1. Carlson Gracie Miami

0

Miami, FL

Cancel

Open app

Search

Carlson Gracie Miami

4.7 (49 reviews)
Closed • Closed

Carlson Gracie Miami Photos

You might also consider

Recommended Reviews - Carlson Gracie Miami

Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
Yelp app icon
Browse more easily on the app
Review Feed Illustration

Reviews With Photos

Marc Y.

As a former athlete, I can appreciate the cleanliness that Daddis maintains. ALL the staff members are friendly and professional. As a parent, I truly appreciate the level of instruction that they give, including proper discipline when necessary. And, they make sure that everyone has fun. They are very patient coaches and I can tell that ALL of them really enjoy what they do. I have no doubt that they are instilling a good foundation for both of my boys. I would highly recommend Daddis to anyone for their kids.

Jules B.

Phenomenal workout, great instructors and a good bunch of people that attend. Brad Daddis, the owner, teaches Monday nights at the Philadelphia location and it's the most grueling but rewarding workout of the week. Brad is certified in Muay Thai, BJJ, Krav Maga, kettlebell training and yoga and instructs local law enforcement as well as teaching at the fight camps. He's also a hell of a nice guy - which is probably a good thing, given his repertoire. The senior students are also good; as a beginner, they've been good about helping with my pitiful technical skills and woeful conditioning - but hopefully things are getting better from that end! Some of the classes during the week can get a bit crowded - always try and make the earlier 5 or 5.30pm classes if you can; they tend to be a little less busy.

Picture with fourth degree black belt  Professor Master Michel "Buiu" Porfirio Pereira, the founder of Carlson Gracie Miami.
Max B.

What a very welcoming and supportive atmosphere with very good teaching and training of effective techniques! Whenever I am in town, I roll with the Ghost Squad. It is my BJJ home away from home and I always feel like family. You could not ask for a more friendly and effective place to train and improve your BJJ skills Everyone provides positive feedback and encouragement. I would recommend to anyone who considers BJJ to stop by at this exceptional and amazing studio!

Mario from Carlson Gracie Miami
Miguel B.

Can't be more please with the quality of the training and teaching, coming from Basico BJJ in DR (great BJJ) and later from the UFC Gym BJJ, I feel that my game, is so much improved, even that I'm so much older now. Awesome couching and training partners in a familiar ambient or a very competitive one, you decide how you want to practice, as they have a competition team, for those who likes the challenges, and a normal fraternity practice for those who looks for self defense or health. I highly recommend this Dojo/Gym.

Professor Biui and myself at Carlson Gracie Miami

See all

8 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Dan C.
1088
1429
782

2 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

5 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

3 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Marc Y.
27
30
20

12 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

16 years ago

Helpful 3
Thanks 0
Love this 1
Oh no 0

7 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

7 years ago

Great place. The instructors are extremely skilled yet down-to-earth. Everyone is friendly and makes a new person feel welcome!..

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

8 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Kyle M.
95
13
0

12 years ago

Helpful 4
Thanks 0
Love this 6
Oh no 0
Photo of Steve C.
232
55
9

18 years ago

Helpful 6
Thanks 0
Love this 3
Oh no 0

14 years ago

Helpful 9
Thanks 0
Love this 5
Oh no 0
Photo of Sandy T.
134
61
11

11 years ago

Helpful 6
Thanks 0
Love this 3
Oh no 0

11 years ago

Helpful 4
Thanks 0
Love this 1
Oh no 0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

13 years ago

Helpful 3
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

13 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

14 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Mars N.
228
1
0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Ryan P.
416
470
1171

10 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

7 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

10 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

13 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

6 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

9 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

8 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

8 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Will W.
27
35
11

14 years ago

Helpful 3
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

14 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 2
Oh no 0
Photo of I W.
4
6
0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

15 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

12 years ago

Awesome workouts and great instructors. Would definitely recommend the Womens Boot Camp!

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

13 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

10 years ago

My son loves going to class here! Great environment and very friendly staff! I definitely would recommend this school to anyone.

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

10 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Ada C.
0
33
18

10 years ago

My 6 year old son has been going here for 6 months now and he still loves it! Its a great deal too for their packages.

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

8 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

7 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

Page 1 of 2

Ask the Community - Carlson Gracie Miami

Review Highlights - Carlson Gracie Miami

“. Daddis, the trainers and on down to the students (hey, and we're talking about some tough-ass mofo's here)”

Mentioned in 14 reviews

Read more highlights

You might also consider

Evolution Mixed Martial Arts - Best workouts!!!!

Evolution Mixed Martial Arts

4.6(19 reviews)
5.5 mi

Soo... I've never done martial arts before. I've never even step foot in a gym before but I was…read morethinking about making a life change and I've always had an interest in kickboxing so I picked this place because it was close to my house. I gave them a call and they picked up right away. They answered all my questions in detail (great guest service - you speak directly with the trainers) and arranged to have me come in to take a free class and see if it was for me. I was new and awkward and didn't know how to do anything properly but the way the class was run was amazing. I quickly fell in line and anything they saw I was unsure of they corrected me on and let me know that a lot of it is repetition and will come with time and practice. The staff/trainers are all so friendly and experienced. They're very hands on and will stay before and after to help if need be. It's like a little family and after that first class I fell in love and signed up that day. It's been a month so far and I go every day (twice a day half the week). I recently started Jiu-Jitsu (which I am also new to) and again, very accommodating to newbies. They have advanced classes, belt tests, sparring and boot camp (AWESOME instructors). In one month I've learned so much and I feel way more fit and flexible. Besides the physical changes I can already see in my body, the best part is that there's an amazingly experienced team you can learn from when you have people who have been doing this for years to people who have only just started. Love, love, love it. No regrets, especially when you get a free trial run. GIVE IT A TRY! Side note: clean, has a bag room for practice, a mini ring arena, weights, jump ropes, exercise balls, sparring equipment, and sell any MMA equipment you might need for classes. LOVE YOU GUYS!

