenix, AZ 85032

Seminar Information by Program

Our Gracie Combatives Seminars are often referred to as “Gracie Jiu-Jitsu 101” or “Self-Defense 101”. Originally designed for the United States Army Rangers, the Gracie Combatives program has been designed and refined over 30 years to create a co-ed beginner self-defense program that focuses on what to do in the most common scenarios that involve a larger, stronger assailant.

Don’t let the original design for our U.S. Army Rangers alarm you. This program is perfect for beginners and has been crafted to deliver the best learning experience possible! Below is a brief overview of one of these seminars.

Average Seminar Time: 2.5 hours

  • What is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and how did we get here?
    A Brief History of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and its place in self-defense, the UFC, the military, and law enforcement; and the inception and success of the Gracie Combatives program.
  • What is self-defense and why is it important?
    Self-defense begins with the belief that you are worth defending.
    Boundaries – Why they matter and how to reenforce them.
    Understanding the importance of the Distance Management.
  • Fundamental Self-Defense Techniques
    Most Common Standing Scenarios
    Most Ground Scenarios
    How to escape from underneath an attacker who has you pinned.
  • Open Q&A for all participants

This program is designed as a women’s specific self-defense program that focuses on what to do in the most common scenarios with a larger, stronger assailant. This program has been designed and refined over the course of more than 25 years in collaboration with law enforcement and survivors to address the most common scenarios that women face.

Beyond physical techniques, both standing and on the ground, we bring to light the psychology of a predator, boundary setting, and self-worth and belief. The level of engagement and positive energy that happens in our Women Empowered seminars is amazing! Below is a brief overview of one of these seminars.

Average Seminar Time: 2.5 hours

  • What is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and how did we get here?
    A Brief History of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and its place in self-defense, the UFC, the military, and law enforcement; and the inception and success of the Women Empowered program.
  • Understanding the Strategies
    Four Phases of an Assault (Stranger and Non-Stranger)
    The Triangle of Victimization
  • What is self-defense and why is it important?
    Self-defense begins with the belief that you are worth defending.
    Boundaries – Why they matter and how to reinforce them.
    Understanding the importance of Distance Management.
  • Fundamental Self-Defense Techniques
    Most Common Standing Scenarios
    Most Ground Scenarios
    How to escape from underneath an attacker who has you pinned.
  • Open Q&A for all participants

Every child will experience bullying at some point in their lives. A child will not set a boundary if they do not believe they can reenforce that boundary. This is a multi-faceted and deep program that we could spend hours discussing. In short, our Bullyproof program focuses on building self-confidence and teaching children why and how to set and reenforce boundaries in their lives. Below is a brief overview of one of our Bullyproof seminars.

Average Seminar Time: 1.5 hours

  • What is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and how did we get here?
    A Brief History of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and the Bullyproof program.
  • What is self-defense and why is it important?
    Self-defense begins with the belief that you are worth defending.
    *You are important. You have value. You are worth defending.
    Boundaries – Why they matter and how to reenforce them.
    Understanding the importance of the Distance Management.
  • The Rules of Engagement
    5 rules to assist and guide children in addressing Bullying and the responsible use of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
  • The Character Conversation
    Six key character traits that can make us better versions of ourselves and why putting energy and effort into these improves our lives.
    *Responsibility *Respect *Health *Citizenship *Manners *Caring
  • Fundamental Self-Defense Techniques
    Most Common Standing Scenarios
    Most Ground Scenarios
    Verbal Jiu-Jitsu
  • Open Q&A for all participants

To keep things active and playful aspects of the techniques are “gamified”. There are strategically placed “game breaks” during this seminar that help maintain an even higher-level of fun and engagement during this experience for the kids. The game that is most loved, is our version of Dodgeball!

SafeWrap™ is a proprietary system of lateral restraint that is designed to maximize physical control while reducing the risk of injury to all parties involved in a use of force encounter.

The system was created by Gracie University in response to inquiries from healthcare institutions that needed a way to safely restrain aggressive, suicidal, or emotionally disturbed patients in hospitals. With patient safety as the top priority, it was imperative that the system utilize no joint locks and no choke holds. The system was specifically designed to avoid compression of the diaphragm to facilitate breathing and reduce the potential of a panicked response in the restrained individual.

Due to the tremendous success of its application, it was quickly realized that SafeWrap had the potential to facilitate improved outcomes across various public and private sector organizations, while maintaining the public’s confidence in the frontline personnel of these organizations. Institutional applications include:

  • Law Enforcement: Officers can rely on the system to optimize control and reduce the risk of injury (to the extent possible) in multiple-officer arrests.
  • Corrections: For inmates who need to be restrained, corrections officers can use the system to accomplish the task while minimizing the risk of injury.
  • Military: When military members are interacting with civilians, foreign or domestic, the system can be used to take effective control while minimizing the risk of injury.
  • First Responders: Firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics can use the system to control aggressive, suicidal, or emotionally disturbed individuals.
  • Healthcare: Medical professionals can reduce the risk of injury to all parties when using the system to restrain patients before transitioning into the system’s four-point restraint procedure.
  • Flight Attendants: When faced with an unruly or assaultive passenger at high altitude, flight attendants can use the system to restrain the person on the floor or in their seat.
  • Elderly Care: Considering the aging bodies and various states of dementia and frailty in this population, caregivers can use the system to administer compassionate care.
  • Security: From arenas to casinos to retail stores, security guards can use the system to non-violently control civilians before applying handcuffs or passing them off to law enforcement.
  • Education: With youth violence on the rise, educators can use the system to restrain students while also protecting themselves from harm.
  • Childcare: The system can be adapted for use on children of any age in the event that they become a threat to their own safety, or that of others, and need to be de-escalated.

Any institution that requires its staff members to interact with the public would benefit from certifying its staff in the SafeWrap system. For more information visit our SafeWrap page here, or you can inquire direct by completing the form here.