Welcome to Gracie Barra Burton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Gracie Barra Burton is located in Burton, MI right off of Saginaw Street and Bristol Road. In 1993 we began offering classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and since then our program has only gotten better. We are the only school in the greater tri-city area to offer Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu taught by Black Belt Professor Jim Burchfield.

Graice Barra Burton follows the strict teaching methods of Master Carlos Gracie Jr., in order to provide the most effective Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction to all of our students. All of our programs are family friendly, and our students benefit from a progress-oriented learning environment.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the fastest growing Martial Art in the United States today. Jiu-Jitsu focuses on ground fighting, or grappling, techniques, and uses basics principles of leverage instead of strength. This principle enables smaller practitioners to control, defeat, and defend themselves safely from larger and stronger opponents. For these reasons alone, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been labeled the most effective and most applicable Martial Art in the world.

Gracie Barra Burton welcomes anyone and everyone who is looking to get in shape, learn self defense, and improve the overall quality of their lives. Whether your goal is physical fitness, self defense, or to become a high-level competitor, you will discover that all of these goals can be accomplished at Gracie Barra Burton.

We invite you to learn more about our school and the international Gracie Barra Family. You will find all the information you need about us, our classes, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in general, right here on our website. If you are not yet a Gracie Barra Member, contact us today to schedule your Free Introductory Class. We look forward to seeing you on the mat.

Warmest regards,
Prof. Jim Burchfield

Message from Master Carlos Gracie Jr

"At the heart of the Gracie Barra Family's extraordinary success over the years is our strong philosophy and mission as a group, a foundation which our masters laid many years ago, but is constantly being reinforced by the great people that make our community. Jiu-Jitsu is a beautiful art, and we have a vision of how it should be taught as a means for individual development going beyond the competitive realm. To achieve this vision, we must remember to come together as a family, always putting the team in front of individual. For that, we will fight to the end for what we believe is right".

~ Master Carlos Gracie Jr.