No stars for this rip off company. All promises until you try to cancel. Too many hoops to get the…read moreto stop charging your card. DO NOT GIVE THEM A CENT TOTAL CROOKS.

Photos
Evolution Mixed Martial Arts
Evolution Mixed Martial Arts - Front

Front

Evolution Mixed Martial Arts - Winners Train Here

See all

Winners Train Here

Daniel Perez Jiu-Jitsu Academy

Daniel Perez Jiu-Jitsu Academy

5.0(5 reviews)
3.9 mi

I can only review Professor Daniel Perez's seven and under BJJ class. I can say that his older…read morestudents both, juniors and adults are very enthusiastic about coming to class. His seven and under class is approximately 80% boys, 20% girls. He has a high instructor to student class by leveraging his higher ranking adult students, combined with a small class size. At times he has one instructor to student. His seven and under class size ranges from six to two students. His class at this age is based on game based drills that teach basic fundamentals, i.e. the mount and staying on top by "surfing". All of the games are directly related to BJJ techniques and follow the Gracie childrens' sylabus. For the most pat the kids do the techniques on the adult instructors. This can insure that the teaching point is correctly imparted and that the failure point is reached to ensure constant improvement. This approach does a good job of improving balance, propioreception, agility, strength, skill foundation, and keeping martial arts fun for kids. This teaching method may not be the best for parents who expect techniques to be taught. Although the foundation is constantly improved, it will be the same drills over and over, which may become repetitive if you start a four year old and they stay until seven. This training methodology also will not work if the parent is looking for the child to compete in the near term, especially since there is no kid on kid rolling. In the long term though, after a year or so of technique based training in the seven and older class I would expect that this methodology will produce better competitors since it builds a strong base. It is also easier to keep the kids motivated to go to practice and my kids always cheer when I say it is time to go to Professor Daniel's class. Professor Daniel Perez partners with judo Sensei Angel Perez (no relation) to operate the Dojo and they offer a combined package where there is junior judo on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and junior BJJ on Tuesday / Thursday. The seven and under BJJ classes are short; around 30 minutes and they usually start fifteen minutes late from the published time. This short formal class period is recommended by some for young kids. He allows the kids to play on the mat, which all of the kids love, but he does keep a watchful eye for any unsafe play. He also allows for around 15 minutes of play after class. This is great to burn off that extra energy before bed and keeps the kids motivated to come to class. The classes are no-gi, but Professor Daniel says to bring a gi just in case they need it, but this has not happened in nine months. I would highly recommend this school to anyone looking for a physical activity for children. PROS IBJJF affilitated club under the Demian Maia school. There is an associated and optional judo class led by Sensei Angel Perez ( no relation ) that complements the BJJ practice nicely by covering gi techniques and throws. It gives the kids a chance to roll with other children and apply the skills they are taught in BJJ. The children's' price includes both BJJ and judo...so you could have the kids in five days a week. The dojo floor consists of Swain mats. There are mirrors on one wall and pads on the other wall. The mirrors assist in refining skills and the padded walls are adequate for safety. (see con for other side of coin) Professor Perez is the first American to receive a bjj black belt from Demian Maia. Good depth of senior adult students to assist in classes and fill in when Professor Daniel is not available. He does do a good job of teaching falling techniques. My grandson already successfully applied this in the real world when he fell out of the back of my parked car in a dead sleep and did a front break fall before he hit the ground, saving himself from a serious face plant. Does a good job with special needs children. CONS The bathroom is at the back of the dojo...so spectators need to remove footwear to use facilities if required...although there are plenty of other places to use bathroom in strip mall. The mirrored wall on one end of Dojo is distracting, kids seem to be fascinated with looking at themselves instead of focusing on instruction. Bad instructor to parent communication when there is an emergency and he cannot attend class. Real bummer to get kids all excited to go to class with Professor Daniel, get dressed out, fight traffic to find that class is cancelled. This communication problem can reach to assistant instructors when they do not know he is a no show or they do not have key to dojo. (This has happened three times in nine months - not frequent but very irritating.) If you have to drive a long distance to class and get kids dressed, it is a lot of effort for a thirty minute kids class. No belt promotions or competitions for under seven, this may or may not be a con depending on parent and child's goals.

Amazing Academy with ample parking and great instruction. Professor Daniel Perez is Demian Maia's…read morefirst American black belt and his instructions and style of teaching far surpass my expectations. He is patient and communicates extremely well which makes understanding complex movements and techniques a breeze. The students at the academy give it that family feel and are quick to welcome newcomers and help guide them through their BJJ journey. If you just want to get a different workout, learn self defense or compete at the highest of levels, this is a place you should definitely check out.

Photos
Daniel Perez Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Daniel Perez Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Daniel Perez Jiu-Jitsu Academy

See all

Carlson Gracie Miami - kickboxing - Updated October 2026

Loading...
Loading...
Loading...