Carlson Gracie Temecula - Murrieta, California

Douglas Vallodolid

Great environment, lots of classes and times avilable to chose, easy flow and friendly environment. Great professors. Classes for kids are also available so considering bringing my 7 year old to start training.

Carol Bender

I’ve known Tom for 10 years, and his passion for jiu jitsu has inspired me and hundreds of others to get involved in the sport. I’ve been honored to get to know his athletes and see the character he instills in them. They’re a reflection of excellence. I hope my daughters can have the opportunity to train in his school as they grow up. I recommend any family get involved with Carlson Gracie Temecula.

alexandra B

6yo son attends here. I can’t say enough good things. Full package program! Great coaches, fun and competitive at the same time, fitness enhancing, and mental focus. ⭐️

Gaia Malinois

Great place to train. Super welcoming to visitors, awesome tuition. Lots of class times available and some tough rolls! Osss

Chanel Nguyen

Tl;Dr: Best bjj school in the area with a huge open mat space and numerous black belts. Stacked schedule including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, striking that's all included in tuition.

Facility: Huge. In industrial building, 2 big white mats that can be divided in half for two classes if needed. Big open space, roll up doors for air, 2 bathrooms, 2 changing rooms, kids play room, relaxation room. 1 striking (hanging) bag, plenty of pads/gloves to borrow. Mats cleaned and mopped by students after classes.

There are like 7 black belt professors (more than I had seen on a mat before) that train and help teach here. No egos, super talented, all can lead a class well.

If you care about lineage, Tom Cronin is a black belt directly under Master Carlson Gracie Jr., who of course is under Master Carlson Gracie Sr., a legend. Tino is a black belt under Fabio Santos, and Chad is a black belt under Draculino.

Guest instructors: We frequently have top level black belts visiting us and hosting seminars

Students: No egos, friendly people, but also tough on the mats. Good mix of IBJJF competitors and people that have no desire to compete. A lot of parents, husband wife duos, law enforcement, military, younger people, some full time athletes from Brazil, it's a really big mix. There are a good amount of girls, I think every class has at least 2-3 women, sometimes 8+

OTHER FYI:
- This location is west coast Carlson Gracie Headquarters
- We have a sister school in Carlson Gracie Wine Country as well if you live more out that way. Just as big location wise and awesome.
- Military discount offered
- Gi's to borrow there if you need them for your first days
- Gi's to purchase there too
- If you're new come in workout clothing
- Wear whatever gi you want

Aj B

The team is excellent, top to bottom, starting with Head Professor Tom Cronin. They foster a welcoming environment of detailed learning and healthy competition. The instruction is excellent and the variety of classes and time slots available is awesome!

Mario Martinez

My son and I started training here recently. It’s been great having jiu jitsu as something we can do together. We often get home and continue practicing what we learned. It’s been a great bonding experience for us.

Carlson Gracie has so many classes available. It makes it very convenient because my work schedule is so crazy.

Professor Tom, Professor Pedro, and Professor Tino are amazing and very skilled. I think it rubs off on the students. Everyone wants you to succeed. Often times the students will give me pointers. I appreciate it very much being that this is the first time I started training any type of martial arts. I can definitely see the progression in my son and I. Can’t thank the Professors enough.

Jeffrey Zentner

This is by far the best jiujitsu facility in Riverside county and one of the best in California, which is a hot bed for jiujitsu talent. What makes it truly stand out is the chief instructor Tom Cronin. Tom is a multiple time IBJJF world champion who is devoted to making people better in BJJ. We learned about this school when one of my boys went against one of his kids several years ago and was beaten. The next week we checked out the Carlson Gracie school and haven’t looked back since. If you can’t beat them, join them! And that’s exactly what we did. My twin boys have been under his tutelage since early 2019 and they have made vast progress under his watch, including winning Pan Kids titles and International championships under IBJJF rules. More importantly though, is that Tom works on the development of the traits that make people successful. Determination, overcoming adversity, respect, humility, etc. The youth team consistently places at the top of the heap in local and international competitions. Their adult squad is equally as impressive. You can’t go wrong with this school if you are looking to learn the art of BJJ.