Grand Rapids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is no longer a Team Jorge Gurgel Affiliate.
The Owner / Head Instructor abandoned the Team Jorge Gurgel Lineage that the school was founded on without notice to the Team, Professor Jorge Gurgel or the students of Grand Rapids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Grand Rapids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is now affiliated with Team Carlson Gracie.

The reviewer, Ryan, above is a former member of GRBJJ who left to join a new school that a white belt started. While at GRBJJ, he embraced the change to Carlson Gracie, and was the first one to buy new Carlson Gracie gi’s and merchandise and told everyone how great the change was.

He got promoted to a higher belt shortly after leaving the school. You figure it out.

GRBJJ is the best BJJ school in the area by far. It has the only certified BJJ black belt in West Michigan, Clint Crabtree. It has the most students and by FAR the best facility. It has changed my life, and I am glad Ryan is gone. Our huge building couldn’t hold his giant ego.

Ryan, your kidding me right? Everyone knew what was happening especially YOU!! You were the first and most vocal advocate of the change… You told me you were tired of being yelled at by Jorge, his drug use, his lack of attention and the fact that he married one of his students in a fake marriage to get his green card. Now Jorge is married to another student of his…

I have been a Master Carlson Gracie follower longer than you have done BJJ. Shortly after leaving GRBJJ you were promoted to Brown Belt… This was a direct reflection on what I had taught you, You can change history now and say Jorge taught you this…. But the fact is that you trained with Jorge at seminars maybe what 4 times during your stay at GRBJJ,,, which by-the-way isn’t as long as you now claim.

The last Ben to comment, I believe, is a girl that was stalking me.. Jen. This same girl was arrested by Wyoming PD for harassment. I find it funny you guys have time to get on the computer and talk bad about other people while GRBJJ is busy training and growing.

You guys wanna throw stones, while instructors from that other school were smoking dope and letting their wife have a sleep over with her boyfriend and another girl. We are family here at GRBJJ, that is why I kicked Ryan out of the Academy when he lied to me to my face about wanting more time with his family when in reality Ryan was soliciting other martial art schools to see if they would hire him to start a Jorge Gurgel school. (Remember JG has married 2 of his students). Ryan didn’t know I knew about this and had nothing to say when I called him on it.

I say good riddance to all the supposed “instructors” who left here. We at GRBJJ are better off and the performance we have at competitions and MMA events shows.

Go steal other peoples ideas and name for your school.

You have a problem with me or GRBJJ? Don’t be afraid to come in and see us. 3210 Jefferson Ave SE… want the phone #?? 616-719-2773,, come on in!!

See you at your charity in house tourney….

Look at all the problems and trash talk this school has, I took classes at GRBJJ for two weeks, during that time my car was broken into (crappy part of town), class was canceled when there was just a little snow, the instructor wanted me to pay cash if possible instead of credit card, I went to 3rd law just to check it out and felt very welcome and the instruction actually was much better if you were a beginner. They gave me 7 days free to try the gym out, now I feel like throwing away the Gi I bought from Clint Crabtree, but at the price I paid I could have ordered two online for the same price. The instructors have nothing bad to say about any other school at 3rd law. They seem the utmost in professionals. I recommend everyone try a few different schools before making a decision on where they spend their time training.