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Learning jiu-jitsu in Sydney's north

This guide covers Sydney's north — the North Shore and Northern Beaches. One full entry, and it is a network's headquarters: Gracie Barra Sydney, on Level 3 at 28 Rodborough Rd in Frenchs Forest, is by the school's own account the headquarters of Gracie Barra in Australia and Oceania, founded in 2002 by Professor Marcelo Rezende. The first class is free («Book Your Free Class») with the three booking steps printed on the page, and the timetable runs the standard GB ladder — GBK kids, GB1 fundamentals, GB2 advanced, No-Gi — in lunchtime and evening bands. One honest record: Langes MMA in Manly is a legacy site whose own words say it «has been active from 1994 to 2022» — whether any door is open cannot be verified from the channel, so it is recorded, not listed as a live room. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."

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Gracie Barra Sydney — the network's Australia & Oceania headquarters
The network flagship of Sydney's north: Gracie Barra's own Australia and Oceania headquarters, on Level 3 at 28 Rodborough Rd in Frenchs Forest, founded in 2002 by Professor Marcelo Rezende (the school's own account). The first class is free («Book Your Free Class») with the three booking steps printed on the page, and the timetable runs the standard GB ladder — GBK kids, GB1 fundamentals, GB2 advanced, No-Gi — in lunchtime and evening bands. For a beginner who wants the structure of the world's largest BJJ network, this is where it administers Oceania from. Prices aren't posted — book the free class and ask

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Gracie Barra Sydney — the network's Australia & Oceania headquarters

Who this academy suits

The network flagship of Sydney's north: Gracie Barra's own Australia and Oceania headquarters, on Level 3 at 28 Rodborough Rd in Frenchs Forest, founded in 2002 by Professor Marcelo Rezende (the school's own account). The first class is free («Book Your Free Class») with the three booking steps printed on the page, and the timetable runs the standard GB ladder — GBK kids, GB1 fundamentals, GB2 advanced, No-Gi — in lunchtime and evening bands. For a beginner who wants the structure of the world's largest BJJ network, this is where it administers Oceania from. Prices aren't posted — book the free class and ask

Why we say it: The HQ claim, founder byte, level-3 address, phone, GB program ladder with daily bands and the free-class flow are all the school's own published site copy, fetched 2026-08-25; the «world's largest network» framing stays attributed to the club (§10.10)

Schedule verified Franchise networkFree trialKids classesNo-gi

Your first visit

Free trial: «Book Your Free Class» — with the three booking steps printed: fill in your details, get an email confirmation, receive class information and what to bring
Class schedule: The GB ladder — GBK kids, GB1 fundamentals, GB2 advanced, and No-Gi — in printed daily bands: lunchtime and evening blocks Mon/Wed/Fri, evenings Tue/Thu, Saturday mornings

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Level 3/28 Rodborough Rd, Frenchs Forest, Sydney NSW 2086
Instructors: Founded in 2002 by Professor Marcelo Rezende, per the school's own site

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I'm a complete beginner. Can I just show up?

It differs by academy. Entries show where a fundamentals program and first-visit process are verified. For the rest, check with the academy before visiting. For what a first class actually feels like, see the beginner posts on our blog.