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We have classes available for all ages, skill levels, & goals. Excel Jiu Jitsu MMA is a family-friendly, full-scale mixed martial arts academy specializing in the art and sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We are about teamwork, friendship and dedication.
We have classes available for all ages, skill levels, & goals. Excel Jiu Jitsu MMA is a family-friendly, full-scale mixed martial arts academy specializing in the art and sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We are about teamwork, friendship and dedication.
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I love teaching and have a passion for details. I put a lot of time & effort into my studies for many years, and I look forward to sharing this knowledge with you and taking your game to the next level!. The focus of our classes are to provide students with the highest quality instruction available in a safe & positive learning environment.
Our pricing varies depending on your goals and needs and the programs that you are interested in. We have various pricing structures to help you with budgeting, and offer discount family pricing as well. We are here to help guide you in your journey. Signing up for your FREE Trial will allow you to feel out the atmosphere, other students, and our style of teaching without having to commit yourself.
Reviews (10)
Jericha McHugh
Apr 19, 2021
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Positive: Communication, Professionalism, Quality, Value
My daughter wanted to try out Jiu jitsu and boxing so we decided to go check out Excel. Everyone was so welcoming and knowledgeable. She was enjoying it so much we all decided to join. I couldn’t ask for a better place to train and call my second home. Really a great family community.
My daughter wanted to try out Jiu jitsu and boxing so we decided to go check out Excel. Everyone was so welcoming and knowledgeable. She was enjoying it so much we all decided to join. I couldn’t ask for a better place to train and call my second home. Really a great family community.
Brett Urbina
Jan 11, 2021
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Holley Mignosi
Jan 04, 2021
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Positive: Communication, Professionalism, Quality, Value
We love Excel! The confidence, mindset strength, physical fitness, and team building skills are priceless! The coaches are highly skilled with huge hearts. And we love that our whole family can attend. If you are looking for a dojo that will transform your family’s life this is the place. #PricelessLifeSkills
We love Excel! The confidence, mindset strength, physical fitness, and team building skills are priceless! The coaches are highly skilled with huge hearts. And we love that our whole family can attend. If you are looking for a dojo that will transform your family’s life this is the place. #PricelessLifeSkills
Tyler Wilhelm
Dec 25, 2020
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Very friendly and welcoming which is what a beginner needs to feel comfortable taking those first leaps into jiu jitsu. Michio is a great professor and you can tell he really cares about keeping the "jiu jitsu family" safe from injuries in class. I've been to other gyms that focus on being tough physically, but Michio focuses on being mentally tough, which is more important when getting into any altercation. It is obvious his patience and friendliness has rubbed off on his higher belt students because they are all willing to teach instead of tapping all the lower belts. He brings a presence of
William Harris
Sep 03, 2020
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Excel is a highly professional, family friendly academy offering first class instruction. My three older kids and I all take classes at here and have been impressed since day one. My kids used to train at a different academy for about a year, however; in the few weeks we've been at Excel I have seen an improvement. I credit this improvement to how well Professor Michio and his instructors explain and break down every technique.
Bernadette White
Sep 01, 2020
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My family of five has been training at Excel for almost 6 years now and it has become like a second home to us. Professor Michio and Kidd treat everyone with respect, and like an extended family. I can’t say enough great things about Excel Jiu Jitsu MMA and Fitness. If you are looking for a gym with great culture, that has fantastic coaches and instructors, where you can get in shape and learn the most effective martial art in the world, along with other disciplines...come give them a try! I have no doubt this will be your place!
Andrew Higgins
Jul 15, 2019
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Couldn't rate Excel any higher.
Quality of Instruction - Subconsciously I may have never written this review before because Excel was such a gem to me, for the past 4 years, and I didn't want my amazing venue to get swarmed. Michio Grubbs may be the John Danaher of the west coast. His attention to detail and focus on the subtleties of BJJ are very uncharacteristic for a formal IFBB bodybuilder who could probably muscle every technique if he wanted to. Even in his fundamentals of BJJ classes you can always pick up details that solidify your foundation and make you question if you really knew the
Quality of Instruction - Subconsciously I may have never written this review before because Excel was such a gem to me, for the past 4 years, and I didn't want my amazing venue to get swarmed. Michio Grubbs may be the John Danaher of the west coast. His attention to detail and focus on the subtleties of BJJ are very uncharacteristic for a formal IFBB bodybuilder who could probably muscle every technique if he wanted to. Even in his fundamentals of BJJ classes you can always pick up details that solidify your foundation and make you question if you really knew the
Jason Padgette
Jan 28, 2019
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I highly recommend Excel Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts. Michio and his staff are amazing and provide a family friendly atmosphere. Excel teaches not just Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts but instills confidence, discipline and focus as well as honor, personal and family values, good work ethics, respect and integrity. It is a pleasure to look out on his classes and observe a sea of smiling faces. It's obvious his students are genuinely having fun while learning.
Joshua R.
Nov 19, 2018
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Both my boys started jiu jitsu at ages 5 and 4. Both are now 8 and 6 and are still growing in their knowledge of this gentle art. I got the bug and started back in May. We all trained at another academy in Oceanside and we are shocked at how much better Excel is! A great “mom and pop shop” here in Oside for sure. Professor Michio and Coach Kidd are awesome with the kids because they also have a child in their program. They have the utmost patience and will never react negatively toward a child.
If you have kids and are looking for a quality program choose Excel! I can say with complete confidence
If you have kids and are looking for a quality program choose Excel! I can say with complete confidence
Joby OBrien
Dec 23, 2017
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A friend introduced me to Excel a few years ago. I am glad he did. This is a great place to learn and be challenged. The instruction is amazing. The environment is clean, competitive, and supportive. The upper belts are always willing to help. It is a top down team attitude Professor Michio has instilled.
