Josh and James are great coaches and teachers! I highly recommend Gracie Technics…read more It's a really good place to train and learn.

This place is very welcoming and neighborly to everybody coming in. All of the instructors are…read moreknowledgeable and open to answer any questions in an authentic manner. I brought my daughter in here for off-season training and she loves it. We are definitely coming back here when she is here for cross-training. Everyone welcomed my daughter every time she arrives for training.

Austin is a great coach and trainer, I had an injury and had to take a break. I'm looking forward…read moreto going back!

This is an excellent Mixed Martial Arts gym that teaches boxing, muay thai, jiu jitsu, MMA, and…read morewrestling. The coaches all have a lot of experience and the price is more than reasonable.

It's a wonderful with school with awesome instructors. I always have fun learning and training…read morethere

Good instruction. Great people. Omar knows his Jiu Jitsu and it shows in his upper belts.read more

My company sponsored a private group lesson for the ladies at our office. It was a great session,…read morewe all learned a lot of great, real usable techniques and info and got lots of practice. Peter is great and so was his assistant Megan. Highly recommended!!

We just love going to Coach Peter's Self Defence class.My teenagers went for a trial class and they…read morecame home excited and asking to do more. We learn a lot while having lots of laughs. Peter is thorough and teaches all aspects of self defense, not just the physical moves. He presents realistic situations, and teaches the kids to read a situation, avoid getting into situations, use verbal defence whenever possible, defend ourselves while doing as little damage as possible, yet knowing and learning the techniques to really cause damage when the need arises. We hope to gain confidence with much more practices on the physical skills, but we also recognize that we need to be responsible for the choices and actions we end up taking in all situations. My family comes home from Peter's classes with lots of awesome dinner discussions. I highly recommend Peter's class. Everyone needs to learn to defend themselves, understand the psychology of "bullies" and then be responsibly for their own choices and actions.

I've been training jiujitsu almost 15 years, and I've never found a school that's better than…read moreUnicorn at providing high-quality instruction while ALSO welcome everyone on the mat. Hillary and Brian aren't just excellent at teaching and grappling, but also at cultivating a truly inclusive environment. I used to live in Portland, and now own my own school elsewhere. My mom still loves in Salem, and so I always train at Unicorn whenever I'm in the Portland area. I've recommended more than a dozen of my students train there as well. They've all had a great experience. Whether you're brand new or a veteran black belt, and no matter what other background you bring to the table, you should check Unicorn out. I'll bet you love it.

I dropped in here while in Portland…read more Amazing instructors and owners. They care about their students and make everyone feel welcome, even an Irish Bostonian that lives in Eastern Oregon. Brian was teaching when I went. Very informative while showing BJJ moves, clean space to "roll" (spar) and I can not express how welcoming this group is. They are part of a veteran's group, show no hesitation towards women and show nothing but love for the LBGTQ community. That's how sports and instruction is supposed to be. Try something new. Go in here and give it a shot. This place is soooooo worth it.

At age 52, I am two months into my jiu-jitsu journey. Especially since I was starting relatively…read morelate in life, I was intimidated to walk into any jiu-jitsu school. But at Renzo Gracie I have been thrilled to find not only amazing coaching but a welcoming community of training partners. I roll with much more experienced bjj players every week, and they are welcoming, accommodating, and happy to share their wisdom. And for praise I'll single out Ruben, who teaches most of the no-gi fundamentals classes: the guy is just a profoundly gifted coach. Lots of people can demonstrate techniques, but he has a terrific understanding of the basic principles that each of those techniques are based on -- you get to understand not just how to do things, but why, and how they tie into the broader goals of jiu-jitsu. I love jiu-jitsu now, and I'm sure that this place and these people are a big reason why.

Really high class instruction and overall level here. No gi and gi classes were packed with…read moretechnique but still easy enough to digest. I dropped in for two days as I was passing through on my roadtrip up north. The sport of jiu jitsu is safe and sound here in Portland!

I came here with no experience and found a community of awesome people that were excited to teach…read moreme. They have a weight room in the gym which is also a huge perk. I took muay thai and jiu-jitsu classes and I have been very happy with deciding to come here.

We are having a wonderful experience at Portland Academy of Self Defense. Coach David has the right…read moretemperament to reach our son, who did not thrive in the class structure of other martial arts studios. He is eager to go to class each week and gives 100% because he feels positively motivated. From what I can see, he has made enormous progress after just a few sessions, and it has overflowed into his behavior at home. Coach David also takes time to give bits of real-world guidance that my son and I are able to discuss on the way home. It also looks really fun! Sometimes I want to jump in! I recommend Portland Academy of Self Defense to people of all ages who are interested in self-defense or just great exercise in a positive, accepting environment.